Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.

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Program Educational Objectives:

The civil engineering program prepares graduates who will:

  1. Be successful as practicing professionals in diverse career paths or in graduate school.
  2. Distinguish themselves in breadth of perspective and the ability to solve complex problems.
  3. Be effective communicators and team members, with many assuming leadership roles.
  4. Be active in their profession and participate in continuing education opportunities to foster personal and organizational growth.
  5. Demonstrate a concern for justice, ethical behavior, and societal improvement through participation in professional and civic organizations.

The civil engineering program offers two optional paths of study: the civil engineering track and the environmental engineering track, both leading to a bachelor of science in civil engineering.

Civil engineering encompasses a wide range of technological matters of vital concern to modern society. The basic areas include: structural analysis and design, environmental protection and control, water resources, transportation, geotechnical engineering, and construction engineering.

The course of study provides a progression of course work from basic science and mathematics through engineering analysis and design. The curriculum includes each aspect of civil engineering: surveying, structures, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, hydromechanics, environmental engineering, transportation, and engineering economics. The program integrates communication, teamwork, experimentation, analysis, and design, and provides a cohesive experience aimed at preparing the graduate to function as a successful engineer.

The first two semesters are common for all civil engineering students. In addition, all students take courses in the areas of structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and environmental engineering, allowing students to become proficient in each of these major areas. Students in the civil track take additional courses in construction materials, structural analysis and design, while students in the environmental track take courses in the basics of environmental microbiology, environmental chemistry, and water and wastewater treatment plant design.

Both tracks in the civil engineering program lead to a bachelor of science in civil engineering (B.S.C.E.) degree. The degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Degree Requirements

Common Engineering Requirements — 34 hours

CHM 207General Chemistry I

3

CHM 277General Chemistry I Lab

1

EGR 110Introduction to Engineering

2

EGR 351Engineering Economics

3

EGR 360Analysis of Engineering Data

2

MTH 201Calculus I

4

MTH 202Calculus II

4

MTH 301Vector Calculus

4

MTH 321Ordinary Differential Equation

3

PHY 204General Physics Lecture and Lab

4

PHY 205General Physics Lecture and Lab

4

EGR 110: For transfer students who have not had an Introduction to Engineering course, the dean may approve the substitution of another technical course, provided these students transfer in 30 or more hours of technical courses.

Common Civil Engineering Requirements — 51 hours

CE 200Civil Engineering Seminar

1

CE 201Civil Engineering Design Graphics

2

CE 223Surveying

2

CE 315Transportation Engineering

3

CE 321Geotechnical Engineering

3

CE 351Structural Analysis I

3

CE 362Hydraulic Engineering

3

CE 367Environmental Engineering

3

CE 371Geotechnical Laboratory

1

CE 376Environmental Engineering Laboratory

1

CE 401Computational Methods in Civil Engineering

3

CE 481Civil Engineering Senior Design Project I

2

CE 482Civil Engineering Senior Design Project II

3

EGR 211Engineering Mechanics-Statics

3

EGR 322Strength of Materials

3

ME 311Mechanics of Fluids I

3

Technical Electives

12

Technical Elective: Approved upper-division technical electives (12 Hours — 9 hours in CE).

Civil Track Requirements — 15 hours

CE 224Surveying Laboratory

1

CE 301Construction Materials

2

CE 352Structural Analysis II

3

CE 372Construction Materials Laboratory

1

CE 442Reinforced Concrete Design

3

EGR 212Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics

3

Science elective

3

Science Elective: Approved science elective

Environmental Track Requirements — 15 hours

CE 400Environmental Engineering Seminar

1

CE 466Water and Wastewater Design

3

CHM 208General Chemistry II

3

EGR 213Introduction to Dynamics

1

ENV 385/BIO 385Environmental Microbiology

3

ENV 386/CHM 386Environmental Chemistry

3

ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1

Total Credit Hours: 127