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2009-2010 University Catalog

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS

Banner Code: VS-BS-CEIE

School:   The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering 

Department:  Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering 

 

The bachelor’s degree program provides a solid foundation in the theory of civil and infrastructure engineering. Students benefit from exposure to practical civil, environmental, and infrastructure engineering problems and their solutions in the classroom, lab, and field. Students also have the opportunity to work as engineering interns each summer. The goal of the department is to graduate students who are prepared to

  • Solve problems in the civil engineering domain, such as integrating the traditional civil engineering disciplines of transportation, environment, structures, construction, and water; incorporating social, political, and economic considerations; and including a conscious life-cycle costing philosophy.
  • Develop and apply IT to civil engineering problems.
  • Communicate effectively in written, oral, and visual ways.
  • Pursue a lifelong process of learning.
  • Enter the civil engineering profession as productive engineers.

Civil engineering students can look forward to a career in local, state, and federal government organizations and architectural and engineering firms that specialize in land development, transportation, water resources, environment, structures, construction, and other related fields. The program also prepares students for continuing graduate studies.

Degree Requirements

Degree requirements include 120 credits distributed in courses in three main areas: mathematics and basic science, humanities and social sciences, and civil engineering analysis and design.  Students must complete each CEIE and ENGR course presented as part of the required 120 credits for the degree with a grade of C or better.

The prerequisite structure for these courses is extensive. The sample schedule below provides a listing of major and general education course requirements, as well as a guide to the progression of the courses to satisfy all prerequisites.

Students are required to see their faculty advisor at least once each semester to plan for the next semester’s registration. Each student is expected to complete an approved plan of study, which constitutes a learning plan for the degree program.

A variety of classes will count for credit as CEIE technical electives. All electives must be selected with the advice and approval of the academic advisor. Paid internships during the summer (CEIE 197, 198, and 199; 297, 298, and 299; and 397, 398, and 399) may also be used as technical electives.

Writing-Intensive Requirement

The university’s writing-intensive requirement for civil and infrastructure engineering majors is satisfied by the successful completion of CEIE 360.

Sample Schedule

First Semester

Note:

CHEM 211 will substitute for CHEM 251

Total: 16 credits

Second Semester

Total: 14 credits

Third Semester

Total: 16 credits

Fourth Semester

Total: 15 credits

Fifth Semester

Total: 16 credits

Sixth Semester

Total: 15 credits

Seventh Semester

Total: 13 credits

Eighth Semester

  • CEIE 490 - Senior Design Project Credits: 3
  • CEIE 4xx - CEIE Technical elective2   Credits:  3
  • CEIE 4xx - CEIE Technical elective2   Credits:  3
  • CEIE 4xx - CEIE Technical elective2   Credits:  3
  • CEIE 4xx - CEIE Technical elective2   Credits:  3

Total: 15 credits

Note:

1 Each student must satisfy General Education requirements in two of these three areas:  Arts, Global Understanding, and Western Civilization/World History.  The two General Education areas to be satisfied must be approved by the CEIE faculty advisor with the goal of best meeting the general education needs of the student.

2 A total of six CEIE Technical Elective courses must be selected. The first four CEIE technical elective courses must be selected to satisfy a requirement of at least one additional course in four of these five technical areas:   structural engineering (CEIE 412 or 413), water resources engineering (CEIE 440 or 442), environmental engineering (CEIE 450, 452, or 456), construction engineering (CEIE 471 or 472), and transportation engineering (CEIE 461 or 462).  The fifth CEIE Technical Elective course may be selected from any CEIE 4xx course.  The sixth CEIE Technical Elective course may be selected from any CEIE 4xx course or related advanced science or engineering course approved by the student’s faculty advisor.