Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program

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Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program

• An Overview
• https//www.engr.uky.edu/ce/students/undergraduate
  /
• https//www.engr.uky.edu/ce/students/student-handb
  ooks/

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CE Educational Objectives
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• The program educational objectives for the civil
  engineering program reflect the mission of the
  Department of Civil Engineering. They are
  important for successful professional practice
  and the ability to pursue advanced degrees. The
  Civil Engineering graduates from the University
  of Kentucky will be prepared to
• Use technical, teamwork, and communication
  skills, along with leadership principles, to
  pursue civil engineering careers in areas such as
  structural, transportation, geotechnical,
  materials, environmental, construction, and water
  resources engineering, and/or other fields.
• Pursue graduate degrees in civil engineering and
  other fields.
• Function ethically in their professional civil
  engineering roles.
• Pursue professional licensure.
• Engage in life-long learning by participating in
  self-study, professional conferences, workshops,
  seminars, or continuing education.
• updated Jan 2011

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CE Vision and Mission
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• All activities conducted by the Civil Engineering
  Department are designed to fulfill its Vision and
  Mission statements. These statements are listed
  below
• Vision Statement
• To be recognized nationally and internationally
  for excellence in Civil Engineering education,
  research and service.
• Mission Statements
• To provide education, research, and service in a
  scholarly environment for our constituents and
  the citizens of the Commonwealth, the Nation, and
  the World.
• To prepare CE students for successful scholarly
  endeavors.
• To prepare CE students for successful
  professional careers.

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CE Program Educational Outcomes
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• (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics,
  science, and engineering.
• (b) Ability to design and conduct experiments,
  as well as to analyze and interpret data.
• (c) An ability to design a system, component, or
  process to meet desired needs within realistic
  constraints such as economic, environmental,
  social, political, ethical, health and safety,
  manufacturability, and sustainability.
• (d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary
  teams.
• (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve
  engineering problems.
• (f) An understanding of professional and ethical
  responsibility.
• (g) An ability to communicate effectively.
• (h) The broad education necessary to understand
  the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
  economic, environmental, and societal context.
• (i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability
  to engage in life-long learning.
• (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues.
• (k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and
  modern engineering tools necessary for
  engineering practice.

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Faculty Responsibilities
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• Provide syllabus that outlines course procedures,
  administration and grading policies.
• Student Learning Outcomes.
• Course content description if different from
  University Bulletin.
• Grading based on fair and just evaluation as
  outlined in syllabus.
• Letter grade mid-term evaluation before the last
  day to withdraw 11.5 weeks into semester.
• Homework, quizzes and exams based on covered
  material and reading assignments.

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Student Responsibilities
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• ASCE Code of Ethics (1/1/77)
• Strive to increase the competence and
  prestige of the engineering profession by acting
  in such a manner as to uphold and embrace the
  honor, integrity, and dignity of the engineering
  profession.
• At a minimum, this means all work completed under
  a persons name will be there own work.
• Violations will be dealt will according to the
  provisions in the Student Code.

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Student Responsibilities

• For each class contact hour, you are expected to
  spend 1.5 to 3 hours studying course material
  outside of class.
• Attendance is expected unless absence is excused.
• Class behavior is to be consistent with a
  professional environment.
• Homework is to be completed in the manner stated
  by the instructor.
• After studying the appropriate material,
  students are encouraged to ask instructors or
  teaching assistants for help if needed.

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University Course Numbering
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• 001 099 Non-credit and/or non-degree
• 100 199 Freshman level
• 200 299 Sophomore level
• 300 399 Junior or senior classification
• 400 499 Junior or senior classification
  graduate credit for non-majors only if letter G
  appears after number
• 500 599 Junior, senior, or graduate
  classification
• 600 799 Graduate classification or consent from
  Deans of the College and the Graduate School
• 800 999 Open only to professional students in
  professional colleges except by permission of
  the College Dean

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CE Course Numbering

• X0X GENERAL ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTION
• X1X SURVEYING
• X2X CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
• X3X TRANSPORTATION/TRANS. MATERIALS
• X4X FLUIDS/HYDRAULICS
• X5X ENVIRONMENTAL/WATER QUALITY
• X6X HYDROLOGY/WATER RESOURCES
• X7X GEOTECHNICAL
• X8X STRUCTURES/STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
• X9X INDEPENDENT STUDY/PROJECT/
  EXPERIMENTAL COURSES

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BSCE Curriculum
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• Flexibility is provided by elective courses as
  follows
• 6 UK Core electives (of 10 UK Core
  classes)
• 1 structures elective
• 1 supportive elective
• 1 engineering science elective (ME 220 or EM
  313)
• 1 math elective (MA 321, 322, 416G or 432G) or
• 1 science elective (BIO 208, CHE 230, CHE 236,
  EE 305, GEO 409G, EES 430, GLY 560, MNG 551 or
  other half of engineering science elective)
• 1 technical elective (see handbook)
• 2 technical design electives (see handbook)

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BSCE Curriculum

• Electives may be chosen to allow concentration in
  a CE sub-discipline.
• Four-year curriculum is designed so that
  prerequisites will have been completed in advance
  of their need.
• Normal curriculum requires 130 credit hours, 128
  is the minimum required for a BSCE AP credit
  hours count as part of the 130.

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CE Curriculum (Freshman)
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Credit Credit
First Semester Hours Second Semester Hours
CE 120 - Intro to Civil Engrg 1 CE 106 - Computer Graphics/Comm 3
UKCore CC (WRD110-Comp and Comm I) 3 MA 114 - Calculus II 4
UKCore QR QF(MA 113 - Calculus I) 4 UKCore Physical (PHY 231 - Gen Univ Physics) 4
UKCore Arts Creativity 3 UKCore Physical (PHY 241 - Gen Univ Phy Lab) 1
UKCore Social Science 3 CHE 105 - Gen Coll Chem I 4

Semester Hours 14 Semester Hours 16
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CE Curriculum (Sophomore)
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Credit Credit
First Semester Hours Second Semester Hours
CE 211 - Surveying 4 CS 221 - First Course in CS for Engrs 2
CHE 107 - Gen Coll Chem II 3 EM 302 - Mech of Deform Solids 3
EM 221 - Statics 3 MNG 303 - Deformable Solids Lab 1
MA 213 - Calculus III 4 MA 214 - Calculus IV 3
UKCore QR (STA 381 Intro Engg Stat) 3 PHY 232 - Gen Univ Physics 4
PHY 242 - Gen Univ Physics Lab 1
UKCore CC (WRD 111 - Comp and Comm II) 3

Semester Hours 17 Semester Hours 17
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CE Curriculum (Junior)
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Credit Credit
First Semester Hours Second Semester Hours
CE 329 - Civil Engr Comm Teams 1 CE 331 - Transportation Engrg 3
CE 303 - Intro to Constr Engrg 3 CE 351 - Intro Envr Engrg 3
CE 341 - Fluid Mechanics 4 CE 382 - Structural Analysis 3
CE 381 - CE Materials 3 Engr Science Elective (1) 3
EES 220 - Physical Geology 4 Math or Science Elective (2) 3
Gen Ed Humanities 3

Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours 18
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CE Curriculum (Senior)
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Credit Credit
First Semester Hours Second Semester Hours
CE 461G - Water Resources Engr 4 CE 401 - Seminar 1
CE 471G - Soil Mechanics 4 CE 429 - CE Systems Design 3
CE 48X - Structures Elective (3) 3 Design Elective (4) 3
Design Elective (4) 3 Technical Elective (5) 3
UKCore Citizenship US 3 Supportive Elective (7) 3
UKCore Citizenship Global Dynamics 3
Semester Hours 17 Semester Hours 16
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CE Curriculum
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• Communication across the curriculum course
• (1) Engineering Science Elective
• ME 220 Thermodynamics or
• EM 313 Dynamics
• (2) Math or Science Elective Courses MA
  321, MA 322, MA 416G, MA 432G, BIO 208, CHE 230,
  CHE 236, EE 305, GEO 409G, EES 430, EES 560, MNG
  551 or the other half of the engineering science
  elective in (1)
• (3) Structures elective CE 482 or CE 486G

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CE Curriculum
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• (4) Students are required to select two design
  electives from different areas. Chose from CE
  508, CE 531 or CE 533, CE 534, CE 549, CE 551, CE
  579, CE 589. Design elective courses are
  typically taught once a year.
• (5) Technical Elective is to be chosen from any
  of the courses at the 300-level or above that
  carry a CE prefix and in which a student is
  qualified to enroll, exclusive of required
  courses. Engineering elective courses are
  typically taught once a year.
• (6) Supportive elective Any course excluding
  elementary versions of those required such as
  pre-calculus math or PHY 211 and can be taken
  Pass-Fail

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UK Core - General Education
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• Designed to
• Broaden the students understanding of
  themselves, of the world we live in, of their
  role in our global society.
• Help individuals effectively put into action
  their acquired knowledge, to provide the bases
  for critical thinking and problem solving, and to
  develop life-long learning habits.

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UK Core - General Education
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• Learning Outcomes
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of and
  ability to employ the processes of intellectual
  inquiry (12 hrs).
• Students will demonstrate competent written,
  oral, and visual communication skills both as
  producers and consumers of information (6 hrs).
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of and
  ability to employ methods of quantitative
  reasoning (6 hrs).
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the
  complexities of citizenship and the process for
  making informed choices as engaged citizens in a
  diverse, multilingual world (6hrs).

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University Writing Requirement
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• 1. WRD110 and WRD111
• or
• ACT 32, SAT 700, or 4-5 AP English Exam
• or
• Honors Colloquia
• Graduation Composition and Communication
  Requirement (GCCR) (after 30 hours), choose from
  approved list (department plan).

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Admission to Civil Engineering
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• 1st Level of Admission Pre-Engineering
• - Open to all engineering students (ACT Math
  25, or equivalent)
• - Calculus AP exam 3 or above
• - Placement (math exam) into MA 110
• - Pass (C or better) MA 110 or MA109
• Note Departmental transfers allowed

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Admission to Civil Engineering
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• 2nd Level of Admission Engineering Standing
• - Application for admission is required
• - Prerequisite for all 300, 400 and 500 level
  CE prefixed courses

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Admission to Dept. of CE
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• Criteria
• Complete the following core courses with a GPA of
  2.50 or higher
• Writing WRD110, or
  Honors Program, or equivalent
• Chemistry CHE 105 and
  CHE 107
• Physics Sequence PHY 231 and PHY 241
• Calculus Sequence MA 113, MA 114, and
  MA 213
• CE Courses CE 120, CE 106,
  and CE 211
• EM Course EM 221
• Earn a C or better in all core classes
• Complete a minimum or 45 semester credit hours
  towards a CE Degree
• If criteria are not met, a departmental review
  may be requested provided the core GPA is not
  less than 2.25.

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Departmental Review - Appeal
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• A written statement must be provided by the
  applicant that describes personal motivation,
  work experiences, career plans, why a waiver is
  deserved, etc.
• Additional review materials
• Core GPA and UK GPA
• Repeated courses and grades
• EM 302 grade
• Currently enrolled classes and previous semester
  courses and grades
• Copy of curriculum sheet

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Departmental Review-Appeal

• Appeals committee will decide upon one of the
  following options
• Unconditional YES (Best outcome)
• Unconditional NO (Worst outcome)
• Conditional
• e.g. Must earn a semester GPA 2.75 on
  full-time load of courses accepted by CE Degree
  Program.
• Must earn a C or better in specified
• courses _________________________
• Conditions _______________________

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Advising
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• The Student Affairs Officer assigns and posts
  student advisors.
• Students should introduce themselves to advisor.
• If needed or desired, any student can request an
  advisor change to the Student Affairs Officer.
• Students are required to schedule an academic
  advisor appointment during the advanced
  registration periods.
• Advisor hold can only be lifted by the Student
  Affairs Officer and only after the student has
  been advised.

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CE Faculty Members
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• Construction Engineering and Management
  Professors Tim Taylor, Gabe Dadi and Bill Maloney
• Geotechnical Engineering Professors Mike
  Kalinski and Sebastian Bryson
• Environmental Engineering Professors Gail
  Brion, Kelly Pennell and Y.T. (Ed) Wang
• Hydraulic Water Resources Engineering
  Professors James Fox, Lindell Ormsbee and Scott
  Yost

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CE Faculty Members
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• Materials Engineering Professors Kamyar Mahboub
  and Jerry Rose
• Structural Engineering Professors George
  Blandford, Brad Davis, Hans Gesund, and Issam
  Harik
• Transportation Engineering Professors Mei Chen,
  Reg Souleyrette and Nick Stamatiadis

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Degree Requirements (BSCE)
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• Complete required CE curriculum
• Complete a minimum of 128 credit hours, exclusive
  of college algebra, college trigonometry, etc.
  (CE gtgt 130 credit hours)
• Have a cumulative GPA ? 2.0
• Have a GPA ? 2.0 in CE courses, structural
  elective, technical electives and technical
  design elective
• Be accepted into the Engineering Standing of the
  CE program for at least the final semester

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Degree Requirements (BSCE)
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• Earn a C or better in 300 level and lower CE
  courses (1 D is allowed in 400 or 500 level
  course)
• Earn a C or better in EM 221 and EM 302
• Complete the University writing requirement
• Complete the UK Core requirements
• Have no delinquent financial obligations to the
  University
• 30 of last 36 credits must be earned as a student
  at the University of Kentucky

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Awarding of Degree

• To be eligible for an undergraduate degree, a
  student must file an electronic application with
  the dean of the college from which the
  undergraduate degree is to be awarded by November
  30 for degrees to be awarded the following May,
  by February 28 for degrees to be awarded the
  following August, and by June 30 for degrees to
  be awarded the following December. Students who
  apply late, or who fail to apply at all, will not
  graduate at the expected time.

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Employment
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• Recommendation (University of Maryland study of
  its engineering students)

Work Hours University Credit Hours
0-3 16-19
4-10 12-15
10-20 9-12
20-30 6-9
30-40 3-6
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Employment Sources

• College of Engineering Cooperative Education
  Program Marsha Phillips, 287 RGAN, 257-8863,
  phillips_at_engr.uky.edu
• College of Engineering Career Services Ilka
  Balk, 285 RGAN Building, 257-4178,
  ibulk_at_engr.uky.edu
• Computer Bulletin Board requires that you check
  your engineering email account or have the mail
  rerouted to the account you use!
• Register with University Career Center in the
  Stuckert Building (corner of Rose Street and Rose
  Lane)
• CE Department Bulletin Board
• Faculty, KTC

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Employment Sources

• Engineering Course Instructors
• Engineering Student Services
• Fellow students
• Local engineering consulting and governmental
  agencies
• Financial Aid Office, 131 Funkhouser Building
• Classified advertisements in local newspaper
• Telephone directory yellow pages

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Course Prerequisites
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• Students cannot enroll in a course without having
  satisfied all prerequisite requirements.
• Students cannot enroll in a course without having
  enrolled in or completed all concurrent
  requirements.
• Engineering Standing is a prerequisite for most
  junior and senior level courses.
• Students enrolled in a course without having
  completed the prerequisites may be dropped by the
  instructor or the department.

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CE Optional Concentration
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• A BSCE is the only undergraduate degree awarded
  in civil engineering.
• However, the selection of CE elective courses
  offer students the option of concentrating in a
  particular interest area or sub-discipline of
  Civil Engineering.

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Construction Engineering
• Math/Science Elective MA 322
• Engineering Science Elective EM 313
• Structures Elective CE 482
• Technical Electives CE 509
• CE Technical Design Elective CE 508, CE 579
• Supportive Elective CE 507

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Environmental/Water Quality Engineering
• Math/Science Elective CHE 236
• Engineering Science Elective ME 220
• Structures Elective CE 482
• Technical Electives CE 555
• CE Technical Design Elective CE 551, CE549
• Supportive Elective Environmental Engrg.
• Certificate
  Class

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Geotechnical Engineering
• Math/Science Elective MNG 551
• Engineering Science Elective EM 313
• Structures Elective CE 486G
• Technical Electives CE 487G
• CE Technical Design Elective CE579, CE589
• Supportive Elective CE 534

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Hydraulic/Water Resources Engineering
• Math/Science Elective MA 321, MA 322, MA 432G,
  EM313
• Engineering Science Elective ME 220
• Structures Elective CE 486G
• Technical Electives CE 541
• CE Technical Design Elective CE 549, CE551
• Supportive Elective another Math/Sci elective

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Structural Engineering
• Math/Science Elective ME 220, MA 321, or MA 322
• Engineering Science Elective EM 313
• Structures Elective CE 486G
• Technical Electives CE487G
• CE Technical Design Elective CE589, CE579
• Supportive Elective CE 584, CE 586, ME 501, ME
  513, or ME 532

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Surveying
• Math/Science Elective GEO 409G (??)
• Engineering Science Elective EM 313
• Structures Elective CE 482
• Technical Electives CE 517
• CE Technical Design Elective Any for which you
  qualify
• Supportive Elective CE525, GEO 305, 415 or 420G

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CE Optional Concentration
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• Transportation Engineering
• Math/Science Elective GEO 409G
• Engineering Science Elective EM 313
• Structures Elective CE 482
• Technical Electives CE525, CE 581, CE 539 or
  other design elective
• CE Technical Design Elective CE 531 or CE 533,
  CE 534
• Supportive Elective GEO 285 or GEO 305

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Homework Assignment

• Curriculum Planning
• Plan your CE studies to complete a BSCE on a
  spreadsheet provided by the instructor.
• Plan to meet all prerequisites and technical
  elective courses.
• Include transferred courses that satisfy portions
  of the CE Curriculum.
• Remember, this planning may save a semester of
  schoolwork, which could result in saved tuition
  and professional income ? 30,000.