BS in Civil Engineering < University of Texas at El Paso

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The Civil Engineering program at the undergraduate level is broadly based and provides courses in the major divisions of Civil Engineering.

Educational Objectives:

Will be successful contributors and leaders in their profession and communities.
Will be effective at communicating as professionals to a diverse technical and nontechnical population.
Will have the ability to use their education to be lifelong learners and adapt to changes in technology and society.
Will be able to solve engineering problems in the context of society’s dynamic environmental, social, political, and economic realities.

BS in Civil Engineering

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 128

Students are expected to satisfy all prerequisites and corequisites for all required and elective courses at the time of registration.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
University Core Curriculum(All courses require a grade of C or better.)
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Civil Engineering Prerequisites (All courses require a grade of C or better.)
Required courses:
CE 2326	Econ for Engrs & Scientists
CHEM 1105	Laboratory for CHEM 1305
CHEM 1305	General Chemistry
CS 1320	Computer Programming Sci/Engr
MATH 1411	Calculus I
PHYS 2420	Introductory Mechanics
Civil Engineering Core (All courses require a grade of C or better.)
Required Courses:
CE 1301	Civil Engineering Fundamentals	3
CE 1313	Engineering Measurements	3
CE 2315	Statics	3
CE 2334	Mechanics of Materials	3
CE 2335	Geological Engineering	3
CE 2338	Mechanics II (Dynamics)	3
or PHYS 3331	Thermal Physics
CE 2343	Structural Analysis	3
CE 2373	Engr Probability & Statistics	3
CE 2375	Intro to Fluid Mechanics	3
CE 2385	Environmental Engr Fundamental	3
MATH 1312	Calculus II	3
MATH 2313	Calculus III	3
MATH 2326	Differential Equations	3
Civil Engineering Major
Required Courses:
CE 3334	Construction Management	3
CE 3336	Civil Engineering Materials	3
CE 3342	Water & Waste Water Engr	3
CE 3345	Design of Concrete Structures	3
CE 3348	Geotechnical Engineering	3
CE 3361	Design of Steel Structures	3
CE 3456	Hydrology & Hydraulic Engr	4
CE 4339	Geostructural Design	3
CE 4188	Senior Design I	1
CE 4195	Jr.Professional Orientation	1
CE 4288	Senior Design II	2
CE 4340	Transportation Engineering	3
CE 4375	Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	3
CE 4376	Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	3
Lower Division Technical Elective:
Select on course from the following (Only 3 hours apply towards the requirement):		3
BIOL 1305	General Biology
CHEM 1306	General Chemistry (C)
MATH 3323	Matrix Algebra
PHYS 2421	Introductory Electromagnetism	4
Upper Division Technical Elective:
Select one course from the followting or any other upper division course from the College of Engineering (excluding CE) or College of Science (Only 3 hours apply towards the requirement).		3
CE 4377	Adv Topics in Civil Engr III
POLS 3350	Intro to Public Administration
POLS 3351	The Public Policy Process
POLS 4359	Urban Planning
RWS 3359	Technical Writing
ACCT 2301	Principles of Accounting I
MATH 3323	Matrix Algebra
CHEM 1306	General Chemistry (C)
Total Hours		129

University Core Curriculum

NOTE: The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.

Psychology and Criminal Justice majors and minors are required to take MATH 1320 Math for Social Sciences I (C) or a higher level Calculus course.

Business majors are required to take MATH 1320 Math for Social Sciences I (C) or a higher level Calculus course.

NOTE: All courses require a C or better

Communication

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select six hours of the following: (Note: ESL students should take ESOL 1300 & ESOL 1312		6
COMM 1611	Written and Oral Communication
ENGL 1313	Writing About Literature
RWS 1301	Rhetoric & Composition I
RWS 1302	Rhetoric & Composition 2
RWS 1601	Rhetoric, Composition & Comm
ESOL 1311	Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl (C) ¹
ESOL 1312	Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl (C) ¹
Total Hours		6

American History

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses:
HIST 1301	History of U.S. to 1865 (C)	3
HIST 1302	History of U.S. Since 1865 (C)	3
Total Hours		6

Language, Philosophy & Culture

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 2311	English Literature (C)
ENGL 2312	English Literature (C)
ENGL 2313	Intro to American Fiction (C)
ENGL 2314	Intro to American Drama (C)
ENGL 2318	Intro to American Poetry (C)
FREN 2322	Making of the "Other" Americas
HIST 2301	World History to 1500 (C)
HIST 2302	World History Since 1500 (C)
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy (C)
PHIL 2306	Ethics (C)
RS 1301	Introduct to Religious Studies
SPAN 2340	Seeing & Naming: Conversations
WS 2300	Introduction to Womens Studies
WS 2350	Global Feminisms
Total Hours		3

Mathematics

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3
MATH 1319	Math in the Modern World (C)
MATH 1320	Math for Social Sciences I (C)
MATH 1411	Calculus I
MATH 1411A	Calculus I - Part A
MATH 1411B	Calculus I - Part B
MATH 1411C	Calculus I - Part C
MATH 1508	Precalculus (C)
MATH 1508A	Pre-calculus - Part A
MATH 1508B	Pre-calculus - Part B
MATH 1508C	Pre-calculus - Part C
MATH 2301	Math for Social Sciences II
STAT 1380	Descriptive & Inferential Stat
STAT 2480	Elementary Statistical Methods
Total Hours		3

Life & Physical Sciences - Lab

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		1-4
ASTR 1107	Astronomy Lab I (C)
BIOL 1103	Introductory Biology Lab (C)
BIOL 1104	Human Biology Laboratory (C)
BIOL 1107	Topics in Study of Life I
BIOL 1108	Organismal Biology Laboratory
BIOL 2111	Human Anat/Physio Lab I (C)
BIOL 2113	Human Anat/Physio Lab II (C)
CHEM 1105	Laboratory for CHEM 1305
CHEM 1106	Laboratory for CHEM 1306
CHEM 1407	Introductory Chemistry (C)
CHEM 1408	Introductory Chemistry (C)
ESCI 1101	Environmental Sci. Lab (C)
ESCI 1102	Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
GEOG 1106	Laboratory for GEOG 1306 (C)
GEOL 1104	Lab for GEOL 1314 (C)
GEOL 1103	Lab for GEOL 1313 (C)
GEOL 1111	Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
GEOL 1112	Laboratory for Geology 1212
PHYS 1403	General Physics I (C)
PHYS 1404	General Physics II (C)
PHYS 2420	Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 2421	Introductory Electromagnetism
Total Hours		1-4

Life and Physical Sciences

A minimum of two semesters of lecture and one semester of laboratory associated with one of the courses, or two semesters of combined (3 credit) lecture-laboratory courses (Only six hours apply toward the required 42.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select six hours of the following: ¹		6
ASTR 1107	Astronomy Lab I (C)
ASTR 1307	Elem Astronomy-Solar System(C)
ASTR 1308	Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies (C)
BIOL 1103	Introductory Biology Lab (C)
BIOL 1104	Human Biology Laboratory (C)
BIOL 1107	Topics in Study of Life I
BIOL 1108	Organismal Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1203	Introductory Biology
BIOL 1304	Human Biology (C)
BIOL 1305	General Biology
BIOL 1306	Organismal Biology
BIOL 2111	Human Anat/Physio Lab I (C)
BIOL 2113	Human Anat/Physio Lab II (C)
BIOL 2311	Human Anat/Physiology I (C)
BIOL 2313	Human Anat/Physiology II (C)
CHEM 1105	Laboratory for CHEM 1305
CHEM 1106	Laboratory for CHEM 1306
CHEM 1305	General Chemistry
CHEM 1306	General Chemistry (C)
CHEM 1407	Introductory Chemistry (C)
CHEM 1408	Introductory Chemistry (C)
ESCI 1101	Environmental Sci. Lab (C)
ESCI 1102	Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
ESCI 1301	Intro to Environmental Sci (C)
GEOG 1106	Laboratory for GEOG 1306 (C)
GEOG 1306	Physical Geography (C)
GEOL 1103	Lab for GEOL 1313 (C)
GEOL 1104	Lab for GEOL 1314 (C)
GEOL 1111	Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
GEOL 1112	Laboratory for Geology 1212
GEOL 1211	Principles of Earth Sciences
GEOL 1212	Principles of Earth Science
GEOL 1230	The Blue Planet
GEOL 1231	Natural Hazards
GEOL 1313	Intro to Physical Geology (C)
GEOL 1314	Intro to Historical Geol (C)
HSCI 2302	Fundamentals of Nutrition
HSCI 2303	Wellness Dynamics
MICR 2330	Microorganisms and Disease
PHYS 1403	General Physics I (C)
PHYS 1404	General Physics II (C)
PHYS 2420	Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 2421	Introductory Electromagnetism
Total Hours		6

Based on the major selected, options listed might not be applicable; please refer to the prerequisite area at top if one is present.

Political Science

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses:
POLS 2310	Introduction to Politics (C)	3
POLS 2311	American Gover & Politics (C)	3
Total Hours		6

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 1301	Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog (C)
ANTH 1302	Intro-Cultural Anthropology(C)
ANTH 1310	Cultural Geography
ANTH 2320	Intro to Linguistics (C)
CE 2326	Econ for Engrs & Scientists
COMM 2350	Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2372	Mass Media and Society
ECON 2303	Principles of Economics (C)
ECON 2304	Principles of Economics (C)
EDPC 1301	Introduction to Ed Psychology
EDU 1342	Action Research in Classrooms
ENGL 2320	Introduction to Linguistics(C)
GEOG 1310	Cultural Geography (C)
LING 2320	An Intro. to Linguistics (C)
LING 2340	Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology (C)
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology (C)
SOCI 1310	Cultural Geography
Total Hours		3

Creative Arts

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3
ART 1300	Art Appreciation (C)
ARTH 1305	History of Art I (C)
ARTH 1306	History of Art II (C)
DANC 1304	Dance Appreciation (C)
FILM 1390	Intro-Art of Motion Pict. (C)
MUSL 2321	Intro to Music History
MUSL 1324	Music Appreciation (C)
MUSL 1327	Jazz to Rock (C)
THEA 1313	Introduction to Theatre (C)
Total Hours		3

Component Area Option

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select two of the following:		6
BUSN 1301	Intro to Global Business
COMM 1301	Public Speaking (C)
COMM 1302	Business/Profession Comm (C)
CS 1310	Intro-Computational Thinking
CS 1320	Computer Programming Sci/Engr
SCI 1301	Inquiry in Math & Science
UNIV 1301	Seminar/Critical Inquiry (C)
Total Hours		6