Curriculum changes to the BS degree in Civil Engineering

Date: October 4, 2012
To: College of Engineering
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: May 31, 2012
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2013

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (B.S.C.E.)

Note: this curriculum became effective fall 2004 2013. Students who entered the program prior to fall 2004 2013 should refer to a previous catalog or contact the department office for their program of study. Since the curriculum changes periodically, students should contact the department office for the latest information concerning this curriculum. A major in civil engineering leading to the B.S.C.E. Degree consists of 128 credit hours.

Specific requirements are:

English ………………………………………………………. 6

Technical communications …………………………… 3

Humanities and social science electives ……….. 15

Mathematics ……………………………………………… 15

Physics ………………………………………………………. 8

Chemistry ………………………………………………….. 4

Science elective ………………………………………….. 3

Science/Math Elective …………………………3

Engineering ……………………………………………….. 4

Electrical or mechanical engineering …………….. 3 6

Engineering science …….. ……………………………. 6

Departmental requirements ……………………….. 40 43

Open technical electives …………………………….. 9 3

Civil engineering technical electives ………….. 12

Total ……………………………………………………… 128

Social science and humanities electives must be chosen both to satisfy university general education requirements and to meet the objectives of a broad education consistent with the educational goals of the profession. To avoid taking “extra” humanities/social science electives, students must select their electives carefully after consulting with their faculty advisor. The science electives must be chosen from an approved list of physical, life, or earth sciences and must complement the student’s overall educational plan. Technical electives allow flexibility for study in specific areas, and each student may design a technical elective program with the advisor’s approval in order to achieve an individual goal and follow a desired track. Three The “open” technical (tech) electives may be selected from the areas of engineering, mathematics, science, business and communications; however, one of the three must be selected from the areas of basic math and science. Four civil engineering technical electives (CEGR Elective) must be selected from upper-division civil engineering courses. A list of all courses accepted as technical electives is available on the department’s website.