Environmental Engineering (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in environmental engineering at Kansas State University is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Program

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

Math and Science Requirements: (32 credit hours)

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4 KSC 030
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: 5 KSC 040
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: 5

Environmental Engineering Requirements: (43 credit hours)

BAE 345 - Properties of Biological Materials Credits: 2
BAE 346 - Properties of Biological Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
BAE 460 - Computational & Statistical Tools for Engineers Credits: 3
BAE 643 - Life Cycle Assessment Credits: 3
BAE 445 - Biological Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
OR
CHE 320 - Chemical Process Analysis Credits: 3
BAE 560 - Hydrology for Biological Systems Credits: 3
OR
CE 550 - Water Resources Engineering Credits: 3
BAE 645 - Bioenvironmental Reaction Engineering Credits: 3
OR
CHE 550 - Chemical Reaction Engineering Credits: 3
BAE 660 - Hydraulic Transport in Biological Systems Credits: 3
OR
CE 552 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CE 530 - Statics and Dynamics Credits: 3
CE 563 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
DEN 160 - College of Engineering Orientation Credits: 1
DEN 161 - Engineering Problem Solving Credits: 1
ECE 519 - Electric Circuits for Engineers Credits: 3
ENVE 331 - Professional Practice for Environmental Engineering Design Credits: 1
ENVE 536 - Environmental Engineering Senior Design Credits: 3
IMSE 530 - Engineering Economic Analysis Credits: 2
ME 310 - Elements of Thermodynamics Credits: 2
OR
CHE 520 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I Credits: 2
ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
OR
CHE 530 - Transport Phenomena I Credits: 3

Restricted Electives: (15 credit hours)

Choose 1 of the following:
AGRON 205 - Soils Credits: 3
AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: 3
GEOG 121 - Introductory Physical Geography: Earth Systems Science Credits: 3
GEOG 445 - Biogeography Credits: 3
GEOL 115 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
Choose 1 of the following:
CE 202 - Civil Engineering Graphics Credits: 3
GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 4
Environmental Engineering Track Electives Credits: 6
Track Electives Credits: 3

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