CURRICULUM MATRIX

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Main Features

• Traditional program that balances theory and design
• 134 credits required for graduation
• 3 specialization options at the senior level: Structures, Environ./Water Resources, and Transportation
• Every CE course requires a project and computer applications

Curriculum

  Breadth (66 credits)

• Required Science Courses (35 credits):
• Chemistry (2 courses: 8 credits)
• Computer (1 course: 3 credits)
• Math (5 courses: 16 credits)
• Physics (2 courses: 8 credits)
• Science Electives (3 credits):

            Choice of one course

• Global Environmental hazards (3 credits)
• Microbiology (3 credits)
• Liberal Arts (24 credits):
• English   (2 courses: 6 credits)
• Electives (6 courses: 18 credits)
• Freshman Design (1 credit):
• Engineering Design (1 credit)
• Engineering Science Electives (3 credits):

            Choice of one course

• Electrical Circuits  (3 credits)
• Thermodynamics  (3 credits)

   CE Core (56 credits)

• Civil Engineering Management (13 credits):
• Structural & Site Plans (3 credits)
• CE Management (3 credits)
• CE System Analysis (3 credits)
• Review of Fundamentals (1 credit)
• Senior Design (3 credits)
• Computational Methods (6 credits):
• CE data analysis (3 credits)
• Computational Methods (3 credits)
• Engineering Mechanics (13 credits):
• Statics (3 credits)
• Strength of Materials (4 credits)
• Dynamics (3 credits)
• Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
• Structural Engineering (6 credits):
• Structural Analysis (3 credits)
• Reinforced Concrete (3 credits)
• Environmental/Water Resources (9 credits):
• Environmental Impact Assessment (3 credits)
• Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering (3 credits)
• Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
• Transportation (6 credits):
• Transportation Planning (3 credits)
• Transportation Systems Engineering (3 credits)
• Geotechnical Engineering (3 credits):
• Soil Mechanics (3 credits)

   Specialization (12 credits)
            Choice of one specialty core (6 credits) plus two electives (6 credits):

• Required courses for Structures option (6 credits):
• Steel Design (3 credits)
•  FE Analysis (3 credits)  
• Required courses for Environmental option (6 credits):
• Envir. Water Resources (3 credits) 
• Envr. Engineering II (3 credits) 
• Required courses for Transportation option (6 credits):
• Traffic Engr. (3 credits) 
• Highway Engr. (3 credits)
• Specialization Electives (6 credits):
• 2 courses for each specialization (6 credits)