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2025-2026 Catalog

Environmental 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  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  and CHEM 010L  
SPRK 010: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 001: Spark Seminar    ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World  

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 023: Vector Calculus   MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations  
ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics   CEE 020: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering   
Major Computing Requirement  MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   Major BIO/ESS Requirement
CEE 001: Civil Engineering Seminar     

Third Year
Fall Spring
ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics   CEE 105: Environmental Engineering Chemistry   
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past CEE 160: Sustainable Energy   
Major Engineering Fundamentals Requirement ENGR 155: Engineering Economic Analysis  
Major Biology/Ecology Technical Elective Major Engineering Fundamentals Requirement

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
CEE 110: Engineering Hydrology    Major Field Methods Technical Elective
CEE 130: Meteorology and Air Pollution    Major Environmental Systems Sciences Technical Elective
Major Technical Elective (ENGR 180 ) General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
Major Technical Elective General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
  CEE 193: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design