Civil Engineering, BS

Civil Engineers plan, design and supervise construction of buildings, roadways, bridges, water supply systems, communications networks and transportation systems. Using modern technology, they solve pollution and planning problems and tackle other engineering challenges. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. The Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the General Program Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria. It includes course work in construction, environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation and water resources engineering.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

The following course in Preparation for the Major must be completed with a “C- or better”: ENGL 1B . Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in each Core: Mechanics Core, Foundational Core, Disciplinary Core and Breadth Core.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 12 (10 units may be satisfied by major coursework, 3 units of 1B waived, 3 units of 5B waived)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 6 (3 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGR 100W)

Major Preparation: 32

Major Requirements: 64

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (32 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
GEOL 2 - Geology for Engineers 3 unit(s)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

3. Major Requirements (64 units)

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in each Core: Mechanics Core, Foundational Core, Disciplinary Core and Breadth Core.

CE 95 - Theory and Application of Statics 3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s)

Mechanics Core (9 units)

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA.

CE 112 - Mechanics of Materials 3 unit(s)
ME 101 - Dynamics 3 unit(s)
ME 111 - Fluid Mechanics 3 unit(s)

Foundational Core (13 units)

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA.

CE 8 - Plane Surveying 3 unit(s)
CE 20 - Engineering Graphics, CAD and Programming 3 unit(s) (Taking both ME 20 and ME 30 can be used to satisfy CE 20.)
CE 120 - Construction Materials Laboratory 1 unit(s)
CE 130 - Civil Engineering Economic Analysis 2 unit(s)
CE 190 - Numerical Solutions of Civil Engineering Problems 2 unit(s)
CE 192 - Probabilistic Models for Civil Engineering Decisions 2 unit(s)

Disciplinary Core (18 units)

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA.

CE 121 - Transportation Engineering 3 unit(s)
CE 131 - Introduction to Construction Engineering 3 unit(s)
CE 140 - Geotechnical Engineering 3 unit(s)
CE 150 - Introduction to Hydrology and Hydraulics 3 unit(s)
CE 160 - Structural Analysis 3 unit(s)
CE 170 - Principles of Environmental Engineering 3 unit(s)

Breadth Core (18 units)

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA.

CE 162 - Structural Concrete Design 3 unit(s)
CE 165 - Earthquake Resistant Design 3 unit(s)
CE 181 - Civil Engineering Systems 3 unit(s)
Two Civil Engineering Technical Electives approved by a major advisor. One of the two Technical Electives must be a designated design course.
CE - 182 - Engineering Failures and Social Vulnerability (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)

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Civil Engineering, BS

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Summary of Degree Units

2. Major Preparation (32 units)

3. Major Requirements (64 units)

Mechanics Core (9 units)

Foundational Core (13 units)

Disciplinary Core (18 units)

Breadth Core (18 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)