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Civil Engineering, BSCE

2022-2023 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
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    • Financial Information
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
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    • College of Engineering
      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
        • Civil Engineering, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, BSChE
        • Environmental Engineering, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Health Science, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Landscape Architecture, BSEnvE
        • Architectural Engineering, Minor
        • Civil Engineering, Minor
        • Environmental Chemistry, Minor
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
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    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
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  • Course Descriptions
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  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

Civil engineers play a vital role in human progress and well-being worldwide. Conceptualizing, innovating, designing, and building sustainable infrastructure and environments is fundamental in helping society progress. Modern challenges, including engineering a resilient and sustainable urban infrastructure; establishing clean water and a clean environment; and advancing technologies in computing, sensing, and human health, are all part of the development of society.

Civil engineers design and construct buildings, bridges, tunnels, dams, and river systems. They also plan, design, construct, and manage highways, railroads, canals, and airports; regulate rivers and control floods; and design and build systems for water distribution and environmental protection.

With a broad range of applications, our civil engineering students have the opportunity to explore a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary tracks, including environmental and water systems, structural engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, construction management, civil infrastructure security, environmental health, and sustainable resource engineering.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC) and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.

Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
CIVE 2221
and CIVE 2222
Statics and Solid Mechanics
and Recitation for CIVE 2221
4
CIVE 2260
and CIVE 2261
Materials for the Built Environment
and Lab for CIVE 2260
5
CIVE 2320
and CIVE 2321
Structural Analysis
and Recitation for CIVE 2320
4
CIVE 2324Concrete Structure Design4
or CIVE 3425 Steel Structure Design
CIVE 2331Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics4
CIVE 2334Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability4
CIVE 2340
and CIVE 2341
Geotechnical Engineering
and Lab for CIVE 2340
5
GE 3300Energy Systems: Science, Technology, and Sustainability4
Civil Engineering Project Elective
Complete one of the following:4
CIVE 4534
and CIVE 4535
Water Treatment Systems Design
and Lab for CIVE 4534
CIVE 4542
Foundation Engineering and Design
CIVE 4554
Highway Design
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
Senior Design Project
Complete one of the following:5
CIVE 4765
Senior Design Project—Environmental
CIVE 4767
Senior Design Project—Structural
CIVE 4768
Senior Design Project—Transportation
Civil Engineering Technical Electives
Complete three of the following:11-12
CIVE 2324
Concrete Structure Design
CIVE 3425
Steel Structure Design
CIVE 3435
Environmental Pollution Fate and Transport
CIVE 4540
Resource Recovery and Waste Treatment Technologies Abroad
CIVE 4542
Foundation Engineering and Design
CIVE 4554
Highway Design
CIVE 4566
Design for Sustainable Transportation: Netherlands
CIVE 4575
Construction Management
CIVE 4777
Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities Abroad
CIVE 4780
Timber and Masonry Structures: Technology and Design Abroad
CIVE 5221
Construction Project Control and Organization
CIVE 5231
Alternative Project Delivery Systems in Construction
CIVE 5250
Organic Pollutants in the Environment
CIVE 5260
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CIVE 5261
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5275
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
CIVE 5281
Coastal Dynamics and Design
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
CIVE 5363
Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
CIVE 5373
Transportation Systems: Analysis and Planning
CIVE 5376
Traffic Engineering and Sustainable Urban Street Design
CIVE 5520
Structural Systems
CIVE 5522
Structural Systems Modeling
CIVE 5524
Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring
CIVE 5525
Prestressed Concrete Design
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
CIVE 5699
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
SBSY 5100
Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction
SBSY 5200
Sustainable Engineering Systems for Buildings
SBSY 5250
Building Performance Simulation
SBSY 5300
Information Systems for Integrated Project Delivery
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement:1
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science 

Complete all Mathematics/Science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours. 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
Complete one of the following:5
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161
Science Elective
Complete one of the following:4-5
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1115
and BIOL 1116
General Biology 1 for Engineers
and Lab for BIOL 1115
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
BIOL 1143
Biology and Society
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
and CHEM 2319
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
and Recitation for CHEM 2311
CHEM 3410
Environmental Geochemistry
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Lab for EEMB 1101
EEMB 1450
Introduction to Marine Biology
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
ENVR 1120
Oceans and Coasts
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
ENVR 2200
Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
ENVR 3125
Global Oceanic Change
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
ENVR 3600
Oceanography
ENVR 5201
Geologic Field Seminar
ENVR 5350
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
PHYS 1111
Astronomy
PHYS 1125
Introduction to Network Science: From the Human Cell to Facebook
PHYS 1132
Energy, Environment, and Society
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
PHYS 4623
Medical Physics
Supplemental Credit
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement:3
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Supporting Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Economics
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional Development
GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 24 SH of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.24

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum required in major (CIVE) courses

Program Requirement

134 total semester hours required

1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4CIVE 22214General Elective4
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4CIVE 22220General Elective4
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3MATH 2321 (FQ)4 
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22604CIVE 23204CIVE 23244Co-op0
CIVE 2261 (AD)1CIVE 23210General Elective4 
CIVE 23344CIVE 2331 or 2340 and 23414  
ECON 1115 or 1116 (SI, AD)4ENCP 20001  
MATH 23414GE 33004  
 General Elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 2331 or 2340 and 23415ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Co-op0
 CIVE 34644General Elective4 
 Civil Project Elective (WI)4  
 Civil Tech. Elective3  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CIVE 4765, 4767, or 4768 (EI, CE, WI)5  
 ENCP 30001  
 Civil Tech. Elective 4  
 Civil Tech. Elective 4  
 Science Elective4  
 0 18  
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4CIVE 22214General Elective4
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4CIVE 22220General Elective4
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3MATH 2321 (FQ)4 
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22604Co-opCo-opGeneral Elective4
CIVE 2261 (AD)1  General Elective4
CIVE 23204   
CIVE 23210   
CIVE 23344   
ENCP 20001   
MATH 23414   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23244Co-opCo-opCIVE 23404
CIVE 23314  CIVE 23411
ECON 1115 or 1116 (SI, AD)4  ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4
GE 33004   
 16 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ENCP 30001CIVE 4765, 4767, or 4768 (EI, CE, WI)5  
CIVE 34644Civil Tech. Elective4  
Civil Project Elective (WI)4Civil Tech. Elective4  
Civil Tech. Elective4General Elective4  
Science Elective4   
 17 17  
Total Hours: 135

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22214CIVE 22604Vacation0Co-op0
CIVE 22220CIVE 2261 (AD)1  
CIVE 23344CIVE 23204  
ECON 1115 or 1116 (AD, SI)4CIVE 23210  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4ENCP 20001  
 GE 33004  
 MATH 23414  
 16 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 23314CIVE 23244Co-op0
 CIVE 23404General Elective4 
 CIVE 23411  
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 Science Elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 34644General Elective4Co-op0
 ENCP 30001General Elective4 
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 Civil Project Elective (WI)4  
 Civil Tech. Elective3  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CIVE 4765, 4767, or 4768 (EI, CE, WI)5  
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 General Elective4  
 General Elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 134

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22214Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
CIVE 22220   
CIVE 22604   
CIVE 2261 (AD)1   
CIVE 23344   
ENCP 20001   
MATH 2321 (FQ)4   
 18 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23204Co-op0Co-op0CIVE 23404
CIVE 23210  CIVE 23411
CIVE 23314  MATH 23414
ECON 1115 or 1116 (AD, SI)4   
GE 33004   
 16 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23244Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
ENCP 30001  General Elective4
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4   
Civil Tech. Elective3   
Science Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
CIVE 34644CIVE 4765, 4767, or 4768 (EI, CE, WI)5  
Civil Project Elective (WI)4Civil Tech. Elective4  
Civil Tech. Elective4General Elective4  
General Elective4General Elective4  
 16 17  
Total Hours: 134
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