BSCE General
About
This is the most comprehensive BS program offered by the Department, proving a well-rounded education and the maximum amount of flexibility in terms of career choices.
The general civil engineering program includes the following technical areas:
- Basic civil engineering principles
- Structural Engineering and structural mechanics
- Geology and geotechnical engineering
- Water resources engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Computer methods in engineering
- Structural systems design
- Risk analysis in civil engineering
- Engineering economics or law for engineers
Freshman and Sophomore years:
Fundamental disciplines
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Computers
- Engineering graphics.
Junior and senior years:
Required courses and electives in the six major areas of civil engineering
- Structural engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Construction
- Environmental engineering
- Water resources
- Transportation.
Program Requirements
For detailed course information, please see the Course Catalogue. For a course schedule, please see the Schedule of Classes.
Pre-major Requirements:
Chemistry Requirement
CHEM 105aL: General Chemistry or CHEM 115aL: Advanced General Chemistry
Math Requirement
MATH 126: Calculus II
MATH 226: Calculus III
MATH 245: Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I
Physics Requirement
PHYS 151L: Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics
PHYS 152L: Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
Other Requirements
GEOL 305Lx: Introduction to Engineering Geology
Major Requirements:
Engineering
ENGR 102: Engineering Freshman Academy
Civil Engineering
CE 106: Design and Planning of Civil Engineering Systems
CE 107: Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics
CE 108: Introduction to Computer Methods in Civil Engineering
CE 119: Probability Concepts and Civil Engineering
CE 215: Statics and Dynamics
CE 225: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
CE 309: Fluid Mechanics
CE 334L: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
CE 358: Elementary Theory of Structures
CE 408: Risk and Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering
CE 451: Water Resources Engineering
CE 453: Water Quality Science and Engineering
CE 456: Structural Design I
CE 467L: Geotechnical Engineering
CE 471: Principles of Transportation Engineering
Capstone Course
CE 480: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone
Courses from Other Engineering Departments
AME 310: Engineering Thermodynamics I or EE 202L: Linear Circuits or EE 326L:Essentials of Electrical Engineering
ISE 460:Engineering Economy
Design Courses
Civil Engineering Design Kernel Course (8 units): select from the following: CE 457, CE 465, CE 476, CE 482, and CE 485.
Electives
Civil engineering electives (2 units) may be chosen freely.