Civil Engineering, B.S.

Degree Requirements

The following curriculum meets the requirements for a B.S. in civil engineering, provided the student satisfies the graduation requirements listed earlier.

Each student must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• WRD 204 - TECHNICAL WRITING Credit(s): 3

Premajor Requirements

• CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

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• CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

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• MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
• MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
• MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
• CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
• CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
• PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
• EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
• EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ
• CE 106 - COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND COMMUNICATION Credit(s): 3
• CE 211 - SURVEYING Credit(s): 4
• EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3

Major Requirements

• EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS Credit(s): 3
• MNG 303 - DEFORMABLE SOLIDS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
• PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• EES 220 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY Credit(s): 4
• CE 303 - INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CE 312 - FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CE 331 - TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CE 341 - INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS Credit(s): 4
• CE 351 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CE 381 - CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS I Credit(s): 3
• CE 401 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1
• CE 429 - CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS DESIGN Credit(s): 3
• CE 461G - WATER RESOURCE ENGINEERING Credit(s): 4
• CE 471G - SOIL MECHANICS Credit(s): 4
• CE 482 - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Credit(s): 3

Electives

• Engineering Science Elective Credit(s): 3
• Statistics Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Hours: 128

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take  EGR 215 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS , in place of EGR 101  and EGR 103 .

ΔStudents must complete both EGR 101  and EGR 103  to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

*Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.

[1] STA 296  and STA 381 .

[2] ME 220  or EM 313 .

[3] Students are required to select two design electives from different areas. Choose from: CE 508 , CE 531  or CE 533 , CE 534 , CE 549 , CE 551  , CE 579 , CE 589 . Design elective courses are typically taught once a year.

[4] Technical Electives are to be chosen from any of the courses at the 300-level or above that carry a CE prefix and in which a student is qualified to enroll, exclusive of required courses. Engineering elective courses are typically taught once a year.

[5] Math/Science/Technical Elective Options: MA 321 , MA 322 , CHE 230 , CHE 236 , EE 305 , EES 550 , EES 585 , CE 571 , or the other half of the Engineering Science Elective in [2], or Technical Elective as defined in [4].