Degree Requirements

This program is offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.

Program objectives
We are dedicated to providing the highest-quality broad-based technical, scientific, and liberal education. We create and maintain an outstanding educational program in a climate that fosters diverse skills designed for professional success. Our objectives are to prepare our students for:

Excellence in engineering decision-making and design
Leadership careers in engineering practice
Graduate professional engineering education
Advanced study and research in engineering, and
Diverse, alternative career choices.

Commun Curriculum: All engineering students are required to take a sequence of math, science and computing courses during their first two years at Cornell, and are also required to take a minimum of 6 courses of liberal studies courses.

Engineering Distributions

ENGRD 251 Engineering for a Sustainable Society is required
ENGRD 2XX ENGRD 202, 320 (formerly ENGRD 241) or CEE 304 are recommended

Required Major Courses

BIO G 10X Introductory Biology (BIO G 101, 103, BIO G 105, 107, or 109) *
ENGRD 202 Mechanics of Solids **
ENGRD 320 Engineering Computation (formerly ENGRD 241) or ENGRD 221 Thermodynamics*
CEE 304 Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering *+
CEE 323 Engineering Economics and Management or BEE 489 Engineering Entrepreneurship, Managment and Ethics
CEE 331 Fluid Mechanics
Earth Science CEE 341, EAS 201, 321, CSS 365, or BEE 371
CEE 351 Environmental Quality Engineering
CEE 451 Microbiology for Environmental Engineering **
Lab Course CEE 453 (Spring), BEE 427 (Fall), BEE 473 (Fall) or CEE 437 (every other Spring)
BEE 475 Environmental Systems Analysis

Electives

Technical Communications Course (ENGRC 335, 350, or COMM 260, 263, 252 CEE 453, or BEE 489) ***
Three Environmental Engineering Design Electives ****
One Major-Approved Elective ****
Two Advisor Approved Electives

*Students electing to use this course as a second Engineering Distribution must take an additional Major Approved Elective. Note: BIO G 109 may not be used for the Engineering Distribution

**Students planning graduate-level study in Environmental Engineering should take BIOMI 290, Introduction to Microbiology, in place of CEE 451

***If the course fulfilling the Technical Writing requirement also fulfills another requirement (e.g. Liberal Studies, Major-Approved Elective), then an additional Advisor Approved Elective must be substituted for this requirement

****To be chosen from lists available in the CEE Major office, 221 Hollister or the BEE Major Office in 207 Riley-Robb. Lists of suggested courses cover the areas of environmental engineering, hydraulics/hydrology, environmental systems engineering, geotechnical engineering, remote sensing, air pollution, and agricultural and biological engineering.

+ENGRD 270/ORIE 270 may be accepted (by petition) to stubstitute for CEE 304 if taken prior to affiliation with the Environmental Major or because of scheduling conflicts caused by coop or study abroad.