Civil Engineering Degree
Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.
Requirements (48 units)
Core courses (27 units)1
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 4 mathematics courses | |
| 4 units of basic science: 2 | |
| General Physics | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry I | |
or CHEM 151-0 | General Chemistry I |
or CHEM 171-0 | Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry |
1 unit in biological sciences, or | |
| Earth in the Anthropocene | |
or EARTH 201-0 | Earth Systems Revealed |
or EARTH 202-0 | Earth's Interior |
1 additional unit in biological sciences (200-level or higher), chemistry, or physics, or | |
| Earth Systems Revealed | |
or EARTH 202-0 | Earth's Interior |
| Earth in the Anthropocene | |
| 4 engineering analysis and computer proficiency courses | |
| 3 design and communications courses | |
| 7 social sciences/humanities courses | |
| 5 unrestricted electives | |
1 unit of unrestricted electives is from Chemistry lab, PHYSICS 136-2, and CIV_ENV 301-1 | |
Major Program (21 units)3
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 2 basic courses chosen from the options below | |
| Engineering Possibilities: Decision Science in the Age of Smart Technologies | |
| Biological and Ecological Principles | |
| Structural Art | |
| 5 basic engineering courses | |
| Mechanics of Materials I | |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems Analysis | |
| Uncertainty Analysis | |
| Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics - I | |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Fluid Mechanics I | |
| 4 civil engineering breadth courses | |
| Theory of Structures I | |
| Earth Surface Engineering | |
| Environmental Systems and Processes | |
| Introduction to Transportation Planning and Analysis | |
| Transportation System Operations | |
| 4 courses chosen from the focus areas below 4,5 | |
Architectural Engineering & Design | |
Environmental | |
Geotechnics | |
Management | |
Structures | |
Transportation | |
| 2 capstone design courses (0.5 units each) | |
| Capstone Design I and Capstone Design II | |
| 5 technical elective courses 6 | |
300 level or higher in mathematics, science, engineering, or another area supporting the area of specialization | |
| 1 professional development course (0.34 units) 7 | |
| Professional Development Seminar I | |
- 1
See general requirements for details.
- 2
PHYSICS 125-2 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-2 General Physics. Associated lab is PHYSICS 126-2 Physics for ISP Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-2 General Physics Laboratory.
- 3
At least 17 out of the 21 units in the major program must be CIV_ENV courses with 100% engineering topic; only GEN_ENG 220-1 Analy/Comp Graph and GEN_ENG 220-2 Analy/Comp Graph II may be taken P/N.
- 4
Must select from an approved list available in Undergraduate CIV_ENV Handbook; must choose at least 2 design courses3 from 2 focus areas.
- 5
Design is defined as courses taught by licensed Professional Engineer or equivalent as defined by ABET and use appropriate codes and/or standards.
- 6
GEN_ENG 220-1 Analy/Comp Graph and GEN_ENG 220-2 Analy/Comp Graph II may count toward this requirement; only 1 unit of CIV_ENV 399-0 Projects may be counted; no 399 from another department is accepted. Choose from an approved list available in Undergraduate CIV_ENV Handbook.
- 7
0.34 units may count towards unrestricted electives.