CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering is primarily concerned with the public domain. The profession includes analysis, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of many types of facilities for government, commerce, and industry. These include high-rise office towers, factories, schools, airports, tunnels and subway systems, dams, canals, and water purification and environmental protection facilities such as solid waste and wastewater treatment systems. Civil engineers are concerned with the impact of their projects on the public and the environment, and they attempt to coordinate the needs of society with technical and economic feasibility.
Career opportunities in the field. University graduates with the B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering readily find employment. Civil engineers work in many different types of companies, from large corporations to small, private consulting firms, or in governmental agencies. A civil engineering background is an excellent foundation for jobs in management and public service. Civil engineering is one of the best engineering professions from the viewpoint of international travel opportunities or for eventually establishing one’s own consulting business.
Uniqueness of the program at ASU. The faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at ASU offer a challenging program of study designed to provide the student with the resources and background to pursue a career in a wide range of specialty areas. Some of these areas are structural, geotechnical, environmental and water resources, transportation and materials engineering. The Civil Engineering program is fully accredited by ABET. With the program, students will be prepared for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and professional registration.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers challenging programs of study designed to provide students with the scientific and technical resources to pursue a broad and multifaceted range of careers. Areas of study in the civil engineering curriculum are described below.
Geotechnical engineering. This area of study includes the analysis and design of foundation systems, seepage control, earthdams and water resource structures, earthwork operations, fluid flow-through porous media, and response of foundations and embankments to earthquakes.
Structural engineering. This area of study considers the planning, analysis and design of steel and concrete bridges, buildings, dams; special offshore and space structures; composite materials.
Transportation and materials engineering. This area of study is pursued in two major areas and several interrelated areas: (1) transportation planning, design, and operation, and (2) pavements and materials. Transportation planning, design, and operation emphasizes the highway mode but also encompasses public transit and airport planning and design. Urban transport planning, geometric design of facilities, traffic operations, and evaluation of highway capacity and safety are also a part of transportation planning. The application of advanced technology to the vehicle and the roadway is included in the study of intelligent vehicle/highway systems. Pavements and materials focus on pavement analysis and design; pavement maintenance and rehabilitation; pavement evaluation and management; and characterization of highway materials such as asphalt, concrete, portland cement, and portland cement concrete; durability of highway structures; and structural retrofit of existing bridges.
Water resources engineering. This area of study is concerned with surface and groundwater flow, planning and management of water supply, and water distribution system modeling.
The undergraduate program provides an excellent background for entry to graduate study in engineering.
Environmental Engineering Option
The environmental engineering option has been developed and recently implemented at ASU. Environmental engineering is a multidisciplinary field based on the traditional engineering principles, and chemistry, biology, and geology. Environmental engineers are involved with the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment systems, remediation of contaminated soils and waters, construction of hazardous waste containment systems, analysis of the fate and transport of pollutants in natural environments, water conservation and reuse, and surface water quality management.
Career opportunities in the field. University graduates with the B.S.E. in Civil Engineering (environmental engineering option) find employment in consulting firms, municipalities, regulatory agencies, and industry. The growth of environmental engineering positions has been balanced by the growing number of students entering the field, resulting in a stable job market. International opportunities are great and are likely to expand. After earning the undergraduate B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering (environmental engineering option), many students continue their education by enrolling in an environmental engineering graduate degree program.
Uniqueness of the program at ASU. The environmental engineering option at ASU is presently one of a few such programs in the country. The curriculum includes a solid core of engineering fundamentals, in accordance with an ABET-accredited Civil and Environmental Engineering degree program, so that students will be prepared for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and professional registration. The curriculum also includes a strong emphasis on chemistry, microbiology, and water and wastewater treatment processes.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
See the School of Engineering, “Admission” and “Degrees,” for information regarding entrance requirements.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering and the B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering with an option in environmental engineering require a minimum of 128 semester hours of course work. A minimum of 50 upper-division semester hours is required. The minimum requirements are for a student who has successfully completed at least a year (each) of high school chemistry, physics, computer programming; and precalculus, algebra, and trigonometry.
The B.S.E. degree program consists of the following categories:
Civil Engineering
| First-Year Composition (6) | |
| General Studies/School Requirements (54) | |
| Engineering Core (19–20) | |
| Major (49–48) | |
| Total: 128 | |
Environmental Engineering Option
| First-Year Composition (6) | |
| General Studies/School Requirements (54) | |
| Engineering Core (19) | |
| Major (49) | |
| Total: 128 | |
Graduation Requirements
In addition to fulfilling school and major requirements, majors must satisfy all university graduation requirements. See “University Graduation Requirements.”
Course Requirements. See the School of Engineering, “Course Requirements,” for General Studies, school, and engineering core requirements.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering Core
Twenty-seven hours are required. CEE courses, except CEE 296, may not be taken until all mathematics (MAT) and all engineering core courses (ECE), except ECE 380 and 384 have been completed with an average grade of “C” or higher. No CEE 400-level courses may be taken until ECE 380 and 384 have been completed.
| CEE 296 | Civil Engineering Systems (3) |
| CEE 321 | Structural Analysis and Design (4) |
| CEE 341 | Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (4) |
| CEE 351 | Geotechnical Engineering (4) |
| CEE 361 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering (4) |
| CEE 372 | Transportation Engineering (4) |
| CEE 496 | Topics in Civil Engineering Practice (1) |
| ECE 380 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving N2 (3) |
| Total: 27 |
Civil Engineering Design Electives
Six semester hours from the following list are required.
| CEE 423 | Structural Design (3) |
| CEE 441 | Water Resources Engineering (3) |
| CEE 452 | Foundations (3) |
| CEE 466 | Sanitary Systems Design (3) |
| CEE 475 | Highway Geometric Design (3) |
Civil Engineering Technical Electives
Fifteen to 16 semester hours are required. The design elective courses that have not been selected to satisfy the design electives requirement (see above) may be used as technical electives.
A maximum of seven hours may be selected from outside of civil engineering with advisor’s approval. Students must select technical electives from at least three different CEE areas of study.
Construction. A maximum of three hours may be selected from any of the following Construction (CON) courses.
| CON 341 | Surveying (3) |
| CON 383 | Construction Estimating (3) |
| CON 495 | Construction Planning and Scheduling N3 (3) |
| CON 496 | Construction Contract Administration (3) |
Environmental Engineering. This area includes water treatment, industrial and domestic waste treatment and disposal, public health engineering, and industrial hygiene.
| CEE 362 | Environmental Engineering (3) |
| CEE 466 | Sanitary Systems Design (3) |
| CHM 231 | Elementary Organic Chemistry (3) |
| MIC 220 | Biology of Microorganisms (3) |
| or MIC 205 Microbiology S2 (3) and MIC 206 Microbiology Laboratory S2 (1) |
Geotechnical Engineering. This area includes assessment of engineering properties and design utilizing soils and rocks as engineering materials.
| CEE 452 | Foundations (3) |
Structural Engineering. This area includes analysis and design of structures for buildings, bridges, space frames, structural mechanics.
| CEE 322 | Steel Structures (3) |
| CEE 323 | Concrete Structures (3) |
| CEE 423 | Structural Design (3) |
| CEE 432 | Matrix and Computer Applications in Structural Engineering (3) |
Transportation/Materials Engineering. This area includes analysis and design of transportation facilities, transportation planning and economics, and transportation in the urban environment.
| CEE 412 | Pavement Analysis and Design (3) |
| CEE 471 | Intelligent Transportation Systems (3) |
| CEE 475 | Highway Geometric Design (3) |
Water Resources Engineering. This area includes planning and design of facilities for collection, storage and distribution of water, water systems management, and estimating availability of water resources.
| CEE 440 | Engineering Hydrology (3) |
| CEE 441 | Water Resources Engineering (3) |
First Semester
| CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engineers S1/S2 (4) |
| ECE 100 | Introduction to Engineering Design N3 (4) |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 270 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I N1 (4) |
| Total: 15 |
Second Semester
| CEE 296 | Civil Engineering Systems (3) |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 271 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4) |
| PHY 121 | University Physics I: Mechanics S1/S21 (3) |
| PHY 122 | University Physics Laboratory I S1/S21 (1) |
| Total: 14 |
First Semester
| ECE 210 | Engineering Mechanics I: Statics (3) |
| MAT 272 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (4) |
| MAT 274 | Elementary Differential Equations (3) |
| PHY 131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism S1/S22 (3) |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Laboratory II S1/S22 (1) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
Second Semester
| ECE 312 | Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics (3) |
| ECE 313 | Introduction to Deformable Solids (3) |
| ECE 340 | Thermodynamics (3) |
| or ECE 301 Electrical Networks I (4) | |
| ECE 384 | Numerical Analysis for Engineers I (2) |
| ECN 111 | Macroeconomic Principles SB (3) |
| or ECN 112 Microeconomic Principles SB (3) | |
| Basic science elective (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
First Semester
| CEE 321 | Structural Analysis and Design (4) |
| CEE 341 | Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (4) |
| ECE 300 | Intermediate Engineering Design L1 (3) |
| ECE 351 | Engineering Materials (3) |
| ECE 380 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving N2 (3) |
| Total: 17 |
Second Semester
| CEE 351 | Geotechnical Engineering (4) |
| CEE 361 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering (4) |
| CEE 372 | Transportation Engineering (4) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Total: 15 | |
First Semester
| CEE 496 | Topics in Civil Engineering Practice (1) |
| Design elective (3) | |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course(s)3 (4) | |
| Technical electives (9) | |
| Total: 17 | |
Second Semester
| CEE 486 | Integrated Civil Engineering Design L2 (3) |
| Design elective (3) | |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Technical electives (6–7) | |
| Total: 15–16 | |
| Graduation requirement total: 128 | |
| 1 | Both PHY 121 and 122 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
| 2 | Both PHY 131 and 132 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
| 3 | Engineering students may not use aerospace studies (AES) or military science (MIS) courses to fulfill HU or SB requirements. See the School of Engineering, “Selected nonengineering topics.” |
A maximum of two graduate courses may be taken for undergraduate credit by students whose cumulative GPA is 3.00 or higher and with the approval of the instructor, advisor, department chair, and the dean of the college.
Concurrent Studies in Architecture and Civil Engineering
Undergraduate. Qualified lower-division students interested in combining studies in architecture and civil engineering may prepare for upper-division and graduate courses in both programs by taking courses listed in option B of the School of Architecture.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING OPTION
Environmental Engineering Core
See the School of Engineering, “Course Requirements,” for General Studies, school, and engineering core requirements.
Thirty semester hours are required. CEE courses, except CEE 296, may not be taken until mathematics (MAT), and engineering core (ECE) courses, except ECE 380 and 384, have been completed with an average grade of “C” or higher. No CEE 400-level courses may be taken until ECE 380 and 384 have been completed.
| CEE 296 | Civil Engineering Systems (3) |
| CEE 321 | Structural Analysis and Design (4) |
| CEE 341 | Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (4) |
| CEE 351 | Geotechnical Engineering (4) |
| CEE 361 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering (4) |
| CEE 372 | Transportation Engineering (4) |
| CEE 496 | Topics in Civil Engineering Practice (1) |
| CHM 341 | Elementary Physical Chemistry (3) |
| ECE 380 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving N2 (3) |
| Total: 30 |
Environmental Design Courses
| CEE 441 | Water Resources Engineering (3) |
| CEE 466 | Sanitary Systems Design (3) |
| Total: 6 |
Environmental Technical Courses
| BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology (3) |
| or PUP 442 Environmental Planning (3) | |
| or PUP 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (3) | |
| or CHM 302 Environmental Chemistry (3) | |
| or CHM 361 Principles of Biochemistry (3) | |
| CEE 362 | Environmental Engineering (3) |
| CEE 440 | Engineering Hydrology (3) |
| MIC 205 | Microbiology S2 (3) |
| MIC 206 | Microbiology Laboratory S2 (1) |
| Total: 13 |
First Semester
| CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engineers S1/S2 (4) |
| ECE 100 | Introduction to Engineering Design N3 (4) |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 270 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I N1 (4) |
| Total: 15 |
Second Semester
| CEE 296 | Civil Engineering Systems (3) |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 271 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4) |
| PHY 121 | University Physics I: Mechanics S1/S21 (3) |
| PHY 122 | University Physics Laboratory I S1/S21 (1) |
| Total: 14 |
First Semester
| ECE 210 | Engineering Mechanics I: Statics (3) |
| MAT 272 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (4) |
| MAT 274 | Elementary Differential Equations (3) |
| PHY 131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism S1/S22 (3) |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Laboratory II S1/S22 (1) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Total: 17 | |
Second Semester
| CHM 231 | Elementary Organic Chemistry (3) |
| ECE 312 | Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics (3) |
| ECE 313 | Introduction to Deformable Solids (3) |
| ECE 340 | Thermodynamics (3) |
| ECE 384 | Numerical Analysis for Engineers I (2) |
| ECN 111 | Macroeconomic Principles SB (3) |
| or ECN 112 Microeconomic Principles SB (3) | |
| Total: 17 |
First Semester
| CEE 321 | Structural Analysis and Design (4) |
| CEE 341 | Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers (4) |
| ECE 300 | Intermediate Engineering Design L1 (3) |
| ECE 351 | Engineering Materials (3) |
| ECE 380 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving N2 (3) |
| Total: 17 |
Second Semester
| CEE 351 | Geotechnical Engineering (4) |
| CEE 361 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering (4) |
| CEE 372 | Transportation Engineering (4) |
| CHM 341 | Physical Chemistry (3) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Total: 18 | |
First Semester
| CEE 362 | Environmental Engineering (3) |
| CEE 440 | Engineering Hydrology (3) |
| CEE 466 | Sanitary Systems Design (3) |
| CEE 496 | Topics in Civil Engineering Practice (1) |
| MIC 205 | Microbiology S2 (3) |
| MIC 206 | Microbiology Laboratory S2 (1) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area courses3 (4) | |
| Total: 18 | |
Second Semester
| BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology (3) |
| or CHM 302 Environmental Chemistry (3) | |
| or CHM 361 Principles of Biochemistry (3) | |
| or PUP 442 Environmental Planning (3) | |
| or PUP 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (3) | |
| CEE 441 | Water Resources Engineering (3) |
| CEE 486 | Integrated Civil Engineering Design L2 (3) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course3 (3) | |
| Total: 12 | |
| Graduation requirement total: 128 | |
| 1 | Both PHY 121 and 122 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
| 2 | Both PHY 131 and 132 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
| 3 | Engineering students may not use aerospace studies (AES) or military science (MIS) courses to fulfill HU or SB requirements. See the School of Engineering, “Selected nonengineering topics.” |
A maximum of two graduate courses may be taken for undergraduate credit by students whose cumulative GPA is 3.00 or higher and with the approval of the instructor, advisor, department chair, and the dean of the college.
Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered.
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