The remaining fundamentals courses should be selected from the following list. Courses designated by an asterisk (*) are recommended for environmental engineering students preparing for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination. Students can petition to substitute other courses. Please note that ENGR 057 and ENGR 120 are prerequisites for subsequent core courses, and therefore required for environmental engineering students.
The environmental engineering core consists of six courses designed to give all students core knowledge specific to the discipline and a culminating design experience:
Technical electives should be selected in a manner that is complementary to, yet integrated with, your major area of study, and should be determined through close interaction with your major area advisor. Check carefully for current offerings as some of the courses are offered only in alternate years. Courses should be selected from the following list of approved technical electives, or students can petition to include other upper division courses outside their major. At least one field methods course is required.
A maximum of 4 Service Learning (ENGR 097/ENGR 197) and/ or Undergraduate Research (ENGR 095/ENGR 195) units may be used as technical elective units.
Students are encouraged to choose their electives to form one of three suggested emphasis tracks, focusing either on Hydrology, Water Quality or Air Pollution and Sustainable Energy.
