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)
(ARTS 121A, ARTS 122A, MUSC 264A, DANC 185A, THEA 241A)

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)
(HIST 101H, HIST 102H, HIST 103H, HIST 104H, HIST 105H)

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)
(ANTR 110S, COMM 200S, CRJS 215S, ECON 200S, ECON 201S, ECON 202S, GEOG 100S, GEOG 101S, POLS 100S, POLS 101S, PSYC 201S, PSYC 203S, SOC 201S, WMST 201S)

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  

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ODU's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET. 

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