Civil Engineering, B.S.
Civil Engineering Program Educational Objectives
Guided by the Mission of the University, the Civil Engineering program is committed to preparing students who will be thoughtful, responsible, and successful citizens. Within three to five years of graduation, the program expects that Civil Engineering graduates will have:
- Become competent and engaged engineering professionals, applying their technical and managerial skills in the planning, design, construction, operation or maintenance of the build environment and global infrastructure, and utilizing their skills to analyze and design systems, specify project methods and materials, perform cost estimates and analyses, and manage technical activities in support of civil engineering projects.
- Initiated an active program of life-long learning, including studies leading to professional licensure or an advanced degree in engineering, that provides for continued development of their technical abilities and management skills, and attainment of professional expertise.
- Developed their communication skills in oral, written, visual and graphic modes when working as team members or leaders, so they can actively participate in their communities and their profession.
- Established an understanding of professionalism, ethics, quality performance, public policy, safety, and sustainability that allows them to be professional leaders and contributors to society when solving engineering problems and producing civil engineering solutions.
In addition to CCSU admissions standards, admission to the undergraduate Civil Engineering (CE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) programs requires:
- Completion of, or eligibility to enroll in, MATH 152 (Calculus I) and
- Completion of, or eligibility to enroll in, ENG 105 or ENG 110 (Freshman Composition).
The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is a program of study requiring 127-136 credits of undergraduate work, including a two-term senior project capstone requirement completed with oral and written reports. Registration to take the NCEES FE exam is required for completion of the senior project capstone course.
Required coursework can also be grouped into three categories: General Education, Major Requirements, and Additional Requirements.
For all majors a minimum grade of C- is required in all courses in the major, all additional course requirements as well as courses in Study Area IV, Skill Area I, and Skill Area II
General Education Requirements (42-49 Credits)
Study Area I: Arts and Humanities
| Literature (3) | 3 |
| Philosophy or Fine Arts | 3 |
| Literature, Philosophy or Fine Arts | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Study Area II: Social Sciences
| History (3) | 3 |
| Economics | 3 |
| or | |
| ET 399 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Study Area III: Behavioral Sciences
| Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Study Area IV: Natural Sciences
Skill Area I: Communication Skills
| ENG 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENGR 290 | Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation | 3 |
ENG 110: A placement exam may be required before enrolling in English or Mathematics courses.
Skill Area II: Mathematics
MATH 152: A placement exam may be required before enrolling in English or Mathematics courses.
Skill Area III: Foreign Language Proficiency
Skill Area IV: University Requirement
| PE 144 | Fitness/Wellness Ventures | 2 |
| or for transfer students | |
| ENGR 150 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2-3 |
Major Requirements (58 credits, 55 for tranfer students taking ENGR 150 as Skill Area IV)
| ENGR 150 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 251 | Engineering Mechanics I - Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 252 | Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 357 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 258 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 354 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 253 | Introduction to Engineering Surveying | 3 |
| CE 301 | CE Fundamental Computations | 1 |
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| CE 357 | Advanced Surveying | 3 |
| or | |
| CE 458 | Introduction to GPS for Engineering | 3 |
| | |
| CE 357 | Advanced Surveying | 3 |
| CE 397 | Structural Analysis I | 3 |
| CE 407 | Structural Analysis II | 3 |
| CE 451 | Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 452 | Foundation Engineering | 2 |
| CE 454 | Introduction to Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 470 | Structural Steel Design | 3 |
| CE 471 | Reinforced ConcreteDesign | 3 |
| CE 475 | Hydrology & Storm Drainage | 3 |
| CE 476 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE 497 | CE Professional Practice and Senior Project Research | 2 |
| CE 498 | Civil Engineering Senior Design Project (Capstone) | 2 |
CE498: Completion of CE 498 requires that students register to take the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam.
Additional Requirements
| CHEM 161 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 162 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
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| ETM 356 | Materials Analysis | 3 |
| or | |
| CM 356 | Materials of Construction | 4 |
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| ENGR 240 | Computational Methods for Engineering | 3 |
| CE 222 | CAD Applications in Civil Engineering | 2 |
| MATH 226 | Linear Algebra and Probability for Engineers | 4 |
| MATH 355 | Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications | 4 |
| CE Directed Technical Elective | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30-31 |
Four credits froms the following:
BIO or BMS or ESCI Additional Science Elective w/ Lab.
| BIO 121 | General Biology I | 4 |
| or | |
| BMS 102 | Introduction to Biomolecular Science | 3 |
| and | |
| BMS 103 | Introduction to Biomolecular Science Laboratory | 1 |
| or | |
| GSCI 121 | The Dynamic Earth | 3 |
| and | |
| GSCI 125 | The Dynamic Earth Laboratory | 1 |
Recommended CE Directed Technical Electives include:
| CE 472 | Timber Structures | 3 |
| CE 458 | Introduction to GPS for Engineering | 3 |
| CE 402 | Inquiry and Research in Civil Engineering | 1 |
| ET 495 | Topics in Engineering Technology | 3 |
| ENGR 490 | Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) | 3 |
| ETM 467 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| and | |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| or | |
| course approval by the department of Engineering Chair | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 127