BS CIVIL ENGINEERING  2005-07 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)(3)

6

CE 221, 222 Fund Transportation Engr and Lab

3,2

CE 251 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering

2

CE 259 Civil Engineering Materials

2

CE 336 Water Resources Engineering

4

CE 337 Hydraulics Laboratory

1

CE 351 Structural Analysis

4

CE 355 Reinforced Concrete Design

4

CE 356 Structural Steel Design

4

CE 381, 382 Geotechnical Engineering and Lab

4,1

CE 461, 462 Senior Project Design Lab I, II or
CE 466, 467 Senior Project Design Lab I, II or
CE 468, 469 Community Engr Senior Proj I, II

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

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

4  Advisor approved engineering science elective

3

 

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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. Must include at least one of the following: CE 422, CE 440, CE 454, CE 481.

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.

4  Lower division elective normally to be selected from EE 201 or CSC 234.