Civil Engineering Sample Plan of Study

Year One - Fall Semester Credit   Year One - Spring Semester Credit
MAT 151 - Calculus I 4   MAT 152 - Calculus II 4
ENG 101 - Composition 4   PHY 201 - Physics I (calc-based) 4
ESC 110 - Intro. to Engineering I 3   CHE 131 - Indroductory Chemistry II 4
CHE 130 - Introductory Chemistry I 4   ESC 120 - Design Tools and Processes 3
Total 15   Total 15
         
Year Two - Fall Semester Credit   Year Two - Spring Semester Credit
BIO XXX - General Ed. Biology 4   General Ed. Elective* 4
MAT 260 - Differential Equations 4   CE 220 - Professionalism 2
CE 210 - Elementary Surveying 3   General Ed. Elective * 4
ESC 210 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics 3   ESC 230 - Mechanics of Materials 4
CE 230 - Civil Engineering Materials 3   CE 330 - Fluid Mechanics 3
Total 17   Total 17
         
Year Three - Fall Semester Credit   Year Three - Spring Semester Credit
CE 301 - Structural Engineering 4   Math/Science Elective 4
CE 302 - Transportation Engineering 3   CE Emphasis 1 3
CE 303 - Environmental Engineering 4   CE 335 Water Resource Engineering 3
CE 304 - Geotechnical Engineering 3   Pick 1: ECE 260, ME 330, or ESC 240 3-4
Pick 1: ECE 260, ME 330, or ESC 240 3-4   MAT Elective **** 4
Total 17-18   Total 17-18
         
Year Four - Fall Semester Credit   Year Four - Spring Semester Credit
CE 480 - Capstone Design 1 3   CE 481 - Capstone Design 2 3
CE Emphasis 2 3   CE Upper Elective ** 3
General Ed. Elective * 4   Open Elective *** 3
General Ed. Elective * 4   Open Elective *** 3
COM 306 (Upper Division Writing) 4      
Total   18   Total 12
         
      Total planned credit hours 128

 

* General Ed Elective: choose four (4) of the following seven (7) general education courses:

Social Science 4
American History 4
Western Civilization 4
Other World Civilizations 4
Humanities 4
Fine Arts 4
Foreign Language 4

 

** Upper Elective: Any 3 or 4 credit hour CE course number 400 or higher

*** Open Electives allow students to take courses in areas of interest. These courses can be used to complete a minor in Applied Mathematics or Physics, or to add an additional concentation in Civil Engineering.

**** MAT Elective Pick 1: MAT 253 Calculus 3, MAT 340 Linear Algebra, or MAT 370 Applied Probability

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