Civil Engineering (CE) (B.S.)

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The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for engineering and Technology (ABET, http://www.abet.org.)

Bachelor’s degree requirements

The civil engineering curriculum requires the completion of 128 credit hours. There are five available tracks that impact the selection of courses taken to meet the requirements of the track electives (12 hours) and the design electives (12 hours) listed in the senior year of the civil engineering curriculum. The five tracks are General, Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation/Materials Engineering.

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)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 212 - Elementary Surveying Engineering Credits: 3
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: 3
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
H & SS/K-State 8** Credits: 3

Sophomore year

Fall semester (17 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CIS 209 - C Programming for Engineers 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
H & SS/K-State 8** Credits: 3

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 333 - Statics Credits: 3
MATH 340 - 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)

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
* ENGL 415 - Written Communication for Engineers Credits: 3
H & SS/K-State 8** Credits: 3

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 411 - Route Location and Design Credits: 3
CE 522 - Soil Mechanics I Credits: 3
CE 537 - Introduction to Structural Analysis Credits: 3
CE 563 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3

Senior year

Fall semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 550 - Water Resources Engineering Credits: 3
CE Design Electives**** Credits: 6
CE Track Electives*** Credits: 6

Spring semester (15 credit hours)

CE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CE 585 - Civil Engineering Project Credits: 3
CE Design Electives**** Credits: 6
CE Track Electives*** Credits: 6

Notes

A GPA of at least 2.25 in the four CE design elective courses used to satisfy their 12 hours of CE design electives in four areas of civil engineering. If more than 12 hours of CE design electives, the best 12 hours that meet the requirement of four different design areas and the track requirements will be used to compute the CE Design Elective GPA.

A resident cumulative GPA of 2.300 or better is required for a change of major from any engineering program to civil engineering.

*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.

General track requirements

This track allows students to obtain a BS degree in civil engineering and provides the most flexibility to choose electives to meet their academic goals.

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:

Required general track electives:

Select one of the following three options:

Option 1

CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
Additional general track electives Credits: 9

Option 2

CHE 354 - Basic Concepts in Materials Science and Engineering Credits: 1
CHE 355 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Properties Credits: 1
Additional general track electives Credits: 10

Option 3

ECE 519 - Electric Circuits and Control Credits: 4
Additional general track electives Credits: 8

Additional general track electives:

CE 654 - Design of Groundwater Flow Systems Credits: 3
CE 663 - Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering Credits: 2
CE 680 - Economics of Design and Construction Credits: 3
One 700-level CE course may be chosen with consent of student’s advisor
Other general track electives may be chosen from courses in math, science, engineering, or business with consent of student’s advisor

Required CE design electives for the general track:

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 requirements

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 as well as the following selection of courses:

Required construction engineering track electives:

CE 542 - Structural Engineering in Steel Credits: 3
CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
CE 680 - Economics of Design and Construction Credits: 3
Additional construction engineering track electives Credits: 3

Additional construction engineering track electives:

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: 3
MANGT 420 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
Other construction engineering track electives may be chosen from courses in math, science, engineering, or business with consent of student’s advisor

Required CE design electives for construction engineering track:

CE 528 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CE 544 - Structural Engineering in Concrete Credits: 3
CE 572 - Highway Engineering, Planning and Management Credits: 3
One of the following two courses:
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CE 565 - Water and Wastewater Engineering Credits: 3

Environmental engineering track requirements

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

Students choosing the environmental engineering track must fulfill the degree requirements for a BS in civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

Required environmental engineering track electives:

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
One of the following two courses:
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
Additional environmental engineering track electives Credits: 5

Additional environmental engineering track electives:

Other environmental engineering track electives can be from a list of courses in AGRON, BIOL, CHE, CHM, GEOL, GEOG, BAE, CE, and other ocurses in math, science, engineering, or business with consent of the student’s advisor.

Required CE design electives for environmental engineering track:

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

Structural engineering track requirements

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 engineering track must fulfill the degree requirements for a BS in civil engineering as well as the following courses:

Required structural engineering track electives:

CE 542 - Structural Engineering in Steel Credits: 3
CE 732 - Advanced Structural Analysis I Credits: 3
Additional structural engineering track electives Credits: 6

Additional structural engineering track electives:

ARE 723 - Timber Structures Credits: 3
ARE 726 - Masonry Structural Design Credits: 3
CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
CE 742 - Advanced Steel Design Credits: 3
CE 743 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Theory Credits: 3
CE 834 - Strengthening Design of RC with FRP Credits: 3
CE 844 - Prestressed Concrete Design Credits: 3
Other structural engineering track electives may be chosen from courses in math, science, engineering, or business as approved by student’s advisor.

Required CE design electives for structural engineering track:

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

Transportation/materials engineering track requirements

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 must fulfill the degree requirement for a BS in civil engineering as well as the following selection of courses:

Required transportation/materials engineering track electives:

Two of the following three courses:
CE 641 - Civil Engineering Materials I Credits: 3
CE 774 - Pavement Design Credits: 3
CE 775 - Traffic Engineering Credits: 3
Additional transportation/materials engineering track electives Credits: 6

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

Required CE design electives for transportation/materials engineering track:

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

Civil Engineering (CE) (B.S.)

Bachelor’s degree requirements

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

General track requirements

Required general track electives:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Additional general track electives:

Required CE design electives for the general track:

Environmental

Geotechnical

Structural

Transportation

Water resources

Construction engineering track requirements

Required construction engineering track electives:

Additional construction engineering track electives:

Required CE design electives for construction engineering track:

Environmental engineering track requirements

Required environmental engineering track electives:

Additional environmental engineering track electives:

Required CE design electives for environmental engineering track:

Structural engineering track requirements

Required structural engineering track electives:

Additional structural engineering track electives:

Required CE design electives for structural engineering track:

Transportation/materials engineering track requirements

Required transportation/materials engineering track electives:

Additional transportation/materials engineering track electives:

Required CE design electives for transportation/materials engineering track:

Total hours required for graduation (128)