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CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
Engineering Focus Area Electives:
Six (6) electives must be selected from one of the following four focus areas. Students must obtain prior approval from both their advisor and the Program Head for Civil Engineering to take any sequence of courses other than those listed below.
General Requirement:
The six courses in a Focus Area must provide a minimum of 6.5 Engineering Design (ED) Units.
Construction Management
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall |
| Plus four of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 834* Hazardous Waste Management | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Spring (even years) |
| ENGR 839* Water Pollution Control Engr | 3 | 1 | 2 | Fall (even years) |
| Minimum Required: | 18 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
Geotechnical Engineering
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| Plus five of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 432 Finite Element Methods | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 461 Mechanical & Structural Vibrations | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 468 Applied Fluid Mech & Hydraulics | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring |
| ENGR 834* Hazardous Waste Management | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring (even years) |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall (even years) |
| Minimum Required: | 18 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
Structural Engineering
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| Additional Design: Minimum two courses | | | | |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring (even years) |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall (even years) |
| Other: Minimum one courses | | | | |
| ENGR 428 Applied Stress Analysis | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring |
| ENGR 432 Finite Element Methods | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 461 Mechanical & Structural Vibrations | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 830 *Finite Element Methods in Structural & Continuum Mechanics | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall (odd years) |
| ENGR 833* Principles of Earthquake Engr | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring (odd years) |
| Minimum Required: | 18 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
Environmental Engineering
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 303 Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | 3 | 0 | Spring, Fall |
| ENGR 435 Environmental Engineering Design | 3 | 1 | 2 | Fall |
| Plus four of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 432 Finite Element Methods | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 834* Hazardous Waste Management | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall (even years) |
| ENGR 838* Envir Engr Information System | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| ENGR 839* Water Pollution Control Engr | 3 | 1 | 2 | Fall (odd years) |
| ENGR 866* Combustion and Air Pollution | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring (even years) |
| Minimum Required: | 18 | 4 | 6.5 | |
ENGR 699 Special Study in Engineering
The maximum ED units allowable for ENGR 699 is one. Course content and ES/ED unit allocation must be approved by both your advisor and the Program Head for Civil Engineering prior to enrolling in ENGR 699.
*Only open to seniors with an Engineering GPA 2.5 or more and consent of instructor.
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