Welcome to Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Welcome to Civil and Environmental Engineering
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• Dr. Norman Folmar P.E.
• Director of Undergraduate Programs
• 215 B Sackett
• Heather Hamby
• Undergraduate Programs Assistant
• 218 Sackett

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Student Handbook

• Overview of student handbook
• Familiarize you with the department (faculty)
• Provide a central source of information
• Guide you through degree requirements
• http//www.engr.psu.edu/ce/undergrad_academics.htm
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• Civil and Environmental Engineering home page

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CE Disciplines

• Construction, Geotechnical, and Pavement
  Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Surveying
• Descriptions in Handbook

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Overview of Curriculum

• Take a course in each of the disciplines
• Then begin to focus with CE/technical electives
• Finalizing with a capstone course in your area of
  interest
• This doesnt limit your career!

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Tech. Elec. That can be taken
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Degree Requirements

• General Education AHS and US/IL requirements
• C or better requirements for certain courses
• GPA of 2.00 or better
• 3 credits of writing intensive course fulfilled
  with capstone course CE 4XXW

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Recommended Course Programs

• Each discipline has a recommended course program
  shown in the handbook

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Recommended Course Programs

• Each discipline has a recommended course program
  shown in the handbook
• These are recommended and not set in stone
• Other courses may be substituted to meet your
  interests

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Course Offerings

• Course number
• Course name
• Description
• Semesters offered
• Prerequisites

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Course Offerings

• Course number
• Course name
• Description
• Semesters offered
• Prerequisites
• Look these over and work out a schedule for the
  upcoming semesters

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Advising

• Your advisor is listed on your eLion degree audit
• Set up meeting or visit during office hours
• Advisors have 20 or more advisees and many other
  responsibilities
• Come prepared with questions and printed audit
  and handbook page if needed Read handbook
  before setting up a meeting with your advisor
• It is your responsibility to ensure that all
  graduation requirements are met

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Degree Audits

• Used to track process toward degree completion
• They show where you are lacking a requirement
• Can be obtained from eLion
• Explanation of degree audit can be found on the
  registrars web page
• LOOK AT YOUR AUDIT!!!!

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Petitions

• To make adjustments to degree audit
• Make sure that transfer credits, AP credits, etc.
  show on the audits
• Petitions must be submitted prior to the semester
  that you activate your intent to graduate
• Forms can be picked up in 218 Sackett or
  www.engr.psu.edu/forms

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Minors and Certificates
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Other

• Co-op program 3 rotations, graduating with
  experience
• Study abroad (University of Leeds Leeds,
  England) See webpage for other details
• www.international.psu.edu/iss/
• Courses at other institutions www.psu.edu/admissio
  ns for equivalent or can petition

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Other

• Undergraduate teaching intern program help
  faculty by presenting a lecture, grading papers,
  conducting help sessions, and being available to
  answer questions. If interested see Heather
• Scholarships enter competition for a
  departmental scholarship. More information on
  departments web page

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Other

• Internships gain experience, obtain knowledge
  of a discipline
• Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam taken
  fall\spring of senior year. First step to
  professional registration.
• Graduate school discuss with advisor Chi
  Epsilon holds a interest session every year

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To do list

• Review handbook
• Review Audit for Gen. Ed. Courses and become
  familiar with Audit
• Choose a couple areas of interest, see which
  classes you want to take, check pre-requisites
  and semester offerings, develop a schedule for
  the next 3 semesters
• Read your emailanything from Heather or me is
  going to be important

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Organizations

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Chi Epsilon
• Several others