BS CIVIL ENGINEERING  – 2003-05 Catalog
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 263
(805) 756-2947

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

CE 111 Introduction to Civil Engineering

1

CE 114 Intro CAD in Civil & Environmental Engr

4

CE 201 Strength of Materials (5) or CE 204, CE 205 Strength of Materials I, II (3)(2)

5

CE 206 Strength of Materials Laboratory

1

CE 221, 222 Fund Transportation Engr and Lab

3,2

CE 259 Civil Engineering Materials

2

CE 336 Water Resources Engineering

4

CE 337 Hydraulics Laboratory

1

CE 351 Structural Analysis

5

CE 355 Reinforced Concrete Design

3

CE 381, 382 Geotechnical Engineering and Lab

4,1

CE 407 Structural Dynamics

4

CE 453 Structural Steel Design

3

CE 461, 462 Senior Project or CE 466, 467 Senior Project Design Lab

2,2

1  Advisor approved emphasis area to be selected from: general civil, geotechnical, structural, transportation, or water resources engineering

14

1,2, 3  Advisor approved technical electives

14

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 213 and ENGR/BRAE 213 (B2)*

2,2

BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying

4

CHEM 124 Gen Chem for Engineering (B3/B4)*

4

CHEM 125 Gen Chem for Engineering

4

CSC 231 Fortran for Engineering Students or

CSC 234 C and UNIX

2/3

CSC 341 Numerical Analysis or
IME 314 Engineering Economics

4/3

EE 201 Electric Circuits Theory

3

ENGL 149 Technical Writing for Engineers (A3)*

4

ENVE 331 Intro to Environmental Engineering

4

GEOL 201 Physical Geology

3

MATE 210 Materials Engineering

3

MATE 215 Materials Engineering Laboratory

1

MATH 141, 142 Calculus I, II (B1)*

4,4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Add’l Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV

4

MATH 244 Linear Analysis I

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

ME 341 Fluid Mechanics

3

PHYS 131 General Physics (Add’l Area B)*

4

PHYS 132, 133 General Physics

4,4

STAT 312 Statistical Methods for Engr  (B6)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 32 units are in Support.

 

®Minimum of 8 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A Communication (8 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing * 4 units in Support

0

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no addl units req’d)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics  * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science  * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

B5 (requirement for Liberal Arts students only)

 

B6 Upper-division Area B * 4 units in Support

0

Additional Area B units * 8 units in Support

0


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (16 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

 

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ELECTIVES

0

 

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1  To be selected in accordance with the A.B.E.T. 24-unit and Culminating Engineering Design requirement, after consultation with your academic advisor.

2  More than 4 units of advisor-approved coursework outside CE/ENVE is only permitted in special/unusual cases, requires written justification by the student, and approval by the Department Chair.

3  No more than 4 total units of advisor-approved technical elective credit from CE 400, 500 and ENVE 400, 500 combined.