Civil Engineering

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Major Requirements – Civil Engineering

Greetings!  You may download a CEN Curriculum F11-PDF.pdf or a CEN Curriculum  Co-op.pdf  or a CEN Curriculum Bus Minor.pdf curriculum that provides guidance for you in choosing your coursework. 

Five courses in Mathematics:
MTH 1217A Calculus I     
MTH 1218A Calculus II 
MTH 2219A Calculus III 
MTH 2220A Differential Equations 
MTH 1505A Applied Statistics

Four courses in the Basic Sciences: 
PHY 2211A Physics I 
PHY 2212A Physics II 
CHM 1180A Engineering Chemistry 

Science Elective (not Chemistry or Physics, strongly recommend CSC1610)

One course in Engineering Communications: 
CEN 1001A Introduction to Engineering (Writing Intensive Class)

Four courses in Engineering Science: 
CEN 2010A Mechanics I 
CEN 2012A Mechanics II 
CEN 3040A Fluid Mechanics 
PHY 4803A Thermodynamics

Eight courses in Civil Engineering core: 
 CEN 2001A Site Engineering 
CEN 3010A Structural Engineering 
CEN 3020A Geotechnical Engineering 
CEN 3030A Transportation Engineering 
CEN 3050A Environmental Engineering 
CEN 3090A Design & Research Seminar 
CEN 4900A Senior Seminar 
CEN 4901A Design Project

Depth Electives: 
 A minimum of 14 credit hours of depth electives as shown below.  At least one course must be selected from each of the four lists shown and at least two courses, overall, must be selected from the asterisked courses.

Structural Engineering (Depth Electives) 
CEN 4012A Steel Analysis & Design* 
CEN 4016A Concrete Analysis & Design*

Geotechnical Engineering (Depth Electives) 
CEN 4020A Geotechnical Design *

Environmental Engineering (Depth Electives) 
CEN 4030A Environmental Design* 
CEN 4032A Applied Hydrology 
CEN 4034A Environmental Topics

Transportation (Depth Electives) 
CEN 4042A Traffic Engineering 
CEN 4040A Geometric Design* 
CEN 4044A Trans Planning & System Analysis

CE electives (may not be used for Depth Electives) 
CEN 4050A Const. Planning & Mgmt 

Technical Electives:
 A minimum of four credit hours, at the advanced level, in a technical area that supports/or expands the student’s interest in engineering.  The choice of course must be approved by the student’s advisor.

Examples of Technical Elective
CEN 4050A Construction Planning & Management 
MTH 4623 Applied Analysis (leads to Math Minor)

Student must register for and take the Fundamentals of Engineering, examination, administered by the National Council of Engineering Examiners, in order to graduate.  Limited course substitutions are permitted students having sound educational plans which, in the judgment of the department, justify the substitutions.