Audit Years
Program Code ECE
This sample plan and flow chart is suitable for students starting in:
- 2022-23
- 2021-22
- 2020-21
- Take FA electives instead of ART, MUS, SND, or THEA.
- CEE 4610 and CEE 4650 are not yet electives.
- 2019-20
- CEE 4610 and CEE 4650 are not yet electives.
- 2018-19 and 2017-18 and 2016-17
- Take Co-Curricular Unit at 0.5 credits in Year 2 Fall instead of Year 2 Spring.
- In Year 3 Fall take Composition/Communication instead of Social and Behavior Sci.
- In Year 4 Fall take SS/EC/PSY course instead of Composition/Communication.
Flow charts are not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Please see degree audit for official list of requirements.
Year 1
Fall
An introduction to single-variable calculus, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, differentiation and its uses, and basic integration. Integrates symbolic tools, graphical concepts, data and numerical calculations.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1120 or ALEKS Math Placement >= 86 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3 or ACT Mathematics >= 29 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 680
Experiments covering kinematics, force, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, and waves are explored through guided construction. The course emphasizes understanding physical concepts through inquiry and the scientific method
- Credits: 1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C)
An introduction to the engineering profession and to its various disciplines. Focuses on developing problem-solving skills, computational skills, and communication skills. Through active, collaborative work, students work on teams to apply the engineering problem-solving method to "real-world" problems.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-5)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C) or MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C)) and (Spatial Visualization Score >= 19 or ENG 1002(C))
Introduces the foundations of chemistry, including electronic structure of atoms and molecules, intermolecular forces, states of matter, chemical reactions, organic chemistry, chemical equilibria, kinetics, and acid-base chemistry. Includes laboratory component that emphasizes lecture components.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Co-Requisite(s): CH 1151
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1135(C) or MA 1121(C) or ALEKS Math Placement >= 56 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 22 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 540
Laboratory to accompany CH1150.
- Credits: 1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Co-Requisite(s): CH 1150
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1031(C) or MA 1032(C) or MA 1120(C) or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1135(C) or MA 1121(C) or ALEKS Math Placement >= 56 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 22 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 540
An introduction to the civil engineering profession with emphasis on careers open to the civil engineering students. Topics include: scope, specialties, education, professional practice, life-long learning, contemporary issues, ethics and societal impacts related to civil engineering.
- Credits: 1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (1-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
Provides direct instruction in composition. Students examine and interpret communication practices and apply what they learn to their own written, aural, and visual compositions. Class projects ask students to communicate in a variety of modes and to attend to audience, purpose, and context.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
Total 16 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- Take MA 1160 or MA 1161 - Calculus Plus w/ Technology I. Take MA 2160 in the spring of Year 1 and MA 3160 in the fall of Year 2.
- MA 1160 (or MA 1161) can be a pre-requisite or co-requisite of PH 1100. Take PH 2100 in the spring.
- MA 1160 (or MA 1161) can be a pre-requisite or co-requisite of ENG 1101. Take ENG 1102 in the spring.
- ENG 1001 and ENG 1100 may be taken instead of ENG 1101.
- CH 1150 and CH 1151 are co-requisites.
- UN 1015 and PE Co-Curricular are general education requirements.
Spring
Continued study of calculus, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include integration and its uses, function approximation, vectors, and elementary modeling with differential equations.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1135 or MA 1121 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3
A calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics. Topics include kinematics, Newton's laws, impulse and momentum, work and energy, and the universal law of gravitation. C or better/AP credit in Calc 1 or co-requisite registration in PH2110 required.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 1100(C) and (MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1121 or MA 1135) and PH 2110(C) or (CEEB Calculus AB >= 3 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 3 and MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C))
Experiments covering Coulomb's law, electric and magnetic fields, circuits, induction, and geometric optics are explored through guided construction. The course emphasizes understanding physical concepts through inquiry and the scientific method.
- Credits: 1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 1100 or PH 1111 or PH 1141 or PH 1161
Continuation of ENG1101. Introduction to the engineering design process with an emphasis on graphics and documentation. Focuses on engineering problem solving in the context of the design process.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-5)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1031 or MA 1032 or MA 1120 or MA 1160(C) or MA 1161(C) or MA 1121(C) or MA 2160(C) or MA 3160(C)) and (ENG 1101 or (ENG 1001 and ENG 1100)) and (Spatial Visualization Score >= 19 or ENG 1002)
Course will focus on characterizing the motivation for and principles of sustainable engineering and provide an introduction to tools used in sustainable design. Course topics follow a logical and linear progression which includes the societal context, scientific motivation, and application of sustainable practices in civil engineering.
- Credits: 1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (1-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
Study of contemporary global issues, their origins, impacts, and solutions through the thematic and comparative exploration of worldview and culture, population, globalization, development, politics and global governance, environment, and sustainability. Emphasis on global literacy and information literacy.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
Total 15 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- PH 2100 requires a C or better in MA 1160 or MA 1161. If not, need to take PH 2110 with PH 2100.
- PH 2100 has PH1100 as a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Take PH 2200 in the fall of Year 2.
- ENG 1102 has MA 1160 and ENG 1101 as pre-requisites.
- ENG 1003 has ENG 1002 or ENG 1100 or ENG 1101 as pre-requisites. It is highly recommended but not required.
- One semester of 3000 level or higher language course can replace UN 1025.
- UN 1025 and PE Co-Curricular are general education requirements.
Year 2
Fall
Introduction to calculus in two and three dimensions, which includes a computer laboratory. Topics include functions of several variables, partial derivatives, the gradient, multiple integrals; introduction to vector-valued functions and vector calculus, divergence, curl, and the integration theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-1)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 3
A calculus-based introduction to electromagnetism. Topics include Coulomb's law, electric fields, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance, circuits, magnetic forces and fields, Ampere's law, induction, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (PH 1200(C) or PH 2261(C)) and (PH 2100 or PH 1160) and MA 2160
An introductory course exploring surveying instruments and their use in the measurement of angles, distances and elevations. Subject areas apply mathematics, fundamentals of mapping, computational methods, measurement analysis and proper instrument care in plane surveying.
- Credits: 2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Force systems in two and three dimensions. Includes composition and resolution of forces and force systems, principles of equilibrium applied to various bodies, simple structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Vector algebra used where appropriate. Prerequisite of MA2160 with a grade of C or better is required.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160
Introduction to materials and processes that shape the earth we live on. Lecture and laboratories acquaint students with minerals, rocks, earth resources, weathering, geologic time, landslides, groundwater, streams, shorelines, deserts, glaciers, geologic structures, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and the dynamics of the earth's crust, mantle, and core.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Core: Critical and Creative Thinking list.
Total 18 Credits
- MA 3160, PH 2200, and MEEM 2110 have MA 2160 as a pre-requisite. MEEM 2110 requires a C or better in MA 2160. Take MEEM 2150 in the spring of Year 2.
- PH 2200 has PH2100 and PH 1200 as pre-requisites. PH 1200 can also be a co-requisite of PH 2200.
- Creative/Critical Thinking can be taken in the spring of Year 2 if Soc. Resp./Ethical Reasoning is taken in the fall. It and PE Co-Curricular are general education requirements.
Spring
An introduction to linear algebra and how it can be used. Topics include systems of equations, vectors, matrices, orthogonality, subspaces, and the eigenvalue problem.
- Credits: 2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mathematics, Software Engineering, Computer Science
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1135 or MA 1121
First order equations, linear equations, and systems of equations.
- Credits: 2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mathematics, Computer Science
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and (MA 2320 or MA 2321 or MA 2330)
Introduction to mechanical behavior of materials, including stress/strain at a point, principle stresses and strains, stress-strain relationships, determination of stresses and deformations in situations involving axial loading, torsional loading of circular cross sections, and flexural loading of straight members. Also covers stresses due to combined loading and buckling of columns.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MEEM 2110
Application of fundamental chemical, biological, and physical principles of environmental engineering to design and operation of systems used for water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air pollution control, and analysis of quality of surface water, air, and groundwater.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151)
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Core: Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning list.
Total 17 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- Take MA 2320 or MA 2321 - Elementary Linear Algebra. Their pre-requisite is MA 1160.
- Take MA 3520 or MA 3521 - Elementary Differential Equations. Their pre-requisites are MA 2160 and MA 2320/2321.
- Linear algebra and differential equations can be taken during the same semester (MA 2321 and MA 3521) or separate semesters (MA 2320 and MA 3520).
- ENG 3200 has MA 2160, PH 2100, CH 1150/1151, and ENG 1102 as pre-requisites.
- MEEM 2150 has MEEM 2110 as a pre-requisite.
- CEE 3503 is a Water Resources path requirement and a Senior Design pre-requisite.
- Creative/Critical Thinking can be taken in the spring of Year 2 if Soc. Resp./Ethical Reasoning is taken in the fall. It and PE Co-Curricular are general education requirements.
Year 3
Fall
Introduction to hydrologic engineering, including rainfall-runoff modeling and hydrologic frequency analysis. Analysis and design of hydraulic systems such as pipe networks and storm water management systems. Computational, field, and experimental laboratory sessions reinforce lectures and provide hands-on learning opportunities.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
- Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200) and (MA 3710(C) or MA 2710(C) or MA 2720(C) or CEE 3502(C) or CEE 3710(C))
Introduction to the design, conduct, and analysis of statistical studies aimed at solving engineering problems. Topics include methods of data collection, descriptive and graphical methods, probability and probability models, statistical inference, control charts, linear regression, design of experiments.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 or MA 3160(C)
Covers properties and behavior of typical civil engineering materials, including wood, metals, aggregates, asphalt cement concrete, portland cement concrete, and composites. Laboratory exercises demonstrate selected engineering mechanics principles, including elastic, inelastic, and time-dependent material behavior. Additional topics include testing techniques, materials standards, report writing, and presentation of experimental data.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150 or CMG 2120
Introduction to structural concepts and techniques for analyzing trusses, determinate and indeterminate beams, and frame structures. Apply concepts from statics and mechanics of materials to determine internal forces and deflections of structural members and systems, including loads and load paths.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150) and (MA 2320(C) or MA 2321(C) or MA 2330(C))
HASS Electives
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Social and Behavioral Science List.
- 6 credits must be upper level (3000-4999) courses
- UN1015 AND (UN1025 or Modern Language – 3000 level or higher) are prerequisites to all upper level non-language HASS courses
- Prerequisites for upper level language courses are appropriate placement score OR required lower level language course
- 3 credits are required from each of the following lists:
- Communication and Composition
- Humanities and Fine Arts (HU/FA)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (EC/PSY/SS)
- Any HASS or HASS Restricted
Total 16 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (0.5)
- CEE 3620 has MA 3710 or CEE 3710 - Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering as a co-requisite or pre-requisite. It is a Water Resources path requirement and a Senior Design pre-requisite.
- Take MA 3710 or CEE 3710. Their pre-requisite is MA 2160.
- CEE 3101 has MEEM 2150 as a pre-requisite.
- CEE 3101 is a Senior Design pre-requisite.
- CEE 3332 or CEE 3401 may be taken instead of CEE 3202. Check their pre-requisites.
- CEE 3202, CEE 3332, or CEE 3401 is a Water Resources path requirement and a Senior Design pre-requisite.
Spring
Professional expectations of civil and environmental engineers demonstrated through readings, discussion, and writing. Topics include the consequences of engineering, design issues, legal aspects, ethical considerations, government requirements, management, leadership, and contract issues.
- Credits: 2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
Develops the terminology and descriptions common to the field. Studies soil compressibility, fluid flow, response to mechanical compaction, and strength as well as methods of determining geostatic stresses and stress changes due to boundary loadings. An experimental laboratory experience reinforces the lecture material.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): GE 2000(C) and (MEEM 2150 or ENG 2120) and (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200 or GE 3850)
Take 6 credits from the Water Resources Electives list below. They are Water Resources Path Requirements and Senior Design pre-requisites.
HASS Electives
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Humanities and Fine Arts List.
- 6 credits must be upper level (3000-4999) courses
- UN1015 AND (UN1025 or Modern Language – 3000 level or higher) are prerequisites to all upper level non-language HASS courses
- Prerequisites for upper level language courses are appropriate placement score OR required lower level language course
- 3 credits are required from each of the following lists:
- Communication and Composition
- Humanities and Fine Arts (HU/FA)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (EC/PSY/SS)
- Any HASS or HASS Restricted
Total 15 Credits
PE Co-Curricular (.5)
- CEE 3331 requires junior standing.
- CEE 3810 has ENG 3200 and MEEM 2150 as pre-requisites and GE 2000 as a pre-requisite or co-requisite.
- CEE 3810 is a Senior Design pre-requisite.
Year 4
Fall
Take 1 professional elective in spring of Year 4 (at least 3 credits).
- Any 1000 or higher level course in Computer Science, Fine Arts, or Forestry (CS, ART, FW, MUS, SND, THEA).
- Any 2000 or higher level course in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Construction Management, Geology, Physics, or Surveying (BL, CH, CMG, GE, PH, SU).
- Any 2000 or higher level course in Business or Economics (ACC, BUS, EC, FIN, MGT, MIS, MKT, OSM).
- Any 3000 or higher level course in Mathematics, Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences, or University Wide (MA, HU, PSY, SS, UN).
- Any 3000 or higher level course in Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering (CEE) or any other Engineering Dept.
Note: Other courses may be used to satisfy the professional electives requirement if approved by the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering academic advisor.
See Engineering Science Electives below.
See Water Resources Design Course list below. This is a Senior Design pre-requisite.
HASS Electives
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from the Communication and Composition List. Think about taking HU3120 (Technical and Professional Communication).
- 6 credits must be upper level (3000-4999) courses
- UN1015 AND (UN1025 or Modern Language – 3000 level or higher) are prerequisites to all upper level non-language HASS courses
- Prerequisites for upper level language courses are appropriate placement score OR required lower level language course
- 3 credits are required from each of the following lists:
- Communication and Composition
- Humanities and Fine Arts (HU/FA)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (EC/PSY/SS)
- Any HASS or HASS Restricted
Studies economic decision-making for actions occurring over time. Covers decision tools for comparing alternatives, public project evaluation, risk and uncertainty, mutually exclusive decisions, multiple objective decisions, interest rate calculations, cash flow analysis, depreciation and taxes, cost of capital, capital budgeting.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Engineering Management, Marketing, Management, Management Information Systems, Accounting, Finance; May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
- Pre-Requisite(s): UN 1015 and (UN 1025 or Modern Language - 3000 level or higher)
Total 18 Credits
- EC 3400 requires junior standing and UN 1015 and UN 1025 as pre-requisites.
Spring
Take 1 professional elective in spring of Year 4 (at least 3 credits).
- Any 1000 or higher level course in Computer Science, Fine Arts, or Forestry (CS, ART, FW, MUS, SND, THEA).
- Any 2000 or higher level course in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Construction Management, Geology, Physics, or Surveying (BL, CH, CMG, GE, PH, SU).
- Any 2000 or higher level course in Business or Economics (ACC, BUS, EC, FIN, MGT, MIS, MKT, OSM).
- Any 3000 or higher level course in Mathematics, Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences, or University Wide (MA, HU, PSY, SS, UN).
- Any 3000 or higher level course in Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering (CEE) or any other Engineering Dept.
Note: Other courses may be used to satisfy the professional electives requirement if approved by the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering academic advisor.
See Water Resources Electives list below. The elective is a Water Resources Path Requirement.
Any credit 1000-level or above, not on the co-curricular activities list, and not non-repeatable duplicated or equivalent courses. Transfer credits, AP credits, cooperative education credits, lab recitation credits can also be used as free electives.
HASS Electives
See University General Education Requirements. Select one course from any HASS list (including the HASS Restricted List).
- 6 credits must be upper level (3000-4999) courses
- UN1015 AND (UN1025 or Modern Language – 3000 level or higher) are prerequisites to all upper level non-language HASS courses
- Prerequisites for upper level language courses are appropriate placement score OR required lower level language course
- 3 credits are required from each of the following lists:
- Communication and Composition
- Humanities and Fine Arts (HU/FA)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (EC/PSY/SS)
- Any HASS or HASS Restricted
An engineering design project related to civil and environmental engineering. Not available to students who have taken CE4900 or CE4910. (Senior project ready as defined by major substitutes for prerequisites)
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Permission of instructor required; May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
Total 16 Credits
- CEE 4905 Senior Design requires 7 of the pre-requisites listed below in Senior Design Pre-Requisites.
- Visit CEE Undergraduate Capstone for other senior design options.
Electives
Water Resource Requirements
Choose 1 course from the following.
Introduction to structural concepts and techniques for analyzing trusses, determinate and indeterminate beams, and frame structures. Apply concepts from statics and mechanics of materials to determine internal forces and deflections of structural members and systems, including loads and load paths.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150) and (MA 2320(C) or MA 2321(C) or MA 2330(C))
Introduction to concepts required by professionals involved in the construction industry. Includes contracts, bidding, estimating, scheduling, cash flow, safety, labor issues, equipment ownership, and productivity.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
Introduction to transportation in the United States, transportation mode characteristics and applications, highway geometrics and design standards, pavement design and management.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
Water Resources Design Course (select 1)
Analysis and modeling strategies of open channel systems, including natural channels, designed channels, flow transitions, non-uniform flow, and unsteady flow.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Design techniques for stormwater collection, conveyance, infiltration, and detention storage systems are discussed, both traditional stormwater management systems and newer approaches based on the philosophy of low impact development (LID) that seek not to alter the natural ecology of a site.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Basic mechanics of the transport of sediments in natural systems, including tractive forces and geomorphic functions.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Water Resources Electives (select 4)
Principles of physical, chemical, and biological processes employed in wastewater treatment. Design of selected individual units within wastewater treatment systems.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503
Provides an overview of the principles and design of municipal water treatment practices. Understand the physical and chemical processes employed in water treatment. Design individual unit processes with a view toward integration into complete treatment systems.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503
Develops the scientific basis for water quality management in lakes and rivers. Considers the origin, behavior, and fate of nutrients and toxic substances. Introduces engineered approaches for lake management, including mass balance modeling. Presents techniques for water quality restoration and the legal framework supporting pollution control.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503
Application of basic principles in civil and environmental engineering to the analysis and design of water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and their appurtenances.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-1)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): (CEE 3501 or CEE 3503) and CEE 3620
Solve complicated, open-ended real-world water resources problems in natural and built systems by developing and executing models using state of the practice technologies. Includes programming to manage large datasets and validation or calibration and optimization of models for design.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-1-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620 or CEE 3650
Analysis and modeling strategies of open channel systems, including natural channels, designed channels, flow transitions, non-uniform flow, and unsteady flow.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Design techniques for stormwater collection, conveyance, infiltration, and detention storage systems are discussed, both traditional stormwater management systems and newer approaches based on the philosophy of low impact development (LID) that seek not to alter the natural ecology of a site.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Application of basic principles fluid mechanics in civil and environmental engineering to the analysis and design of hydraulic structures.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620(C)
Basic mechanics of the transport of sediments in natural systems, including tractive forces and geomorphic functions.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620
Study of applying appropriate, community-based, and sustainable engineering in developing communities. Concepts of human-centered design and sustainable development are covered. Topics are drawn from several areas of engineering, including water and wastewater treatment, construction materials, solid waste, energy, and information systems.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-1-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 3350 or CM 3110 or ENG 3200 or MEEM 3201 or CEE 3200
Application of statistics to problems in surface hydrology. Topics include the flood flow and streamflow frequency analysis, goodness-of-fit tests, model selection, treatment of historical and censored data, regionalization and regression, time series analysis, Bayesian inference, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis methods.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in even years
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620 and (CEE 3710 or CEE 3502 or MA 3710)
Economic and environmental aspects of water use. Topics include flood damage reduction, water demand and hydrologic forecasting, water supply planning, and water resource systems operation.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: On Demand
- Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3620 and EC 3400
Geologic and hydrologic factors controlling the occurrence, movement, and development of subsurface water. Quantitative methods for analyzing groundwater systems are introduced.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-3)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
Application of geohydrology principles to design water-well supplies, site investigations, and subsurface remediation systems.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): GE 3850 or CEE 3810
Engineering Science Elective List (3 credits)
Introduces the origin, processing and interpretation of biological signals. Mathematical modeling techniques used in the analysis of linear systems. Topics include: Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms, signal comparison techniques, power spectrum analysis, 2-dimensional signals, transfer functions, convolution, and simulations. Prerequisite of CH1150, MA2160, and PH2100 with a C or better is required.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Pre-Requisite(s): CH 1150 or CH 1112 and PH 2100 and MA 2160 and ENG 1102
Application of material and energy balances to chemical processes. Fundamental concepts covered include: process flow diagrams, engineering charts and tables, vapor-liquid equilibrium, and stoichiometry.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1135 or MA 1121) and CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151)
Fundamentals of minerals processing, raw materials production, and extractive metallurgy, including primary metals production.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
Designed for nonmajors. Covers the principles of electrical and electronic measurements, including dc, ac, semiconductor devices, amplifiers, and filtering.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 1121 or MA 1160 or MA 1161
Introduction to the structure, processing, properties, and performance of engineering materials, including metals, polymers, glasses, ceramics, and composites. Presents case studies covering selection of materials, component design, and analysis of component failures.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): CH 1112 or CH 1122 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151) or (CH 1160 and CH 1161)
This course introduces concepts of energy, energy conversion, mechanisms of heat and work transfer in processes and in cycles. It also covers the first and the second laws of thermodynamics.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and CH 1150 and CH 1151
First course in the principles of dynamics, covering the motion of a particle, the kinematics and kinetics of plane motion of rigid bodies, the principles of work and energy, impulse and momentum. Uses vector methods.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2100 and (MEEM 2110 or ENG 2120)
Senior Design (SD) Pre-requisites
Complete 7 of the following pre-requisites for CEE 4905. For other senior design options, please visit the CEGE Undergraduate Capstone.
Covers properties and behavior of typical civil engineering materials, including wood, metals, aggregates, asphalt cement concrete, portland cement concrete, and composites. Laboratory exercises demonstrate selected engineering mechanics principles, including elastic, inelastic, and time-dependent material behavior. Additional topics include testing techniques, materials standards, report writing, and presentation of experimental data.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150 or CMG 2120
Professional expectations of civil and environmental engineers demonstrated through readings, discussion, and writing. Topics include the consequences of engineering, design issues, legal aspects, ethical considerations, government requirements, management, leadership, and contract issues.
- Credits: 2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore
Introduction to structural concepts and techniques for analyzing trusses, determinate and indeterminate beams, and frame structures. Apply concepts from statics and mechanics of materials to determine internal forces and deflections of structural members and systems, including loads and load paths.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150) and (MA 2320(C) or MA 2321(C) or MA 2330(C))
Introduction to hydrologic engineering, including rainfall-runoff modeling and hydrologic frequency analysis. Analysis and design of hydraulic systems such as pipe networks and storm water management systems. Computational, field, and experimental laboratory sessions reinforce lectures and provide hands-on learning opportunities.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
- Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200) and (MA 3710(C) or MA 2710(C) or MA 2720(C) or CEE 3502(C) or CEE 3710(C))
Develops the terminology and descriptions common to the field. Studies soil compressibility, fluid flow, response to mechanical compaction, and strength as well as methods of determining geostatic stresses and stress changes due to boundary loadings. An experimental laboratory experience reinforces the lecture material.
- Credits: 4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-3)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): GE 2000(C) and (MEEM 2150 or ENG 2120) and (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200 or GE 3850)
Application of fundamental chemical, biological, and physical principles of environmental engineering to design and operation of systems used for water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air pollution control, and analysis of quality of surface water, air, and groundwater.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151)
- CEE 3332 or CEE 3401 may be taken instead of CEE 3202.
- Water Resources Design Course
- 2 Water Resources Electives