The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an undergraduate option in construction engineering and management (CEM). Students taking the CEM option will earn an ABET-accredited B.S. degree in civil engineering. The transcript will indicate that the student has earned a Bachelor of Science–Civil Engineering with option: Construction Engineering and Management.
Students must complete the following BS Civil Engineering requirements: Introduction to Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Basic Science, Mechanics, Tools, Breadth, Communications, and Liberal Studies. CEM requirements for Civil Engineering Design and Engineering Electives are listed here, along with additional requirements for the CEM option. The total number of credits required for the CEM option is 132 instead of 128.
Civil Engineering Design Requirement for CEM Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one: | 3 | |
| Steel Structures I | ||
| Concrete Structures I | ||
| Must take: | ||
| CIV ENGR 578 | Senior Capstone Design 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Building Information Modeling (BIM) 2 | ||
| Hydrologic Design | ||
| Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering | ||
| Water Treatment Plant Design | ||
| Hazardous Waste Management | ||
| Seepage and Slopes | ||
| Foundations | ||
| Geometric Design of Transport Facilities | ||
| Traffic Control | ||
| Advanced Pavement Design | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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Must complete either CIV ENGR 445 Steel Structures I or CIV ENGR 447 Concrete Structures I before taking.
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This course is only available as a design course for CEM option students.
Construction Engineering and Management Depth Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIV ENGR 491 | Legal Aspects of Engineering | 3 |
| CIV ENGR 492 | Integrated Project Estimating and Scheduling | 3 |
| CIV ENGR 1 | Cooperative Education Program 1 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 8 | |
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Students must take two credits of CIV ENGR 1 Cooperative Education Program total. A summer internship equals 1 credit; a co-op equals 1 credit.
Engineering Electives Requirement for CEM Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Electrical Systems for Construction | ||
| Mechanical Systems for Construction | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Accounting Principles | ||
| Introduction to Finance | ||
| Applied Leadership Competencies in Engineering | ||
| Managing Organizations | ||
| The Real Estate Process | ||
| Residential Property Development | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| MATH 221 | 5 | MATH 222 | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1091 | 5 | CIV ENGR 159 (was M E 170 before Fall 2023) | 2 | ||
| INTEREGR 170 | 3 | E M A 201 | 3 | ||
or LIBERAL STUDIES2 | GEOSCI 100 or 106 | 3 | |||
| COMMUNICATIONS A | 3 | LIBERAL STUDIES or2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| MATH 234 | 4 | MATH 319 or 320 | 3 | CIV ENGR 1 | 1 |
| STAT 324 or 311 | 3 | E M A 3033 | 3 | ||
| E M A 2023 | 3 | E M A/M E 3073 | 1 | ||
| CIV ENGR 320 | 3 | CIV ENGR 310 | 3 | ||
| ZOOLOGY 153, 260, or MICROBIO 101 | 3 | E P D 275 | 2 | ||
| ECON 101, 102, or 1112 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CIV ENGR 370 | 3 | CIV ENGR DESIGN4 | 3 | CIV ENGR 1 | 1 |
| CIV ENGR 340 | 3 | CIV ENGR/E M A 395 | 3 | ||
| CIV ENGR/G L E 330 | 3 | CIV ENGR/G L E 291 | 4 | ||
| INTEREGR 397 | 3 | CIV ENGR 498 | 3 | ||
| ETHNIC STUDIES2 | 3 | PHYSICS 202 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| CIV ENGR DESIGN4 | 3 | CIV ENGR 578 | 4 | ||
| CIV ENGR 311 | 3 | CIV ENGR 4925 | 3 | ||
| CIV ENGR 4915 | 3 | BUSINESS ELECTIVE | 3 | ||
| CIV ENGR 494 | 3 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ELECTIVE2 | 3 | ||
| CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE | 3 | LIBERAL STUDIES2 | 3 | ||
| BUSINESS ELECTIVE | 3 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | ||||
| Total Credits 132 | |||||
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Taking CHEM 103 General Chemistry I/CHEM 104 General Chemistry II instead of CHEM 109 Advanced General Chemistry adds 4 additional credits to degree requirements.
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Liberal studies coursework should add up to 16 credits, including economics elective, environmental studies elective, and ethnic studies.
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After completing E M A 201 Statics, students may take E M A 202 Dynamics and then E M A 303 Mechanics of Materials/E M A/M E 307 Mechanics of Materials Lab, or take E M A 303/E M A/M E 307 and then E M A 202.
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One design course must be CIV ENGR 445 Steel Structures I or CIV ENGR 447 Concrete Structures I, which must be taken before CIV ENGR 578 Senior Capstone Design. CIV ENGR 445 is offered every Fall; CIV ENGR 447 is offered every Spring.
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CIV ENGR 491 Legal Aspects of Engineering is offered every Fall; CIV ENGR 492 Integrated Project Estimating and Scheduling is offered every Spring.