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Degree Requirements

Accredited by: ABET 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.

Common Curriculum:  (See The Academic Program on the College website for details

  • 4 course sequence in Mathematics
  • 4 course sequence in Science (Physics & Chemistry)
  • 2 courses in Computing
  • 2 Freshman Writing Seminars
  • An Introduction to Engineering Course (ENGRI)

Engineering Distributions

  • ENGRD 2020 Mechanics of Solids (required)
  • ENGRD 2XXX (To be selected by the student)

Recommendations:

  • ENGRD 2610 Introduction to Mechanical Properties of Materials (recommended for students interested in civil infrastructure)
  • ENGRD 2110 Computers and Programming (recommended for students interested in transportation engineering)
  • ENGRD 2210 Thermodynamics (recommended for students interested in hydraulics)
  • ENGRD 3200 Engineering Computation*(formerly ENGRD 241)  (recommended for all students)

Required Major Courses

  • ENGRD 2030 Dynamics* or CEE 4780 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • ENGRD 3200 Engineering Computation* 
  • CEE 3040 Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering**
  • CEE 3230 Engineering Economics and Management
  • CEE 3310 Fluid Mechanics
  • CEE 3410 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • CEE 3510 Environmental Quality Engineering***
  • CEE 3610 Introduction to Transportation Engineering***
  • CEE 3710 Structural Modeling and Behavior

Electives

  • Technical Communications course (ENGRC 3350, 3500, COMM 2600, 2630, 3520 or BEE 4890)****
  • Three CEE Design Courses*****
  • Two Major-Approved Electives*****
  • Two Advisor Approved Electives

* Students using this course as a second Engineering Distribution must take an additional Major-Aapproved Elective.

** ENGRD 2700 may be accepted (by petition) to substitute for CEE 3040, if taken prior to affiliation or if necessary because of scheduling conflicts caused by coop or study abroad.

*** Students interested in pursuing a Concentration in Civil Infrastructure (geotechnical and structural engineering) may substitute either CEE 3720 or 4710 for either CEE 3510 or CEE 3610, if they also complete either CEE 4730 or 4740. However, CEE 3720 or 4710 then counts as a Core Course only and not as one of the five CEE Design Courses or Major-Approved Electives.  Students interested in pursuing a concentration in transportation systems may substitute CEE 4610 for CEE 3510 if they also take two of the these three courses:  CEE 4630, 4640, or 4650.  However, CEE 4610 then counts as a Core Course only and cannot be used as a Major Approved Elective.
**** If the Technical Communications is met with a course that fulfills another requirement (Liberal Studies, Major-Approved Elective, etc.), then the student must substitute an additional Advisor Approved Elective for this requirement. ***** Lists of suggested courses are available for students interested in structural engineering, transportation engineering, fluid mechanics/hydrology, geotechnical engineering, and water resources and environmental systems engineering.