Be sure to refer to the Suggested Academic Plan and consult with your adviser regarding the proper sequence of courses.
For the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, a minimum of 127 credits is required.
GENERAL EDUCATION (45 credits)
(27 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 112 credits
(This includes 27 credits of General Education courses: 9 credits of GN courses; 6 credits of GQ courses; 3 credits of GS courses; 9 credits of GWS courses.)
PRESCRIBED COURSES (71 credits)
CHEM 110 GN(3)[1], CHEM 111 GN(1), E MCH 211(3)[1], EDSGN 100(3), MATH 140 GQ(4)[1], MATH 141 GQ(4)[1], PHYS 211 GN(4)[1]
E MCH 212(3)[1], E MCH 213(3)[1], STAT 401(3), GEOSC 001(3), MATH 220 GQ(2), MATH 251(4), PHYS 212 GN(4)
C E 310(3)[1], C E 321(3)[1], C E 332(3)[1], C E 335(3)[1], C E 336(3)[1], C E 340(3)[1], C E 360(3)[1], C E 370(3)[1], ENGL 202C GWS(3)
ADDITIONAL COURSES (29-32 credits)
C E 100S(1) or 1 credit of First-Year Seminar or elective
ENGL 015 GWS(3) or ENGL 030 GWS(3)
CAS 100A GWS(3) or CAS 100B GWS(3)
CMPSC 200 GQ(3) or CMPSC 201 GQ(3) or CMPSC 202 GQ(3)
ECON 102 GS(3), ECON 104 GS(3), or ECON 014 GS(3)
M E 201(3) or CH E 220(3)[30]
C E 337(1) or C E 475(4) [+]
Select 9 credits from C E 341(3), C E 342(3), , C E 371(3), C E 422(3), C E 423(3), C E 424(3), C E 432(3), C E 435(3), C E 436(3), C E 441(3), C E 447(3), C E 461(3), C E 462(3), C E 475(4), C E 476(3), C E 479(1) [#]
Select 3 credits of C E 410W(3), C E 421W(3), C E 438W(3), C E 448W(3), C E 465W(3), C E 472W(3)
SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED AREAS: (9 credits)
Select 9 credits of technical elective from C E 300-level courses, C E 400-level courses, or department list.
[1] A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44.
[30] Students may substitute 6 credits of ROTC for 3 credits of 400-level C E courses and 3 credits of M E or E E .
[+] If C E 475 is taken, one credit goes toward lab requirement and remaining three go towards C E or general technical electives.
[#] Those courses must be selected from at least 4 of the 5 technical areas in the Civil Engineering program--transportation (x20), construction (x30), structures (x40), hydrosystems (x60), and environmental (x70).
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