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Major Requirements 67 Credit Hours Major Electives 6 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours List of Major Elective Courses

CIV 102 Computer Aided Drawing No Prerequisite 3 Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
CIV 104 Introduction to Civil Engineering No Prerequisite 3 CIV 405 Sustainability in the Built Environment Junior Status 3
CIV 205 Introduction to Geomatics MTT 102 3 CIV 403 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems CIV 205 3
CIV 201 Statics PHY 102 3 CIV 430 Traffic Engineering CIV 332 3
CIV 242 Fluid Mechanics CIV 201+ MTT 200 3 CIV 416 Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis CIV 316 3
CIV 242L Fluid Mechanics Lab CIV 242 (Co-req) 1 CIV 490 Special Topics in Civil Engineering Senior Status 3
CIV419 Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Senior Status 3
CIV 206 Mechanics of Materials CIV 201 3
CIV428 Slope Stability and Earth Structures CIV324 3
CIV 314 Structural Analysis CIV 206 3
1
CIV 313 Construction Materials CIV 206 + CHE 205 3 Civil Engineering students may choose any two courses for the Major Electives list.
CIV 313L Construction Materials Lab CIV 313 (Co-req) 1
2
Open Electives 3 Credit Hours
CIV 343 Hydraulics CIV 242 3
CIV 331 Highway Engineering CIV 205 3 Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
CIV 332 Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering CIV 205 3 OE Open Elective - 3
CIV 324 Geotechnical Engineering CIV 206 + GOL 205 (Co-req) 3
2 Civil engineering students are required to take any 3-credit-hour course from a major other than Civil Engineering.
CIV 324L Geotechnical Engineering Lab CIV 324 (Co-req) 1
CIV 316 Structural Systems CIV 314 3
CIV 352 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering CHE 205 + CIV 104 3
CIV 362 Construction Management ENG 200 3
CIV 413 Structural Steel Design CIV 314 3
CIV 318 Reinforced Concrete Design I CIV 314 + CIV 313 3
CIV 421 Foundation Engineering CIV 324 3
CIV 442 Hydrology and Urban Systems CIV 343 3
CIV 398i Internship in Civil Engineering 1 Completion of 60 Credit Hours 1.5
CIV 399i Internship in Civil Engineering 2 Completion of 105 Credit Hours 1.5
103 credits + CIV 316, CIV 318, CIV
CIV 497 Capstone Design Project I 324, CIV 332, CIV 352 and CIV 343 1
CIV 498 Capstone Design Project II CIV 497 3

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