Following is a 130-hour Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) curriculum based on the 2014-2015 Academic Catalog. BS Civil Engineering Flowchart with the Co-requisites and Pre-requisites is available.
Suggested Fall and Spring semester course aggregations are based on a regular course offering schedule; though students may elect to adjust their course combination if necessary, any excessive deviation is not recommended.
Recommended Class Schedule
Fall
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
ENGN 110 | Freshman Engineering & Technology I | 2 |
Gen. Ed. |
HUMAN CREATIVITY (Fine & Performing Arts) |
3 |
ENGL 110C | English Composition | 3 |
CHEM 121N | Foundations of Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM 122N |
Foundations of Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
MATH 211 | Calculus I | 4 |
Spring
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CEE 111 | Freshman Engineering & Technology II | 2 |
CHEM 123N | Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
CS 150 | Introduction to Programming/C++ | 4 |
MATH 212 | Calculus II | 4 |
PHYS 231N | University Physics & Lab | 4 |
Freshman Total: 33 Credit Hours
Fall
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CEE 204 | Statics | 3 |
PHYS 232N |
University Physics |
4 |
MATH 312 | Calculus III | 4 |
SCIENCE ELEC. |
BIOL 108N or OEAS 111 |
4 |
COMM 101R | Public Speaking | 3 |
Spring
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CET 319 | Surveying for Engineers | 1 |
MAE 205 | Dynamics | 3 |
MAE 220 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
ENGL 211C | English Composition | 3 |
Gen. Ed. |
LITERATURE (ENGL 112L, ENGL 144L, FLET 100L) |
3 |
MATH 307U |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
3 |
Sophomore Total: 34 Credit Hours
Fall
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CEE 320 | CE Materials | 3 |
CEE 304 | Probability, Statistics, and Risk in CE | 3 |
CEE 305 | CEE Engineering Computations | 3 |
CEE 330 | Hydromechanics | 3 |
CEE 350 | Environmental Pollution & Control | 3 |
Spring
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CEE 310 |
Structural Engineering I |
3 |
CEE 323 |
Soil Mechanics |
3 |
CEE 335 |
CE Soils & Hydraulics Lab |
1 |
CEE 340 |
Hydraulics & Water Resources |
3 |
CEE 240 |
Geographic Info Sys in C & E Engr. |
3 |
GEN. ED |
INTERPRETING THE PAST (Historical Perspective) |
3
|
Junior Total: 31 Credit Hours
Fall
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CEE 470 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
CEE 410 | Concrete Design I | 3 |
CEE 430 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
ENGN 401 |
FE Review |
1 |
Gen. Ed. | Gen. Ed. Upper Level Requirement 1 | 3 |
Gen. Ed. |
HUMAN BEHAVIOR (Social Science Perspective) |
3 |
CEE 402 |
Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar |
1 |
Spring
Course | Description | Credit Hours |
CEE 4xx | Transportation or Environmental Engineering Elective | 3 |
CEE 4xx | Civil Engineering Elective | 3 |
Gen. Ed. | Gen. Ed. Upper Level Requirement 2 | 3 |
ENMA 480 | Ethics & Philosophy in Engineering Applications | 3 |
CEE 403W | Civil Engineering Design Project | 3 |
Senior Total: 32 Credit Hours
ODU's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET.
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