Throughout the world, environmental engineers play a key role in defining the future of sustainable cities and communities. Creating innovations and designing systems that ensure clean and healthy environments are some of the greatest collective challenges of our time. Revolutionary strategies and designs are needed to create symbiosis between our natural and manmade environments.
Using new and advanced technologies, environmental engineers must address the world’s growing challenges, including engineering sustainable strategies coupled with the development of devices and tools to better predict and address environmental needs to provide clean environments and planning green infrastructure in conjunction with the natural environment for a changing planet.
With a solid foundation in engineering, chemical, biological, and ecological principles, Northeastern's environmental engineering students learn how to tackle interconnected challenges as they relate to water, energy, air quality, and related fields. Understanding these complex interactions, particularly as they impact our built and natural environments, is embodied in our program through a holistic educational approach.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.
Engineering
| 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 2331 | Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | 4 |
| CIVE 2334 | Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability | 4 |
| CIVE 3435 | Environmental Pollution Fate and Transport | 4 |
| CIVE 4534 and CIVE 4535 | Water Treatment Systems Design and Lab for CIVE 4534 | 4 |
| CIVE 4765 | Senior Design Project—Environmental | 5 |
| CIVE 5300 and CIVE 5301 | Environmental Sampling and Analysis and Lab for CIVE 5300 | 4 |
| GE 3300 | Energy Systems: Science, Technology, and Sustainability | 4 |
| Environmental Engineering Technical Electives | ||
| Complete 11-12 semester hours from the following: | 11-12 | |
| Resource Recovery and Waste Treatment Technologies Abroad | ||
| Design for Sustainable Transportation: Netherlands | ||
| Construction Management | ||
| Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities Abroad | ||
| Environmental Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | ||
| Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Coastal Dynamics and Design | ||
| Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy | ||
| Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design | ||
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement: | 1 | |
| Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Environmental Engineering Chemistry | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Engineering Microbiology and Ecology | ||
| 2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science
Complete all Mathematics/Science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Mathematics/Science | ||
| CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers and Recitation for CHEM 1151 | 4 |
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| PHYS 1151 and PHYS 1152 and PHYS 1153 | Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | 5 |
| Science Elective (Earth) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Oceans and Coasts | ||
| Dynamic Earth | ||
| Earth's Changing Cycles | ||
| Global Oceanic Change | ||
| Water Resources | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Geologic Field Seminar | ||
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 3 | |
| Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
| Environmental Engineering Chemistry | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
| Engineering Microbiology and Ecology | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Development | ||
| GE 1000 | Introduction to the Study of Engineering | 1 |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required: | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| 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
133 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | CIVE 2221 | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | CIVE 2222 | 0 | General Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2260 | 4 | CIVE 2331 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CIVE 2261 (AD) | 1 | CIVE 3435 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||
| CIVE 2334 | 4 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| CIVE 2335 | 4 | GE 3300 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | Science Elective (Earth) | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CIVE 3430 | 4 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CIVE 4534 (WI) | 3 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 4535 | 1 | ||||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CIVE 3464 | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||||
| CIVE 5300 | 2 | ||||||
| CIVE 5301 | 2 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 3 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 1 / Spring
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | CIVE 2221 | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | CIVE 2222 | 0 | General Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2260 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | General Elective | 4 | ||
| CIVE 2261 (AD) | 1 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 2334 | 4 | ||||||
| CIVE 2335 | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2331 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||
| CIVE 3435 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| GE 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| Science Elective (Earth) | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CIVE 3430 | 4 | CIVE 3464 | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 4534 (WI) | 3 | CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||
| CIVE 4535 | 1 | CIVE 5300 | 2 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | CIVE 5301 | 2 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2 / Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2221 | 4 | CIVE 2331 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| CIVE 2222 | 0 | CIVE 2335 | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 2260 | 4 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| CIVE 2261 (AD) | 1 | GE 3300 | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 2334 | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CIVE 3430 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CIVE 3435 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Science Elective (Earth) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CIVE 3464 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CIVE 4534 (WI) | 3 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| CIVE 4535 | 1 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||
| CIVE 5300 | 2 | ||||||
| CIVE 5301 | 2 | ||||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 3 | ||||||
| General Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 1 / Spring
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2221 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Vacation | |||
| CIVE 2222 | 0 | ||||||
| CIVE 2260 | 4 | ||||||
| CIVE 2261 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| CIVE 2334 | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 2331 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | General Elective | 4 | ||
| CIVE 2335 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| GE 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CIVE 3430 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | General Elective | 4 | ||
| CIVE 3435 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Science Elective (Earth) | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CIVE 3464 | 4 | CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||
| CIVE 4534 (WI) | 3 | CIVE 5300 | 2 | ||||
| CIVE 4535 | 1 | CIVE 5301 | 2 | ||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | Civil Tech. Elective | 3 | ||||
| ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| Civil Tech. Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||