2012-2013 University Catalog
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS
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Banner Code: VS-BS-CEIE
School: Volgenau School of Engineering
Department: Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
The bachelor’s degree program provides essential underpinnings in the theory and design methods of civil and infrastructure engineering for engineering practice. Students benefit from exposure to practical civil, environmental, and infrastructure engineering problems and their solutions in the classroom, lab, and field. The educational objectives of the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering program describe expectations for graduates approximately three to five years after obtaining their BS CIE degree. Graduates of the program will be professionals who:
- Engage in the engineering practice of planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining sustainable infrastructure;
- Participate in public discussions concerning infrastructure in the urban, suburban, and exurban setting by providing professional guidance;
- Stay current through continuing education opportunities, professional conferences, graduate school, and other self-learning experiences; have the ability to obtain and maintain professional licensing.
Civil engineering students can look forward to a career in local, state, and federal government organizations, and in architectural and engineering firms that specialize in land development, transportation, water resources, environment, structures, geotechnical, construction, and other related fields. The program also prepares students for continuing graduate studies for sophisticated practice, research and teaching.
This has been designated a Green Leaf program. For further information, please go to Green Leaf Programs and Courses . |
Degree Requirements
Degree requirements include 120 credits distributed in three main areas: mathematics and basic science, humanities and social sciences, and civil engineering analysis and design. Students must complete all math, science and Volgenau School of Engineering courses 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 year to plan their curriculum, and to develop an approved plan of study, which constitutes a learning plan for the degree program.
For the BS CIE degree, students must complete 120 credits, including all of the following: Civil Engineering Credits: 43
Technical Electives Credits: 21
A total of 21 credit hours of CEIE Technical Elective courses must be selected. The first four CEIE technical core elective courses (12 credit hours) must be selected from four different specialty areas from among the six Civil Engineering specialty areas:
- construction engineering ( or )
- environmental engineering ( or )
- geotechnical engineering ( or )
- structural engineering ( or )
- transportation engineering ( or )
- water resources engineering ( or ).
The remaining 9 credit hours of the CEIE Technical Elective courses may be selected from any CEIE 4XX course. One 3 credit hour course of those remaining credit hours may be from related advanced science or engineering course offerings. Approval from the student’s academic advisor is required before a non-CEIE course is taken to meet senior technical elective requirements for the degree. Communication and Economics Credits: 6
Additional University General Education Credits: 15
Students must complete all University General Education requirements not fulfilled by major requirements with one modification. CIE students are required to take 6 credits of written communication, 3 credits of literature, and courses in two of the following three areas: arts, global understanding, and western civilization/world history. This exemption means that CIE students meet the Volgenau School of Engineering’s requirement for humanities and social science courses by taking 21 credits rather than 24. The two additional 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. All other University General Education requirements must be met as stated in the University General Education section of this catalog.
- Written Communication: 6 credits
- Literature: 3 credits
and courses selected from two of the following areas:
- Arts: 3 credits
- Western Civilization/world history: 3 credits
- Global Understanding: 3 credits
CEIE Honors Program
The department offers an Honors Program in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering that creates a community of outstanding scholars in civil engineering who share a commitment to learning, service, and leadership. The Program is crafted around the civil and infrastructure curriculum, and is distinct from the University Honors Curriculum. Entry to the Honors Program is by invitation, extended to students with a high school GPA of at least 3.80, and who enter the program as freshmen in fall 2010 or after. Inclusion of high-performing transfer students is expected in 2013.
The Honors program is challenging, designed for the highly motivated student, and consists of 120 credits. Honors students must satisfy requirements in addition to those of the normal BS CIE degree, including:
- An advanced communication course or .
- A minimum of 18 credits of honors courses or honors sections. A maximum of 4 credits of the 18 total may be earned by taking or
- All Honors students must take CEIE 490-H, the Honors section of the Senior Design Project for three credits.
- The remaining credits must be earned by taking a combination of: CEIE 5XX/6XX level courses and designated honors sections of other CEIE courses approved by a faculty advisor.
Once admitted to the Honors Program, students must remain in good standing and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 and a minimum GPA of 3.20 in each semester for all courses counting toward the BS CIE degree, maintain continuous enrollment working toward the BS CIE degree, and abide by the GMU Honor Code. First Semester Credits: 16
Second Semester Credits: 14
Third Semester Credits: 16
Fourth Semester Credits: 15
Fifth Semester Credits: 16
Sixth Semester Credits: 15
Seventh Semester Credits: 16
Eighth Semester Credits: 12
- CEIE 490 - Senior Design Project Credits: 3
- CEIE 4XX - CEIE Technical core elective Credits: 3
- CEIE 4XX - CEIE Technical elective Credits: 3
- CEIE 4XX - CEIE Technical elective Credits: 3
Termination from the Major
No math, science, or Volgenau School of Engineering course, required for the major, may be attempted more than three times. Those students who do not successfully complete such a course within three attempts will be terminated from the major. For more information, see the “Termination from the Major” section under Academic Standing. |
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