BS CIVIL ENGINEERING -- 1999-2000 Catalog
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 263
(805) 756-2947

 60 units upper division | GWR | 2.0 GPA | USCP
* = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

CE 111 Civil 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 Engrand 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

2,2

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


14
1,2 Adviser approved technical electives

14

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying

4

CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry for Engineering (B1a)*

4

CHEM 125 Gen Chem for Engineering (Area B)*

4

CSC 231 Fortran for Engineering Students or
CSC 234 C and UNIX (F1)*

2/3

CSC 341 Numerical Analysis or
IME 314 Engineering Economics


4/3

EE 201 Electric Circuits Theory

3

ENGL 218 Prof Writing: Argument/ Reports (A4)*

4

ENVE 331 Intro to Environmental Engineering

4

GEOL 201 Physical Geology (Area B)*

3

MATE 210 Materials Engineering

3

MATE 215 Materials Engineering Laboratory

1

MATH 141 Calculus I (B2)*

4

MATH 142 Calculus II (B2)*

4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV (Area B)*

4

MATH 242 Differential Equations (Area B)*

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

ME 341 Fluid Mechanics

3

PHYS 131 General Physics (Area B)*

4

PHYS 132 General Physics (Area B)*

4

PHYS 133 General Physics (Area B)*

4

STAT 312 Statistical Methods for Engr (Area B)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

45

72 units required; 27 of these units are in Major/Support.
See page 77 for complete GE course listing.
Minimum 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 10 units)

1 unit is in Support
Take one course from A1, A2, A3:
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
A4 Argumentative Writing *see Support

Area B Science and Mathematics (minimum 2 units)

24 units are in Support.
Take one course from B1b:
B1a Physical Sciences *see Support
B1b Life Sciences elective
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Support
Area B * see Support

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1 Literature
C1 Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one course from C1, C2, C3

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (min 15 units)

No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics
D4a Social Institution
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
Take one course from E1 or E2
E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

Area F Technology (no additional units required)

2 units are in Support.
F1 Computer Literacy *see Support

ELECTIVES

0

 

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1 To be selected in accordance with the A.B.E.T. 24-unit Engineering Design requirement, after consultation with your academic adviser.
2 No more than 4 units of coursework other than CE/ENVE may be used to satisfy the Civil Engineering degree requirement