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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Civil Engineering B.S.C.E. (Program focus: Structures Area)
Sample Plan: Civil Engineering B.S.C.E.
Total Credits: 138.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CE 1025 - Introduction to Civil Engineering : 1.0 cr
CHEM 1153 - General Chemistry I : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I : 1.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
MATH 1296 - Calculus I : 5.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
WRIT 1120 - College Writing : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, WRITING
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CS 1121 - Introduction to Programming in Visual BASIC.NET : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
MATH 1297 - Calculus II : 5.0 cr : LOGIC & QR
PHYS 2013 - General Physics I : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
PHYS 2014 - General Physics Lab I : 1.0 cr : NAT SCI
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
CE 2017 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Mechanics of Materials : 5.0 cr
STAT 3411 - Engineering Statistics : 3.0 cr
MATH 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2015 - General Physics II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2016 - General Physics Lab II : 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
ECON 1022 - Principles of Economics: Macro : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, SOC SCI
SW 1210 - Global Issues : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER
CE 3025 - Environmental Engineering : 4.0 cr : SUSTAIN
CE 3221 - Fluid Mechanics : 3.0 cr
MATH 3298 - Calculus III : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
CE 3026 - Project Management : 3.0 cr
CE 3027 - Infrastructure Materials : 4.0 cr
CE 3115 - Structural Analysis : 3.0 cr
CE 3316 - Transportation Engineering : 3.0 cr
CE 3426 - Soil Mechanics : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 18.0 cr
CE 3015 - CAD & Engineering Drawing : 4.0 cr
CE 3225 - Hydraulics and Hydrology : 4.0 cr
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, COMM & LAN
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writ (3 cr) : 3.0 cr
CE 2425 - Geologic Principles for Civil Engineers : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 5.0 cr
CE 3016 - Surveying : 2.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
CE 4128 - Prestressed Concrete Structures : 3.0 cr
CE 4137 - Advanced Structural Analysis : 3.0 cr
CE 4515 - Sustainable Design : 3.0 cr : SUSTAIN
CE 5127 - Bridge Analysis and Design : 3.0 cr
General Civil Engineering Elective 3.0 cr
General Civil Engineering Elective 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CE 4255 - Senior Design : 4.0 cr
CE 5128 - Prestressed Concrete Structures : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
General Civil Engineering Elective 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr