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Civil Engineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering  
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 008L   PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L  
SPRK 010: Spark Seminar    CEE 010: Surveying and Geomatics Fundamentals, Equipment, Methods, and Applications   
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World  
CEE 001: Civil Engineering Seminar     

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 023: Vector Calculus   MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations  
ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials   ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics  
ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics   MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   CEE 020: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering   

Third Year
Fall Spring
CEE 120: Strength and Sustainability of Materials    Major Civil Engineering Core Requirement
Major Civil Engineering Core Requirement CEE 165: Structural Analysis   
ENGR 155: Engineering Economic Analysis   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
CEE 100: Civil Engineering for Sustainable Systems    General Education: Area A–Life Science

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Major Civil Engineering Design Elective
General Education: Lower Division Language CEE 193: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design   
Major Civil Engineering Core Requirement General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
Major Civil Engineering Design Elective Free Elective