Capital College (CE CA)
PROFESSOR Y. FRANK CHEN, Program Coordinator, School of Sciences, Engineering, and Technology
The program in Civil and Environmental Engineering is designed to provide the basic undergraduate education required for private practice and public service in civil engineering, and/or continue formal education. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of civil engineering principles and design techniques. Students utilize basic engineering science concepts in several of the different specialty areas (e.g., construction/management, environmental, materials/pavement design/geotechnical, structures, transportation, and water resources). Finally the students are able to choose an area of specialization for professional practice or graduate studies.
The objective of the Civil Engineering program is to prepare students for a wide range of career paths that use civil engineering principles and methodologies. A curriculum is provided that prepares our recent graduates to:
The program is broadened by courses in communication, arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, as well as other engineering disciplines. Students gain experience in working as members of a team and using interdisciplinary approaches to solve problems. These experiences, as well as those related to engineering principles and design, are provided through exercises in the classroom, laboratory, and field. The program culmination is a capstone design course wherein the students' knowledge and skills are applied to actual engineering problems.
ENTRANCE TO MAJOR -- In addition to the minimum grade point average
(GPA) requirements* described in the University Policies, all College
of Engineering entrance to major course requirements must also be
completed with a minimum grade of C: CHEM 110 (GN), MATH 140 (GQ), MATH
141 (GQ) and PHYS 211 (GN). All of these courses must be completed by
the end of the semester during which the admission to major process is
carried out.
*In the event that the major is under enrollment control, a higher
minimum cumulative grade-point average is likely to be needed and
students must be enrolled in the College of Engineering or Division of
Undergraduate Studies at the time of confirming their major choice.
For the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, a minimum of 130 credits is required.
Scheduling Recommendation by Semester Standing given like (Sem:1-2)
GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(27 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
(See description of General Education in this bulletin.)
FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR:
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
UNITED STATES CULTURES AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURES:
(Included in GENERAL EDUCATION course selection)
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 112 credits
(This includes 27 credits of General Education courses: 9 credits of GN courses; 6 credits of GQ courses; 3 credits of GS courses; 9 credits of GWS courses.)
ADDITIONAL COURSES (32-35 credits)
C E 100S(1) or 1 credit of First-Year Seminar or elective (Sem: 1-2)
ENGL 015 GWS(3) or ENGL 030 GWS(3) (Sem: 1-2)
CAS 100A GWS(3) or CAS 100B GWS(3) (Sem: 3-4)
CMPSC 200 GQ(3) or CMPSC 201 GQ(3) or CMPSC 202 GQ(3) (Sem: 3-4)
ECON 102 GS(3), ECON 104 GS(3), or ECON 014 GS(3) (Sem: 3-4)
M E 201(3) or CH E 220(3)[30] (Sem: 5-6)
C E 337(1) or C E 475(4) (Sem: 5-6)[+]
E E 211(3) or E E 212(3)[30] (Sem: 7-8)
Select 9 credits from C E 341(3), C E 342(3), , C E 371(3), C E 422(3), C E 423(3), C E 424(3), C E 432(3), C E 435(3), C E 436(3), C E 441(3), C E 447(3), C E 461(3), C E 462(3), C E 475(4), C E 476(3), C E 479(1) (Sem: 5-8)[#]
Select 3 credits of C E 410W(3), C E 421W(3), C E 438W(3), C E 448W(3), C E 465W(3), C E 472W(3) (Sem: 5-8)
SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED AREAS: (9 credits)
Select 9 credits of technical elective from C E 300-level courses, C E 400-level courses, or department list. (Sem: 7-8)
[1] A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44.
[30] Students may substitute 6 credits of ROTC for 3 credits of 400-level C E courses and 3 credits of M E or E E .
[+] If C E 475 is taken, one credit goes toward lab requirement and remaining three go towards C E or general technical electives.
[#] Those courses must be selected from at least 4 of the 5 technical areas in the Civil Engineering program--transportation (x20), construction (x30), structures (x40), hydrosystems (x60), and environmental (x70).
Last Revised by the Department: Spring Semester 2010
Blue Sheet Item #: 38-06-105
Review Date: 4/13/10
UCA Revision #1: 8/3/06
UCA Revision #2: 7/27/07