BS in Civil Engineering
Graduates in Civil Engineering are likely to pursue career paths as: construction managers, engineering consultants (structural, environmental, transportation and others) or government policy developers.
Marketable Skills
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- Entrepreneurship: Develop, organize, and manage ideas and opportunities turning them into new products, services, firms, or industries
- Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
- Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
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 non-technical 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.
Fast Track
The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding undergraduate UTEP students to receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for up to 15 hours of UTEP course work as determined by participating Master's and Doctoral programs. Not all undergraduate programs have elected to participate in the Fast Track option, so students should see their departmental graduate advisor for information about requirements and guidelines. A list of courses that have been approved for possible use at the graduate level is found here.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 128
Students are expected to satisfy all prerequisites and co-requisites for all required and elective courses at the time of registration.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core Curriculum(All courses require a grade of C or better.) | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Civil Engineering Designated Core (All courses require a grade of C or better.) | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Precalculus (Listed if completed, but not required) | ||
or MATH 1310 | Trigonometry and Conics | |
or MATH 1411 | Calculus I | |
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | ||
| 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 MECH 2340 | Mechanics II -Dynamics | |
| 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 1411 | Calculus I | 4 |
| 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 4188 | Senior Design I | 1 |
| CE 4195 | Jr.Professional Orientation | 1 |
| CE 4288 | Senior Design II | 2 |
| CE 4339 | Geostructural Design | 3 |
| 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 one course from the following (Only 3 hours apply towards the requirement): | 3 | |
| General Biology | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Matrix Algebra | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism and Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | ||
| Upper Division Technical Elective: | ||
| Select one course from the following 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 | |
| Principles of Accounting I | ||
| Adv Topics in Civil Engr III | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Matrix Algebra | ||
| Intro to Public Administration | ||
| The Public Policy Process | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Total Hours | 129 | |
University Core Curriculum
The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
All courses require a C or better
I. Communication (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| For students whose secondary education was in English: | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Writing About Literature | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition I | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | ||
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | ||
| For students whose secondary education was not in English: | ||
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl | ||
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
II. American History (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role. | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | ||
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | ||
| English Literature | ||
| English Literature | ||
| Intro to American Fiction | ||
| Intro to American Drama | ||
| Intro to American Poetry | ||
| Making of the "Other" Americas | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
IV. Mathematics (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Trigonometry and Conics | ||
| Math in the Modern World | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Precalculus 1,2 | ||
| Math for Social Sciences II | ||
| Statistical Literacy | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| 1 A higher-level course in the calculus sequence can be substituted. | ||
| 2 TCCN MATH 1314 will also satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | ||
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology I | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| Intro General Chemistry Lab | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochem Lab | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Intro to General Chemistry | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Intro to Environment Science 2 | ||
| Intro to Environmental Sci | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sciences | ||
| Principles of Earth Science | ||
| The Blue Planet | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Intro to Physical Geology | ||
| Intro to Historical Geol | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
| Wellness Dynamics | ||
| Microorganisms and Disease | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
VI. Political Science (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations. | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | ||
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Intro to Chicano Studies | ||
| Asian American Studies | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | ||
| Action Research in Classrooms | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Leadership in Action | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
VIII. Creative Arts (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | ||
| Introduction to Dance | ||
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz to Rock | ||
| Music, Culture, and Society | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
IX. Component Area Option (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice. | ||
| Intro to Global Business | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Intro-Computational Thinking | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Eng Innovation and Leadership | ||
| Engineering Design Experience | ||
| Applied Engineering Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Leadership | ||
| Inquiry in Math & Science | ||
| Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan | ||
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
BS Civil Engineering (Starting with Pre-Calculus)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING | ||
| Summer | ||
| (if needed) | ||
| Precalculus 7 | ||
or MATH 1310 | Trigonometry and Conics | |
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I 1 | 3 |
| UNIV 1301 | Seminar/Critical Inquiry 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 2320 | Introductory Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | 1 |
| MATH 1411 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| CE 1301 | Civil Engineering Fundamentals 1 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | General Chemistry and Laboratory for CHEM 1305 1 | 4 |
| CE 1313 | Engineering Measurements 1 | 3 |
| CE 2315 | Statics 1 | 3 |
| MATH 1312 | Calculus II 1 | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 1 | 3 |
| CS 1320 | Computer Programming Sci/Engr 1 | 3 |
| CE 2334 | Mechanics of Materials 1 | 3 |
| CE 2375 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Lower Division Technical Elective 2 | 3 | |
| MATH 2313 | Calculus III 1 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 1 | 3 |
| CE 2343 | Structural Analysis 1 | 3 |
| Dynamics Electice (3 hrs. towards degree) 3 | 3 | |
| CE 2385 | Environmental Engr Fundamental 1 | 3 |
| CE 2335 | Geological Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 2326 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| CE 2326 | Econ for Engrs & Scientists 1 | 3 |
| CE 3336 | Civil Engineering Materials | 3 |
| CE 3345 | Design of Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CE 2373 | Engr Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| CE 3456 | Hydrology & Hydraulic Engr | 4 |
| CE 4195 | Jr.Professional Orientation | 1 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| CE 3348 | Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| CE 3361 | Design of Steel Structures | 3 |
| CE 3334 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CE 3342 | Water & Waste Water Engr | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| CE 4340 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 4339 | Geostructural Design | 3 |
| CE 4188 | Senior Design I | 1 |
| CE 4375 | Adv. Topics in Civil Engr. | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| Language Phil. & Cult. Elective *,6,1 | 3 | |
| Creative Arts Elective *,4,1 | 3 | |
| CE 4288 | Senior Design II | 2 |
| CE 4376 | Adv Topics in Civ Engr II | 3 |
| Upper Division Technical Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Notes: | ||
| *Prerequisite Course | ||
| *+Corequisite if scheduled for the same semester. | ||
| 1 A grade of "C" or better must be achieved for all Lower-Division courses, including the Arts and Humanities electives, as well as CE 2373 (IE 3373) & CE 2335 (GEOL 3321) | ||
| 2 MATH 3323, PHYS 2421, CHEM 1306 OR BIOL 1305 | ||
| 3 CE 2338 or MECH 2340 or PHYS 3331 (PreRequisite for CE 2338 is CE 2315 and MATH 1312) | ||
| 4 Select an ART course from ART 1300; ARTH 1305, 1306; DANC 1304; MUSL 1324, 1327, 2321; THEA 1313; FILM 1390 | ||
| 5 CE 4377, POLS 3350, POLS 3351; POL 4359, RWS 3359, ACCT 2301, MATH 3323, CHEM 1306 | ||
| 6 Select a Lang. Philosophy and Culture course from ENGL 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2318; FREN 2322; HIST 2301, 2302; PHIL 1301, 2306; RS 1301; SPAN 2340; WS 2300, 2350 | ||
| 7 Not required for Calculus I ready students | ||
| Total Hours | 128 | |
BS Civil Engineering (Starting with Calculus)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| CE 1301 | Civil Engineering Fundamentals 1 | 3 |
| MATH 1411 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 2320 | Introductory Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | 1 |
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I 1 | 3 |
| UNIV 1301 | Seminar/Critical Inquiry 1 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| CE 1313 | Engineering Measurements 1 | 3 |
| CE 2315 | Statics 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | General Chemistry and Laboratory for CHEM 1305 1 | 4 |
| MATH 1312 | Calculus II 1 | 3 |
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 1 | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 1 | 3 |
| CS 1320 | Computer Programming Sci/Engr 1 | 3 |
| CE 2334 | Mechanics of Materials 1 | 3 |
| CE 2375 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Lower Division Technical Elective 2 | 3 | |
| MATH 2313 | Calculus III 1 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 1 | 3 |
| CE 2343 | Structural Analysis 1 | 3 |
| Dynamics Electice (3 hrs. towards degree) 3 | 3 | |
| CE 2385 | Environmental Engr Fundamental 1 | 3 |
| CE 2335 | Geological Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 2326 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| CE 2326 | Econ for Engrs & Scientists 1 | 3 |
| CE 3336 | Civil Engineering Materials | 3 |
| CE 3345 | Design of Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CE 2373 | Engr Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| CE 3456 | Hydrology & Hydraulic Engr | 4 |
| CE 4195 | Jr.Professional Orientation | 1 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| CE 3348 | Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| CE 3361 | Design of Steel Structures | 3 |
| CE 3334 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CE 3342 | Water & Waste Water Engr | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| CE 4340 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 4339 | Geostructural Design | 3 |
| CE 4188 | Senior Design I | 1 |
| CE 4375 | Adv. Topics in Civil Engr. | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| Creative Arts Elective *,4,1 | 3 | |
| Language Phil. & Cult. Elective *,6,1 | 3 | |
| CE 4288 | Senior Design II | 2 |
| CE 4376 | Adv Topics in Civ Engr II | 3 |
| Upper Division Technical Elective (3 hrs. towards degree) 5 | 3 | |
| Notes: | ||
| *Prerequisite Course | ||
| *+Corequisite if scheduled for the same semester. | ||
| 1 A grade of "C" or better must be achieved for all Lower-Division courses, including the Arts and Humanities electives, as well as CE 2373 (IE 3373) & CE 2335 (GEOL 3321) | ||
| 2 MATH 3323, PHYS 2421, CHEM 1306 OR BIOL 1305 | ||
| 3 CE 2338 or MECH 2340 or PHYS 3331 (PreRequisite for CE 2338 is CE 2315 and MATH 1312) | ||
| 4 Select an ART course from ART 1300; ARTH 1305, 1306; DANC 1304; MUSL 1324, 1327, 2321; THEA 1313; FILM 1390 | ||
| 5 CE 4377, POLS 3350, POLS 3351; POL 4359, RWS 3359, ACCT 2301, MATH 3323, CHEM 1306 | ||
| 6 Select a Lang. Philosophy and Culture course from ENGL 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2318; FREN 2322; HIST 2301, 2302; PHIL 1301, 2306; RS 1301; SPAN 2340; WS 2300, 2350 | ||
| 7 Not required for Calculus I ready students | ||
| Total Hours | 128 | |