BS in Civil Engineering (92–93 hours*)

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1. Complete the following courses:
   CE EN 100A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 100A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Activities of civil engineering; principles and methods involved in solving civil engineering problems.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 100B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 100B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Activities of civil engineering; principles and methods involved in solving civil engineering problems.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 103 : Engineering Mechanics--Statics. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 103 : Engineering Mechanics--Statics. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Independent Study also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 112.
   DESCRIPTION:	Concepts of mechanics: force systems in equilibrium, resultants, friction, centroids, utilization of vector algebra.
   
   
   CE EN 112 : Engineering Drafting with CAD Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 112 : Engineering Drafting with CAD Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Structural and component drafting, emphasizing computer-automated (CAD) systems. Concepts include applied and descriptive geometry, multiview representation, sectional views, dimensional practices, and axonometric sketching.
   
   
   CE EN 113 : Engineering Measurements. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 113 : Engineering Measurements. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 111, CEEn 112.
   DESCRIPTION:	Measurement of horizontal and vertical distances and angles to locate engineering projects including profiles, plane and topographical mapping, site layout, and earthwork.
   
   
   CE EN 200A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 200A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 100A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Activities of civil engineering; principles and methods involved in solving civil engineering problems.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 200B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 200B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 100A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Activities of civil engineering; principles and methods involved in solving civil engineering problems.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 203 : Engineering Mechanics--Mechanics of Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 203 : Engineering Mechanics--Mechanics of Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 103.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental concepts of elastic stress and strain relations; cylinders and spheres; torsion; beam theory, including bending stresses; deflections; and two-dimensional elastic theory.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   CE EN 204 : Engineering Mechanic--Dynamics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 204 : Engineering Mechanic--Dynamics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 103 or Phscs 121.
   DESCRIPTION:	Concepts of dynamics applied to particles, systems of particles, rigid bodies, vibration systems, and nonrigid particles systems.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   CE EN 270 : Computational Methods. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 270 : Computational Methods. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 113 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Numerical methods and computational techniques for solving civil engineering problems.
   
   
   CE EN 300A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 300A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 200A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technical and professional activities in civil engineering.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 300B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 300B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 200A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technical and professional activities in civil engineering.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 305A : Civil Engineering Materials: Metals, Woods, and Composites. (1.5:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 305A : Civil Engineering Materials: Metals, Woods, and Composites. (1.5:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F 1st block, W 1st block.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 203, 270, Stat 221.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular basis and mechanical behavior of civil engineering structural materials; failure mechanisms; laboratory testing.
   
   
   CE EN 305B : Civil Engineering Materials: Concrete, Masonry, and Asphalt. (1.5:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 305B : Civil Engineering Materials: Concrete, Masonry, and Asphalt. (1.5:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F 2nd block; W 2nd block.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 203, 270, Stat 221.
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic constituents and mechanical behavior of civil engineering aggregate-based materials; failure mechanisms; laboratory testing.
   
   
   CE EN 321 : Structural Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 321 : Structural Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 203, 270.
   DESCRIPTION:	Deflection analysis by the method of virtual work. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the flexibility method, the stiffness method, and moment distribution. Computer analysis of structures.
   
   
   CE EN 332 : Hydraulics and Fluid Flow Theory. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 332 : Hydraulics and Fluid Flow Theory. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su even years; F, Sp odd years; Independent Study also.
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 204, 270, or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fluid properties, fluid statics and dynamics, viscous flow, boundary layers, concepts of pipe and open-channel flow.
   
   
   CE EN 341 : Elementary Soil Mechanics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 341 : Elementary Soil Mechanics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 203 or instructor's consent; CE En 270; CE En 332, Geol 330, or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Determination of stresses in soils, soil strength, consolidation, and settlement. Applications in fluid flow, lateral earth pressure, bearing pressure, and slope stability.
   
   
   CE EN 351 : Environmental Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 351 : Environmental Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su even years; F, Sp odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105, Stat 221.
   DESCRIPTION:	Environmental concerns, problems, and evaluation methodology; pollution control and engineering management approaches.
   
   
   CE EN 361 : Introduction to Transportation Engineering. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 361 : Introduction to Transportation Engineering. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 270, Stat 221; or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Transportation system characteristics, traffic engineering, traffic operations, transportation planning, highway geometric design, pavement design, highway safety, public transport.
   
   
   CE EN 470 : Civil Engineering Practice and Design. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 470 : Civil Engineering Practice and Design. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 112; concurrent enrollment in CE En 400C; senior standing.
   DESCRIPTION:	Engineering economic analysis, professional practice issues, and experience in completion of a civil engineering design project by applying appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.
   
   

   And complete one course from the following:

   CE EN 400A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 400A : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 300A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technical and professional activities in civil engineering.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CE EN 400B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 400B : Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 300A, B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technical and professional activities in civil engineering.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   

   And complete the following concurrently with CE En 470:

   CE EN 400C : Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 400C : Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Concurrent enrollment in CE En 470.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technical and professional activities in civil engineering with senior writing experience.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   

Note: Students must be enrolled in a seminar course each semester, from the time the major is declared until graduation. Freshman students should begin with CE En 100A, 100B and continue in order with 200A, 200B, 300A, 300B; 400A or 400B; and 400C. Transfer students or students joining the program from another department, who have sophomore status, should begin with a 200-level seminar. Students may not take two seminars at one time.

2. Complete one course from the following:
   CE EN 421 : Structural Steel Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 421 : Structural Steel Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Compression and tension of steel members, beams, and beam-columns. Elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling. Structural fasteners. Emphasizes LFRD.
   
   
   CE EN 424 : Reinforced Concrete Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 424 : Reinforced Concrete Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Theory and design of reinforced concrete, including columns, beams, slabs, and footings; elastic and ultimate-strength methods of analysis.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   CE EN 431 : Hydrology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 431 : Hydrology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W; Sp even years; Su odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 332.
   DESCRIPTION:	Waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation, and distribution. Relationships among precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration, groundwater, and stream runoff.
   
   
   CE EN 433 : Hydraulic Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 433 : Hydraulic Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F; Sp odd years; Su even years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 332.
   DESCRIPTION:	Application of fluid mechanics principles to analysis and design of hydraulic structures and systems.
   
   
4. Complete one of the following options:
   Either
   MATH 302 : Mathematics for Engineering 1. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 302 : Mathematics for Engineering 1. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 113 and passing grade on required preparatory exam taken during first week of class. (Practice exams available on class Website).
   DESCRIPTION:	Multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and numerical methods.
   
   
   MATH 303 : Mathematics for Engineering 2. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 303 : Mathematics for Engineering 2. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 302 or 314.
   DESCRIPTION:	ODEs, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, PDEs.
   
   
   Or
   MATH 313 : Elementary Linear Algebra. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 313 : Elementary Linear Algebra. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 112 or 119.
   DESCRIPTION:	Linear systems, matrices, vectors and vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, inner product spaces, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.
   
   
   MATH 314 : Calculus of Several Variables. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 314 : Calculus of Several Variables. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 113; 313 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Partial differentiation, the Jacobian matrix, and integral theorems of vector calculus.
   
   
   MATH 334 : Ordinary Differential Equations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 334 : Ordinary Differential Equations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 113, 313.
   DESCRIPTION:	Methods and theory of ordinary differential equations.
   
   
5. Complete one course from the following:
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria.
   NOTE:	Three lectures and one recitation section per week.
   
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105, 111; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses.
   NOTE:	Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences.
   
   
   MATH 410 : Introduction to Numerical Methods. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 410 : Introduction to Numerical Methods. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 314.
   DESCRIPTION:	Root finding, interpolation, curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, multiple integrals, direct solvers for linear systems, least squares, rational approximations, Fourier and other orthogonal methods.
   
   
   MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Any chemistry course and any biology course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Microbial world, emphasizing communicable diseases, their causes, and control.
   NOTE:	Recommended for students seeking a liberal education in microbiology who do not have the prerequisites to take the more advanced courses.
   
   
   PHSCS 220 : Principles of Physics 3. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 220 : Principles of Physics 3. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 121 or equivalent; Math 113 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Electricity and magnetism. Weekly lab.
   
   
   PHSCS 222 : Modern Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 222 : Modern Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 121, 123, 220.
   DESCRIPTION:	Quantum physics, atoms, molecules, condensed matter, nuclei, elementary particles, and selected topics in contemporary physics.
   
   
6. Complete the following supporting courses:
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry.
   NOTE:	Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week.
   
   
   ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Engl 150 or equivalent; junior or senior status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
   NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
   
   
   GEOL 330 : Geology for Engineers. (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOL 330 : Geology for Engineers. (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Geological processes and materials bearing on engineering practices. Field trips.
   
   
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 and 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
             : Honors Calculus 1.
   
   
   MATH 113 : Calculus 2. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 113 : Calculus 2. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 112 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Techniques and applications of integration; sequences, series, convergence tests, power series; parametric equations; polar coordinates.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
   
   PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 121.
   DESCRIPTION:	Waves, thermal physics, optics, special relativity, and introduction to modern physics. Weekly lab.
   
   
   STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also; Honors also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.
   
             : Honors Principles of Statistics.
   
   
7. Complete 9 hours of technical electives from the following (note: a course taken as a major requirement course may not double count as a technical elective course):
   CE EN 414 : Engineering Applications of GIS. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 414 : Engineering Applications of GIS. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Senior status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to GIS concepts. Data acquisition and database formulation including use of GPS. GIS uses in civil engineering.
   
   
   CE EN 421 : Structural Steel Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 421 : Structural Steel Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Compression and tension of steel members, beams, and beam-columns. Elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling. Structural fasteners. Emphasizes LFRD.
   
   
   Or
   CE EN 424 : Reinforced Concrete Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 424 : Reinforced Concrete Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Theory and design of reinforced concrete, including columns, beams, slabs, and footings; elastic and ultimate-strength methods of analysis.
   
   
   CE EN 429 : Timber Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 429 : Timber Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Timber species, composition, and grades; design of beams, straight and tapered glue-lam girders, columns, connections, trusses, shear walls, and structural systems.
   
   
   CE EN 431 : Hydrology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 431 : Hydrology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W; Sp even years; Su odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 332.
   DESCRIPTION:	Waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation, and distribution. Relationships among precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration, groundwater, and stream runoff.
   
   
   Or
   CE EN 433 : Hydraulic Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 433 : Hydraulic Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F; Sp odd years; Su even years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 332.
   DESCRIPTION:	Application of fluid mechanics principles to analysis and design of hydraulic structures and systems.
   
   
   CE EN 461 : Geometric Design of Highways. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 461 : Geometric Design of Highways. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 113, 361.
   DESCRIPTION:	Designing visual aspects of highways: highway classification, design controls and criteria, design elements, vertical and horizontal alignment, cross section, intersections, interchanges, capacity analysis.
   
   
   CE EN 500 : (CE En-Me En) Design and Materials Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 500 : (CE En-Me En) Design and Materials Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Me En 372 or CE En 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applied and residual stress; materials selection; static, impact, and fatigue strength; fatigue damage; surface treatments; elastic deflection and stability--all as applied to mechanical design.
   
   
   CE EN 501 : (CEEn-MeEn) Stress Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 501 : (CEEn-MeEn) Stress Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stress analysis and deflection of structures; general bending and torsion with computer applications to mechanical and aerospace structure design.
   
   
   CE EN 503 : (CE En-Me En) Plasticity and Fracture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 503 : (CE En-Me En) Plasticity and Fracture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 203; Me En 250; Math 303; senior standing or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Tensor algebra; stress and deformation tensors; relationships between dislocation slip, yielding, plastic constitutive behavior, and microstructure development; cracks and linear elastic fracture mechanics.
   
   
   CE EN 504 : (CE En-Me En) Computer Structural Analysis and Optimization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 504 : (CE En-Me En) Computer Structural Analysis and Optimization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Linear algebra; CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Matrix analysis of rods, shafts, beams, trusses, frames, and grids using the generalized stiffness method. Optimization methods for these structures. Organizing computer programs for structural analysis and structural optimization.
   
   
   CE EN 505 : Portland Cement Concrete Mixture Design and Analysis. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 505 : Portland Cement Concrete Mixture Design and Analysis. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Properties and testing of freshly mixed and hardened concrete and constituent materials; concrete mixture design and analysis; concrete construction practices; laboratory experimentation.
   
   
   CE EN 506 : (CE En-Me En) Continuum Mechanics and Finite Elements. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 506 : (CE En-Me En) Continuum Mechanics and Finite Elements. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Equilibrium, constitutive, and compatibility equations; closed-form solutions from elasticity; finite element theory, programming, and usage; membrane, axisymmetric, and solid elements. Application to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and seepage.
   
   
   CE EN 508 : (CE En-Me En) Structural Vibrations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 508 : (CE En-Me En) Structural Vibrations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Dynamic analysis of single degree-of-freedom, discrete multi-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems. Applications include aerospace, civil structures, and mechanical components.
   
   
   CE EN 521 : Seismic-Resistant Steel Buildings. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 521 : Seismic-Resistant Steel Buildings. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 421 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Background and development of UBC seismic provisions, analysis and design of multistory steel frames, in-depth treatment of shear and moment connections, design of horizontal and vertical diaphragms.
   
   
   CE EN 523 : (CE En-Me En) Aircraft Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 523 : (CE En-Me En) Aircraft Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305, 321; or Me En 250, 372; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Requirements, objectives, loads, materials, and tools for design of airframe structures; static behavior of thin-wall structures; durability and damage tolerance; certification and testing. Airframe component team design project.
   
   
   CE EN 524 : Reinforced Concrete Buildings. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 524 : Reinforced Concrete Buildings. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 424 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Design for earthquake resistance; torsion effects, slendor columns, and two-way slabs.
   
   
   CE EN 525 : Bridge Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 525 : Bridge Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 422, 424; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Design of composite, continuous beam, and girder bridges, including piers, abutments, floor systems, and bearings; field trips to observe bridge construction and fabrication.
   
   
   CE EN 526 : Prestressed Concrete. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 526 : Prestressed Concrete. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Sp odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 424 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Strength, behavior, and design of prestressed reinforced concrete members and structures, emphasizing pretensioned, precast construction.
   
   
   CE EN 528 : Masonry Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 528 : Masonry Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Sp even years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 424 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to analysis, design, and construction of masonry structures. Compressive, tensile, flexural, and shear behavior of masonry structural components.
   
   
   CE EN 531 : Principles of Hydrologic Modeling (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 531 : Principles of Hydrologic Modeling (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 431 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced hydrologic and hydraulic principles with an emphasis on modeling for the purpose of planning and designing draining, flood control, and other water resource facilities.
   
   
   CE EN 535 : Hydraulic Design of Channels and Control Structures. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 535 : Hydraulic Design of Channels and Control Structures. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 433 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Design of water conveyance channels and control structures, including siphons, chutes, weirs, flumes, dams, spillways, and outlet works.
   
   
   CE EN 539 : Mexico Engineering Study Abroad. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 539 : Mexico Engineering Study Abroad. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	BYU engineering students team with students from Mexican universities to work on civil engineering projects of consequence in Mexico. Class preparation for Study Abroad work in Mexico.
   
   
   CE EN 540 : Geo-Environmental Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 540 : Geo-Environmental Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 341, 351; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Hazardous waste statutes and regulations; introduction to hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, and monitoring techniques. Geotechnical aspects of environmental engineering. Topics include municipal and hazardous solid waste landfill design and characterization and remediation techniques for contaminated soil and groundwater.
   
   
   CE EN 542 : Foundation Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 542 : Foundation Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W; Sp even years.
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 341 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Soil investigation, bearing capacity and settlement, design of spread footings, combined footings, mat foundations, pile foundations, and drilled shafts.
   
   
   CE EN 544 : Seepage and Slope Stability Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 544 : Seepage and Slope Stability Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 341 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Seepage and slope stability analysis of earth dams, levees, excavations, embankments, and natural slopes; construction dewatering, numerical methods, shear strength of soils, limit equilibrium method.
   
   
   CE EN 545 : Geotechnical Analysis of Earthquake Phenomena. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 545 : Geotechnical Analysis of Earthquake Phenomena. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321, 341; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Earthquake magnitude and intensity; design ground motions, elementary dynamics of structures; response spectra; building code provisions; liquefaction and ground failure.
   
   
   CE EN 547 : Groundwater Modeling. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 547 : Groundwater Modeling. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 341 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Computer simulation of groundwater flow systems; modeling theory, numerical methods, data management, boundary conditions, calibration, and stochastic analysis.
   
   
   CE EN 551 : Water Treatment Facilities Design. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 551 : Water Treatment Facilities Design. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 351 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Evaluation, selection, and design of water treatment facilities.
   
   
   CE EN 555 : Environmental Chemistry. (3:2:4) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 555 : Environmental Chemistry. (3:2:4) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 351 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical theory and calculation supporting analysis of major organic and inorganic constituents in environmental engineering, focusing on theoretical understanding of the chemical processes.
   
   
   CE EN 562 : Traffic Engineering: Characteristics and Operations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 562 : Traffic Engineering: Characteristics and Operations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 361 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Traffic flow theory, traffic operations, characteristics of drivers and vehicles, parking facilities, at-grade intersections, channelization, traffic control devices, signals.
   
   
   CE EN 563 : Pavement Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 563 : Pavement Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	CE En 305A, 305B, 341, 361; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Design, construction, evaluation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of flexible and rigid pavements; influence of traffic and environmental factors; mechanistic analysis of pavement structures using computer software.
   
   
   CE EN 565 : Urban Transportation Planning. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 565 : Urban Transportation Planning. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 361 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Urban transportation planning and decision making, intermodal transportation, land-use transportation interrelationships, transportation demand modeling, site impact analysis, sustainable transportation; livable cities.
   
   
   CE EN 570 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Development. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 570 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Development. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F on dem.
   PREREQUISITE:	Me En 373 or C programming.
   DESCRIPTION:	Programming methods for the development of engineering software. Data structures, architecture, libraries, and graphical user interfaces, with applications to CAD systems.
   
   
   CE EN 572 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Geometric Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 572 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Geometric Design. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Proficiency in C programming.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mathematical theory of free-form curves and surfaces and solid geometric modeling. Bezier and B-spline curve and surface theory, parametric and implicit forms, intersection algorithms, topics in computer algebra, and free-form deformation. Several programming projects.
   
   
   CE EN 575 : (CE En-Me En) Optimization Techniques in Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 575 : (CE En-Me En) Optimization Techniques in Engineering. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 302 and FORTRAN, C, or similar computer language.
   DESCRIPTION:	Application of computer optimization techniques to constrained engineering design. Theory and use of state-of-the-art computer routines. Robust design methods.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   CE EN 594R : Selected Problems in Civil and Environmental Engineering. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 594R : Selected Problems in Civil and Environmental Engineering. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   
   

   Note: 3 of the 9 hours may come from:

   CH EN 273 : Chemical Process Principles. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CH EN 273 : Chemical Process Principles. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Ch En 170 or equivalent or concurrent enrollment; Ch En 263 or equivalent; Chem 106 or 112; Math 113 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Material and energy balances.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
   CH EN 378 : Science of Engineering Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CH EN 378 : Science of Engineering Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 351 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental principles of solid materials and their properties and behavior in engineering applications of metals, polymers, ceramics, and glasses.
   
   
   EC EN 301 : Elements of Electrical Engineering. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EC EN 301 : Elements of Electrical Engineering. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 220; Math 303 or 334.
   DESCRIPTION:	Linear electric circuits, computer organization, and logic circuits for nonmajors.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   ME EN 321 : Thermodynamics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ME EN 321 : Thermodynamics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 123; Math 303 or 334.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of thermal energy and work; principle of state, conservation of mass, conservation of energy, increase of entropy principle; application to thermal and mechanical processes.
   
   

   Note: Only three credit hours of approved Study Abroad courses may be used to fill the technical electives.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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