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Twin Cities Campus
Civil Engineering B.C.E.CSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE)
College of Science and Engineering
Civil engineering deals with the science and art of engineering applied to solving problems and designing systems related to infrastructure and the environment. Principal fields within civil engineering are structural engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, and geotechnical engineering. The upper division civil engineering program requires students to take introductory courses in all of the above areas. In addition, students may emphasize a special interest in one of the areas by selecting appropriate technical electives in consultation with their adviser.
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.
It is recommended that students take GEO 1001 and CE 1101, but these courses are not required to be admitted to the program.
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
Mechanics
AEM 2011 - Statics
(3.0 cr)
Chemistry
Chemical Principles I
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)
Chemical Principles II
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)
Physics
Physics I
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)
Physics II
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
CE Requirements
CEGE 3101 - Computer Applications I
(3.0 cr)
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
CEGE 3201 - Transportation Engineering
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3401 - Linear Structural Analysis
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4301 - Soil Mechanics II
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 4401 - Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
(3.0 cr)
Deformable Body Mechanics
AEM 3031 - Deformable Body Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
Dynamics or Substitute
AEM 2012 - Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
or
EE 2001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
MATS 2001 - Introduction to the Science of Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 3331 - Thermodynamics
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Although most civil engineers in practice need to be well versed in a number of specialty fields, some specialization (21 cr technical electives) is included in the B.C.E. degree program, as follows:
Take exactly 21 credit(s) including exactly 2 sub-requirements(s) from the following:
Civil Engineering Electives
Students must take at least 10 credits of 4xxx or higher electives offered by the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering. All 4xxx or higher CEGE courses can be used as technical electives.
Take 10 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CE 4xxx
·
CE 5xxx
·
Technical Electives
Students must take additional credits of technical electives to total 21 credits. All 4xxx or higher courses from the College of Science and Engineering (including Civil Engineering) are acceptable as technical electives. Other courses can be used as technical electives with specific approval from a CEGE adviser. In addition, CEGE 1101, CEGE 3111, CEGE 3202, and CEGE 3541 can be used as technical electives.
Take at most 11 credit(s) from the following:
·
AEM 4xxx
·
AEM 5xxx
·
AST 4xxx
·
AST 5xxx
·
BBE 4xxx
·
BBE 5xxx
·
BIOL 3407 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 4xxx
·
BMEN 5xxx
·
CEGE 1101 - Introduction to Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
(1.0 cr)
·
CEGE 3111 - CADD for Civil Engineers
(2.0 cr)
·
CEGE 3202 - Surveying & Mapping
(2.0 cr)
·
CEGE 3541 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
·
CE 4xxx
·
CE 5xxx
·
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4xxx
·
CHEM 5xxx
·
CHEN 4xxx
·
CHEN 5xxx
·
CMGT 4xxx
·
CMPE 4xxx
·
CMPE 5xxx
·
CSCI 1001 {Inactive}
[MATH, TS]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 1103 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Java
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4xxx
·
CSCI 5xxx
·
EE 2001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
EE 4xxx
·
EE 5xxx
·
EEB 5601 - Limnology
(3.0 cr)
·
ESCI 4xxx
·
ESCI 5xxx
·
ESPM 3606W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ESPM 5605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials Supplies
(3.0 cr)
·
ESPM 5606 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources
[TS]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOE 4xxx
·
GEOE 5xxx
·
GEOG 3523 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3531 - Numerical Spatial Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 5563 - Advanced Geographic Information Science
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 5564 - Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
IE 4xxx
·
IE 5xxx
·
MATH 4xxx
·
MATH 5xxx
·
MATS 2001 - Introduction to the Science of Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
·
MATS 4xxx
·
MATS 5xxx
·
ME 3331 - Thermodynamics
(3.0 cr)
·
ME 4xxx
·
ME 5xxx
·
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
·
PA 4200 - Urban and Regional Planning
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5013 - Law and Urban Land Use
(1.5 cr)
·
PA 5204 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5231 - Transit Planning and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 4xxx
·
PHYS 5xxx
·
STAT 4xxx
·
STAT 5xxx
·
WRS 5101 - Water Policy
(3.0 cr)
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:
·
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
·
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
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