Dec 08, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Civil Engineering (CE) (B.S.)

The Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General track requirements

Students choosing the general track can fulfill the requirements for a BS in civil engineering by following the course curriculum as well as the following selection of courses:

Track electives Credits: 11-14
CE design electives Credits: 12

CE 411 - Route Location and Design Credits: 3

CE design electives must be chosen from the following:

CE design electives must be chosen from those listed below, and must include at least one course in four of the five areas:

Construction engineering track

This track allows students to obtain a BS in civil engineering while preparing more specifically for employment in the construction industry.

Students choosing the construction engineering track can fulfill the requirements for a BS in civil engineering by following the course curriculum listed for civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

CE 528 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CE 542 - Structural Engineering in Steel Credits: 3
CE 544 - Structural Engineering in Concrete Credits: 3
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
or
CE 565 - Water and Wastewater Engineering Credits: 3
CE 572 - Highway Engineering, Planning and Management Credits: 3
CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
CE 680 - Economics of Design and Construction Credits: 3

Construction track recommended electives (8 credit hours)

*Other track electives

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: 3
CE 411 - Route Location and Design Credits: 3
MANGT 420 - Management Concepts Credits: 3

Note

*Other construction track electives may be chosen from courses in math, science, engineering, or business as approved by student’s advisor.

Environmental track

This track allows students to obtain a BS in civil engineering while preparing more specifically for career opportunities with firms and governmental agencies actively engaged in environmental engineering practice.

Students choosing the environmental track can fulfill the requirements for a BS in civil engineering by following the course curriculum listed for civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

Track elective Credits: 10

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
CE 528 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CE 544 - Structural Engineering in Concrete Credits: 3
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CE 565 - Water and Wastewater Engineering Credits: 3
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
or
CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3

Structures track

This track allows students to obtain a BS in civil engineering while preparing more specifically for employment in the structural engineering area.

Students choosing the structural track can fulfill the requirements for a BS in civil engineering by following the course curriculum listed for civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

Track elective Credits: 8

CE 411 - Route Location and Design Credits: 3
CE 528 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CE 542 - Structural Engineering in Steel Credits: 3
CE 544 - Structural Engineering in Concrete Credits: 3
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CE 572 - Highway Engineering, Planning and Management Credits: 3
CE 732 - Advanced Structural Analysis I Credits: 3

Transportation/materials engineering track

This track allows students to obtain a BS in civil engineering while preparing more specifically for employment in the transportation industry.

Students choosing the transportation/materials engineering track can fulfill the requirement for a BS in civil engineering by following the course curriculum listed for civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

CE 411 - Route Location and Design Credits: 3
CE 528 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CE 544 - Structural Engineering in Concrete Credits: 3
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CE 572 - Highway Engineering, Planning and Management Credits: 3
And two of the following:
CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
CE 774 - Pavement Design Credits: 3
CE 775 - Traffic Engineering Credits: 3

Transportation/materials track recommended electives (8 credit hours)

*Other track electives

CE 542 - Structural Engineering in Steel Credits: 3
CE 680 - Economics of Design and Construction Credits: 3
CE 741 - Civil Engineering Materials II Credits: 3
CE 786 - Land Development for Civil Engineers and Planners Credits: 3
ECON 631 - Principles of Transportation Credits: 3
STAT 510 - Introductory Probability and Statistics I Credits: 3

Note

*Other transportation/materials track electives may be chosen from courses in math, science, engineering, or business as approved by student’s advisor.

Curriculum in civil engineering (CE)

Freshman year

Fall semester (18 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 101 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Credits: 1
CE 202 - Civil Engineering Graphics Credits: 3
CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
* ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4

Spring semester (17 credit hours)

***Track elective Credits: 3

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
CIS 209 - C Programming for Engineers Credits: 3
GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: 3
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4

Sophomore year

Fall semester (17 credit hours)

***Track elective Credits: 3

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 212 - Elementary Surveying Engineering Credits: 3
COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: 2
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: 5

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 333 - Statics Credits: 3
MATH 240 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: 5
STAT 510 - Introductory Probability and Statistics I Credits: 3

Junior year

Fall semester (16 credit hours)

***Track elective Credits: 6

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 533 - Mechanics of Materials Credits: 3
CE 534 - Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
ME 512 - Dynamics Credits: 3
ME 513 - Thermodynamics I Credits: 3

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 522 - Soil Mechanics I Credits: 3
CE 537 - Introduction to Structural Analysis Credits: 3
CE 563 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
* ENGL 415 - Written Communication for Engineers Credits: 3
ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3

Senior year

Fall semester (15 credit hours)

****Civil engineering design electives Credits: 6
***Track elective Credits: 3
**General education humanities or social science elective Credits: 3

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 550 - Water Resources Engineering Credits: 3

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

****Civil engineering design elective Credits: 6
**General education humanities or social science elective Credits: 6

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 585 - Civil Engineering Project Credits: 1-3

Notes

To graduate with a BS in Civil Engineering at Kansas State University students must obtain a minimum of a C letter grade in all CE courses that are at the 300 level or above and that are counted toward the degree requirements.

*Students must complete the appropriate prerequisite credits for ENGL 415, but may apply only 3 credit hours of ENGL 415 prerequisite credits towards degree requirements.

**General education humanities and general education social sciences electives are to be selected from general education courses (K-State 8) that are also on the engineering humanities and social sciences elective list and need not be taken in the order listed in the curriculum.

***Track electives are to be selected in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor to satisfy the requirements of the track the student has chosen. One course from either the engineering materials or circuits, fields, and electronics engineering science group is required in the general track.

****CE design electives are to be selected from the list approved by the department to satisfy track requirements.

For additional information about the General Education program, check the requirements specified by the College of Engineering.

Kansas State University

Course Catalog

Civil Engineering (CE) (B.S.)

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General track requirements

CE design electives must be chosen from the following:

Environmental

Geotechnical

Structural

Transportation

Water resources

Construction engineering track

Construction track recommended electives (8 credit hours)

Note

Environmental track

Structures track

Transportation/materials engineering track

Transportation/materials track recommended electives (8 credit hours)

Note

Curriculum in civil engineering (CE)

Freshman year

Fall semester (18 credit hours)

Spring semester (17 credit hours)

Sophomore year

Fall semester (17 credit hours)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

Junior year

Fall semester (16 credit hours)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

Senior year

Fall semester (15 credit hours)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

Notes

Total hours required for graduation (128)