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Curriculum in Construction Engineering

Administered by the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.

Leading to the degree bachelor of science.

Total credits required: 122.5 Building emphasis; 124.5 Heavy emphasis; 123.5 or 124.5 Mechanical/Electrical emphasis. See also Basic Program and Cooperative Programs.

B - Building construction emphasis.

H - Heavy construction emphasis.

M/E - Mechanical/Electrical construction emphasis.

Undesignated courses are for all emphases.

Sophomore Year
Cr.	Fall
3	Fundamentals of Surveying—C E 111
4	Contractor Organization and Management of Construction—Con E 221
4	Calculus III—Math 265
5	Introduction to Classical Physics II—Phys 222
16	B, M, E, H
Cr.	Spring
3	Social Science and Humanities Elective Economics (B,H,M)2
3	Statics of Engineering—E M 274*
3	Construction Materials and Methods—Con E 241
1	Mechanical/Electrical Materials and Methods—Con E 251
3	Elementary DifferentialEquations— Math 266 (B, H) o
4	Elementary Differential Equations with Laplace—Math 267 (M,E)
4	Electrical Circuits—E E 201 (E)
3	Financial Accounting— Acct 284 (B,H)
15	B,H; 15 E; 14 M
Junior Year
Cr.	Fall
2	Construction Contract Documents—Con E 245
3	Construction Equipment and Heavy Construction Methods—Con E 322* (B,H)
3	Engineering Law—Con E 380 (B,H)
3	Mechanics of Fluids—E M 378*
3	Mechanics of Materials—E M 324*
3	Social Science & Humanities Elective Depth (H)2
3	Engineering Thermodynamics—M E 231 (M,E)*
4	Electronic Circuits—E E 203 (E)
3	Financial Accounting—Acct 284 (M)
14	B; 17 H; 15 E; 14 M
Cr.	Spring
3	Concrete and Steel Construction— Con E 340 (B,H)*
3	Mechanical/Electrical Systems for Buildings—Con E 351 (B,M,E)
3	Soil Engineering—C E 360 (B,H)*
1	Mechanics of Materials Lab—E M 327 (B,H)
3	Structural Analysis I—C E 332*
3	Social Science & Humanities Elective Depth (B)2
5	Engineering Topics Elective (H)1
3	Energy Systems & Power Electronics—E E 303 (E)*
3	Engineering Law—Con E 380 (E,M)
3	Business Communication Elective (M,E)
2	Intro to Circuits and Instruments— E E 442 (M)
2	Engineering Topics Elective (M)1
16	B,M; 15 H,E
Senior Year
Cr.	Fall
3	Construction Estimating— Con E 421*
2	Construction Planning, Scheduling, and Control—Con E 441
3	Social Science & Humanities Elective International Perspective 2
3	Structural Steel Design I—C E 333 (B,H)
1	Design of Portland Cement Concrete—C E 383 (B)
3	Design of Concretes and Pavement Structures—C E 382 (H)
2	Engineering Topics Elective (B)1
3	Electrical Engineering Design—E E 456 (E)*
3	Financial Accounting—Acct 284 (E)
4	Heat Transfer—M E 436 (M)*
3	Mechanical Engineering Design—M E 441 (M)*
14	B, H, E; 15 M
Cr.	Spring
4	Construction Engineering Design— Con E 461
3	Social Science & Humanities Elective Diversity2
3	Business Communications Elective (B,H)
3	Social Science & Humanities Elective (E, M)2
3	Reinforced Concrete Design—C E 334 (B,H)
3	Electrical Engineering Design—E E 457 (E)
3	Social Science and Humanities Elective Economics (E)2
3	Mechanical Engineering Design—M E 442 (M)
2	Introduction to AC Circuits and Motors—E E 448 (M)
13	B, H; 16 E; 15 M

English Proficiency

The department requires a grade of C or better in Engl 104, Engl 105 (or 105H), and 302, 309 or 314, which fulfill the Business Communications requirement. Otherwise, the student must retake the course or take another course approved by the adviser to satisfy this requirement.

Transfer Grade Requirements

The department requires a grade of C or better for any transfer credit course that is applied to the degree program.

1 Students select Engineering Topics Electives from the ConE elective list. Students must take all electives for a grade; Pass-Not Pass grades are not acceptable.

2 Students select social sciences and humanities (SSH) electives from any approved engineering SSH list. For the depth elective students must include any two approved SSH electives with the same department designator, totaling six credits; or one (3 cr.) approved SSH elective at the 200 level or higher. Students must take all electives for a grade; Pass-Not Pass grades are not acceptable.

*Core professional curriculum. The department requires that a student have a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 in this group of courses in order to graduate.