Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE)

The Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE) program provides students with a solid background in structural, geotechnical, water resources, environmental, and transportation engineering.

Minimum hours required for degree: 130 (this does not include hours earned in the Engineering Cooperative Education Program Career Orientation classes) 

Grade restrictions: Civil Engineering students are limited to a total of two D grades in ESC 201, ESC 211, Civil Engineering courses, and Civil Engineering technical electives

Major Requirements

Mathematics Required Courses (3 courses)
•MTH 181 - Calculus I
•MTH 182 - Calculus II
•MTH 283 - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers

Ethics Required Course (1 course)
•PHL 215 - Engineering Ethics

Science Required Courses (6 courses)
•CHM 261 - General Chemistry I
•CHM 266 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
•GEO 100 - Introductory Geology
•GEO 101 - Introductory Geology Laboratory
•PHY 241 - University Physics I
•PHY 242 - University Physics II

Co-op Required Course
(Optional course for degree - required for Co-op program)
•CSC 121 - Career Orientation

Engineering Science Required Courses (9 courses)
•INQ 170 - Engineering Launch (not required for transfer students - see note below)
•ESC 102 - Technical Writing and Professional Communication
•ESC 151 - C Programming or ESC 152 - Programming with MATLAB
•ESC 201 - Statics
•ESC 202 - Dynamics
•ESC 211 - Strength of Materials
•ESC 250 - Differential Equations for Engineers
•ESC 282 - Engineering Economy
•ESC 310 - Engineering Statistics and Probability

(*) ESC 120 Introduction to Engineering Design is required in place of INQ 170 in the following cases: (a) transfer students; however, those who have had co-op experience in engineering/computer science and/or have transferred 12 credits of engineering/computer science courses can petition to waive ESC 120; (b) students who, as freshmen at CSU, started in another major and completed an Inquiry Launch course different from INQ 170; (c) Honors students who take the Honors Inquiry Launch course. Neither INQ 170 nor ESC 120 is required for transfer students with an Associates of Applied Science degree

Civil Engineering Required Courses (18 courses)
•CVE 170 - Civil Engineering Graphics Lab
•CVE 211 - Surveying
•CVE 212 - Surveying Lab
•CVE 310 - Strength of Materials Laboratory
•CVE 312 - Structural Analysis I
•CVE 322 - Structural Steel Design
•CVE 331 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
•CVE 332 - Geotechnical Engineering Lab (or CVE 333 - Geotechnical Engineering Lab (Writing) (WAC))
•CVE 360 - Mechanics of Fluids and Basic Thermal Systems for Civil Engineers
•CVE 361 - Hydraulic Engineering
•CVE 362 - Hydraulics Lab (or CVE 363 - Hydraulics Lab (Writing) (WAC))
•CVE 371 - Environmental Engineering I
•CVE 374 - Environmental Engineering Lab
•CVE 403 - Construction Planning & Principles Of Estimating
•CVE 422 - Reinforced Concrete Design
•CVE 429 - Foundation Engineering
•CVE 446 - Transportation Engineering
•CVE 461 - Hydrologic Analysis

Civil Engineering Capstone Requirement (2 courses)
•CVE 426 - Preliminary Design (WAC)
•CVE 427 - Capstone Design (SPAC)

Civil Engineering Elective Courses
(2 courses required - must be chosen from available 400-level Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering courses using the list below as a guide - CVE 450 cannot be used as technical elective). Students enrolled in the Accelerated MS Program, and also those who have GPA 3.0 or above, may take 500-level graduate CVE or EVE courses as technical electives.
•CVE 423 - Prestressed Concrete
•CVE 428 - Structural Wood Design
•CVE 430 - Advanced Soil Mechanics
•CVE 431 - Advanced Foundations
•CVE 440 - Soil Stabilization & Decontamination
•CVE 441 - Traffic Flow Theory
•CVE 442 - Urban Transportation Planning
•CVE 444 - Parking Systems
•CVE 445 - Intelligent Transportation Systems
•CVE 447 - Pavement Engineering
•CVE 448 - Geometric Design
•CVE 449 - Traffic Control Systems
•CVE 462 - Open Channel Hydraulics
•CVE 463 - Water Resources Engineering
•CVE 464 - Ground-Water Hydrology
•CVE 478 - Water Treatment Plant Design
•CVE 479 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Design