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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental Engineering B.Env.ECSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE)
College of Science and Engineering
The environmental engineering program seeks innovative and sustainable solutions to air, and water-related problems in natural and built systems. Focus areas of the program include water chemistry; water and wastewater treatment; water quality; hydrology; groundwater remediation; environmental microbiology; pollutant fate and transport; stream restoration, sustainable design, and air pollution. Environmental engineering is a broad and interdisciplinary field, and the program emphases are chemistry, microbiology, water resources, and fluid mechanics.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
10 courses
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Mathematics
Honors math (MATH 1571H, 1572H, 2573H, 2574H) may be taken in place of the listed courses.
Required prerequisites
Physical Science and Mechanics
AEM 2011 - Statics
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Major Courses
AEM 3031 - Deformable Body Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3101 - Computer Applications I
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3102 - Uncertainty and Decision Analysis
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 3541 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 4501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
ESCI 1101 - Introduction to Geology (lecture only)
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
Selected Electives
Students should take 4 courses. Two from each category.
Students must take 2 courses from this category
BIOL 3408W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology
(3.0 cr)
or
LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
(3.0 cr)
or
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
Students must take 2 courses from this category
BBE 4523 - Ecological Engineering Design
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5561 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5571 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3402 - Science and Politics of Global Warming
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3425 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 4702 - General Hydrogeology
(4.0 cr)
Tech Electives
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AEM 4xxx
·
AEM 5xxx
·
AST 4xxx
·
AST 5xxx
·
BBE 4xxx
·
BBE 5xxx
·
BMEN 4xxx
·
BMEN 5xxx
·
CE 3xxx
·
CE 4xxx
·
CE 5xxx
·
CHEM 4xxx
·
CHEM 5xxx
·
CHEN 4xxx
·
CHEN 5xxx
·
CMPE 4xxx
·
CMPE 5xxx
·
CSCI 4xxx
·
CSCI 5xxx
·
EE 4xxx
·
EE 5xxx
·
ESCI 4xxx
·
ESCI 5xxx
·
GEOE 4xxx
·
GEOE 5xxx
·
IE 4xxx
·
IE 5xxx
·
MATH 4xxx
·
MATH 5xxx
·
MATS 4xxx
·
MATS 5xxx
·
ME 4xxx
·
ME 5xxx
·
PHYS 4xxx
·
PHYS 5xxx
·
STAT 4xxx
·
STAT 5xxx
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
BIOL 3408W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
·
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
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Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
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Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
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Course Equivalencies: | Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H |
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Course Equivalencies: | Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1066/Chem 1076H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1066/Chem 1076H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 2301/Chem 2331H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 3501/4501 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 2032/MicB 3301/VBS 2032 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4523/BBE 5523 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4351/GeoE 4351 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 3402/ESci 5402 |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |