2010-2011 B.S. in Civil Engineering Curriculum

FRESHMAN YEAR
Units
1st Quarter

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A — Chemical Structure

4

Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 — Introduction to Civil Engineering

2

English Composition 3 — English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Mathematics 31A — Differential and Integral Calculus

4

2nd Quarter

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20B/20L — Chemical Energetics and Change/General Chemistry Laboratory

7

Mathematics 31B — Integration and Infinite Series

4

Physics 1A — Mechanics

5

3rd Quarter

 

Mathematics 32A — Calculus of Several Variables

4

Physics 1B — Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields

5

Physics 4AL — Mechanics Laboratory

2

HSSEAS GE Elective *

5

SOPHOMORE YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 101 — Statics and Dynamics

4

Mathematics 32B — Calculus of Several Variables

4

Physics 1C (Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity) or Electrical Engineering 1 (Electrical Engineering Physics I) 5 or

4

HSSEAS GE Elective *

4 or 5

2nd Quarter

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 15 — Introduction to Computing for Civil Engineers

2

Civil and Environmental Engineering 108 — Introduction to Mechanics of Deformable Solids

4

Computer Science 31 — Introduction to Computer Science I

4

Mathematics 33A — Linear Algebra and Applications

4

3rd Quarter

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 103 — Applied Numerical Computing and Modeling in Civil and Environmental Engineering

4

Materials Science and Engineering 104 — Science of Engineering Materials

4

Mathematics 33B — Differential Equations

4

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103 — Elementary Fluid Mechanics

4

JUNIOR YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 120 — Principles of Soil Mechanics

4

Civil and Environmental Engineering 135A — Elementary Structural Analysis

4

Civil and Environmental Engineering 150 — Introduction to Hydrology

4

Civil and Environmental Engineering 153 — Introduction to Environmental Engineering Science

4

2nd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 102A (Thermodynamics I) or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 105A (Introduction to
Engineering Thermodynamics)

4

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 182A — Mathematics of Engineering

4

HSSEAS Ethics Course

4

Major Field Elective †

4

3rd Quarter

 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 110 — Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers

4

Major Field Electives (2) †

8

Technical Breadth Course *

4

SENIOR YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

HSSEAS GE Elective *

5

Major Field Electives (2) †

8

Technical Breadth Course *

4

2nd Quarter

 

HSSEAS GE Elective *

5

Major Field Electives (2) †

8

Technical Breadth Course *

4

3rd Quarter

 

HSSEAS GE Elective *

5

Major Field Electives (2) †

8

TOTAL

188, 189, or 190

 

* Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and HSSEAS GE (see page 20 for details).

Must include required courses for two of the major field areas listed on page 46.