Degree. B.S. in Civil Engineering.
Curriculum changes may take place after publication of
this catalog. A booklet containing current information is
available from the departmental website or office. It is essential that
students obtain up-to-date information each year on changes
in requirements and curriculum. Announcements regarding
changes in requirements are also posted on the web.
Prerequisites. The level at which Civil and
Environmental Engineering students begin their studies
depends on how much high school preparation they have had.
To complete the engineering curriculum in four years,
entering students must begin the first semester with MATH
1210.
Repeating Courses. If a student registers for a
course more than once, the grade earned the second time is
used to compute the GPA upon which intermediate status,
major status, and graduation decisions are based.
Registration is counted for courses in which the grade
received is W, V, I, CR, or NC.
Faculty Advisors. Once students are classified as
Pre-Civil status, they are eligible to be assigned to a
faculty advisor. The faculty advisor will help students with
curriculum problems they may be having, and will review and
approve or deny all status applications and petitions. The
advisor must also sign the graduation review sheet. To find
out who a students faculty advisor is, you can go to the
department web page or contact the academic program
specialist in the department offices (108 CME). Students
needing general help contact Tiffany Pannier.
Pre-Civil Engineering. Incoming students are
classified as Pre-Civil Engineering majors until they
qualify for intermediate status. Students normally apply for
intermediate status at the end of their freshman year.
Pre-Civil Engineering students are not permitted to enroll
in civil engineering courses beyond the freshman-level
(1000-1999).
Intermediate Major Status. Intermediate status in
Civil and Environmental Engineering identifies students who
have successfully completed freshman-level subjects and are
thus qualified to take other lower-division courses in
Engineering. (See Engineering in the Colleges, Schools, and
Divisions section of this catalog.) Students may apply for
intermediate status in Civil and Environmental Engineering
after satisfactorily completing at least 13 credit hours
from a prescribed list of freshman-level courses issued by
the department. Applications for intermediate status are
reviewed by the student’s faculty advisor, with admission
decisions based on the student’s GPA earned in courses
listed on the application form and available department
resources. Students must maintain a 2.50 GPA in the
intermediate courses listed on their status application to
be approved. Students admitted to intermediate status may
take sophomore Engineering courses (1000-2999, CVEEN 3100). Higher-level courses
are closed to intermediate-status students.
Full Major Status. Civil Engineering major status
is required to complete the upper division course work
required for the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. To become
a Civil Engineering major, intermediate students must submit
an application to the department on a form available on the
department web page indicating satisfactory completion of a
prescribed list of courses. This list includes courses on
the intermediate list as well as additional lower-division
courses in mathematics, science, and Civil and Environmental
Engineering.
Applications for major status are reviewed by the
student’s faculty advisor, with admissions decisions based
on available department resources and the student’s GPA in
courses listed on the application form. Students must
maintain a 2.50 GPA in the major courses listed on their
status application to be approved. Applications for major
status may be submitted by intermediate students who
complete at least 8 credit hours of course work from the
list of courses.
Once admitted as a Civil Engineering major, a student
must maintain an acceptable GPA and meet certain graduation
requirements.
Transfer Students. After being officially accepted
by the University, students transferring from at other
institutions in the state of Utah (or BYU-Idaho) need to
obtain an articulation sheet from the department web page to
evaluate which classes automatically will be accepted by the
Civil and Environmental Engineering program.
Based on their academic records, such students may
qualify for intermediate or major status. Associates
degrees do not automatically fulfill the department’s
requirements.
Students transferring from an institution outside the
state of Utah must submit an out-of-state course evaluation
form and submit it to the department office to be evaluated
by a faculty committee. No transfer credit is evaluated
during the first week of classes.
Suggested Program. The outline below is a
suggested program of study for the B.S. degree in Civil
Engineering. Required courses are designated by course
numbers. A minimum of 130 credit hours is required for
graduation.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
LEAP 1101 Community as Idea & Experience: Definitions of
Others (3)
CHEM 1210, General Chemistry I or
PHYS 2210, Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (4)
CHEM 1215, General Chem. Lab I or
PHYS 2215, Phys. for Sci. & Engineers Lab I (1)
MATH 1210, Calculus I (4)
WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing or
ESL 1060, Adv. Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
(3)
CVEEN 1000, Introduction to Civil Engineering (2)
Total 18
Spring Semester
LEAP 1100 Community as Idea & Experience: American
Perspective (3)
CHEM 1210, General Chemistry I
or PHYS 2210, Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (4)*
CHEM 1215, General Chem. Lab I or
PHYS 2215, Phys. for Sci. & Engineers Lab I (1)*
CHEM 1220, General Chemistry II or
CHEM 2310, Organic Chemistry or
PHYS 2220, Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (4)
MATH 1220, Calculus II (3)
American Institutions (3)
Total 18
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*Take the course not taken in the Fall.
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
CVEEN 2000, Sophomore Seminar (0.5)
CVEEN 2130, Statistics/Economics (4)
CVEEN 2010, Statics (2)
CVEEN 3100, Technical Communication (3)
ECE 2200, Electrical Engineering for Civil Engineers (2) or
MSE 2170, Elements of MSE (1.5) or
ME EN 2300, Thermodynamics (2)^
MATH 2210, Calculus III (3)
MG EN 2400, Surveying (3)
Total 17 or 17.5
Spring Semester
CVEEN 2140, Strengths of Materials (3)
MG EN 1050, Technical Communication (2)
CP SC 1000, Engineering Computing (3) or
CH EN 2703, Numerical Methods (2)
MATH 2250, Ode’s and Linear Algebra (3)
ME EN 2020, Particle Dynamics (2)
ECE 2200, Electrical Engineering for Civil Engineers or
ME EN 2300, Thermodynamics (2)^
PHIL 4540, Eng. Ethics or General Ed. (3)
Total 17 or 18
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^2 of the 3 courses must be taken.
Junior Year
Fall Semester
CVEEN 3000, Junior Seminar (0.5)
CVEEN 3210, Structures I (3)
CVEEN 3410, Hydraulics (3.5)
CVEEN 3520, Transportation I (3)
CVEEN 3610, Environmental I (3)
General Ed (3)
Total 16
Spring Semester
CVEEN 3310, Geotech I (4)
CVEEN 3220, Concrete & Steel (4)
CVEEN 3420, Hydrology (3.5)
CVEEN 3510, Materials (3)
CVEEN 5560, Transportation II or
CVEEN 5605, Environmental II (3)**
Total 17.5
Senior Year
Fall Semester
CVEEN 4000, Senior Seminar (0.5)
CVEEN 4910, Prof. Practice and Design (3) #
CVEEN 5305, Geotech II (3) **
Technical Elective (3)
Technical Elective (3)
General Ed. (3)
Total 15.5
Spring Semester
CVEEN 4910, Prof. Practice and Design (3) #
CVEEN 5560, Transportation II or
CVEEN 5605, Environmental II (3) **
Technical Elective (3)
Technical Elective (3)
General Ed/Diversity (3)
Total 15
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# This course only needs to be taken once
during the final year of the program.
** 2 of the 3 courses must be taken.
Technical Electives. Technical electives are
arranged and numbered (as shown below) by field of study. A
minimum of four courses are required, with at least two
courses taken from those designated as containing
substantial design content. Students wishing to take a
6000-level course may do so only with a GPA of 3.2 and prior
permission from the instructor.
5210 Structural Analysis II
5220* Concrete Design II
5230* Steel Design II
5240* Masonry/Timber Design
5330* Soil Dynamics
5570* Pavement Design
Environmental and Water Resources
5410* Water Resource Engineering
5420* Open Channel Flow
5430* Stormwater Management and Design
5440* Water Distribution System Design
5610 Water Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis
Transportation
5510* Highway Design
5530 Quantitative Methods in Transportation Operation
Other Acceptable Technical Electives^
5110 GIS in CVEEN
5700 Nuclear Engineering I with Lab
5810 Cost Engineering and Proposal Writing^
5820 Project Scheduling^
5830 Project Management and Contract Administration^
5850 Engineering Law and Contracts^
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* contains substantial design content
^ Only one course, of the required 4 courses, may be taken
from this group of courses.
Graduation Requirements.
Advancement to both intermediate and major status is
required to graduate in Civil Engineering. All students
must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50 in courses listed on the
graduation review sheet in order to graduate.
All students are required to pass the national
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination before they
graduate.
For general University graduation requirements, see
Graduation Requirements in the Undergraduate Information
section of this catalog.
Writing. All students must take WRTG 2010 or ESL
1060 for international students before they may achieve
intermediate status in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
CVEEN 3100 must be taken to fulfill the University’s
upper-division writing requirement.
B.S./M.S. Degree Program (Fastrax). The Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering offers an integrated
Bachelor to Master’s track in its program especially
designed for those students with a 3.2 G.P.A. or higher who
opt to continue on to a Masters degree at an accelerated
rate. In addition, the “Fastrax” program allows the student
an introduction to research or project development during
their undergraduate program and an additional measure of
flexibility in designing their undergraduate curriculum. The
degree can be completed in one additional year (including
one summer) beyond the typical completion time for the
Bachelors degree. Details for the program and application
forms can be obtained in the Civil & Environmental
Engineering offices, 108 CME.
Degrees. M.S. Thesis and Non-Thesis, Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering.
Areas of Emphasis. Water Resourses, Environmental,
Structures, Geo Tech, Transportation, and Project Management
(M.S. Non-Thesis only).
Students may elect to obtain an interdisciplinary M.E.,
M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering
administered through the Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering. Admissions and degree requirements for the
Environmental Engineering Graduate Program are specific to
that program. Please contact the Environmental Engineering
Graduate Program (see catalog description under
Environmental Engineering or go to www.eegp.utah.edu). In
addition, M.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear
engineering are offered. Details on the Nuclear Engineering
Program are available from their website:
www.nuclear.utah.edu
and below. For
additional information on all degree programs, see the
Graduate Information section of this catalog.
Admission. Applicants should have a previous
degree in one of the branches of Engineering, the sciences,
or a related field. Graduate students without a previous
degree in Civil Engineering will be required to take
selected undergraduate courses that do not count as graduate
credit. A minimum combined score of 1000 on the quantitative
and verbal sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
is required. Students who graduated from an ABET accredited
Utah university with a GPA of 3.2 or better or a P.E.
license , are not
required to take the GRE test. International students must
achieve a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL examination.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can
adequately assess your academic performance are also
required of all graduate applicants. The department
also has a separate application in addition to the
university. For specific directions
on how to apply please go to the department web page.
Graduate students select an advisor willing to arrange a
program of study suited to the student’s interests and to
guide them through their classes and if applicable their
research. In addition, a supervisory committee is appointed
to administer the various examinations required for the
particular graduate degree.
Depending on the student’s area of graduate
specialization, additional undergraduate courses may be
required by the supervisory committee.
Credit Limitations. Students may count no more
than 6 credit hours of undergraduate or transfer work and 9 credit hours
of non-matriculated graduate work toward any graduate degree
without prior approval. Candidates for graduate degrees are
required to maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA, with no grade
below C- accepted for credit toward degrees. For more
detailed information, see the Graduate Information section
of this catalog.
M.S. Non-Thesis Degree. The Master of
Science, non-thesis degree is a
intended for those who wish to do work
beyond the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering but who
do not wish to pursue the research-oriented Master of
Science thesis degree. As such, this option is typically
for professional engineers.
A minimum of 30 credit hours is required. Students
have 3 options for this degree: coursework only, project
management, or Ph.D. proposal. For more information
please look in the department handbook. the course of
study must be approved by the students supervisory
committee. The committee also administers a
comprehensive final examination, which the student must pass
to graduate.
M.S. Thesis Degree. The M.S. thesis degree allows for
specialization in a particular discipline of Civil
Engineering with an emphasis on research.
A minimum of 30 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of
thesis research, is required. The course of study must be
approved by the student’s supervisory committee.
The committee also administers a comprehensive final
examination and the thesis defense, which the student must
pass prior to graduate.
Ph.D. Degree. A minimum of 12 credit hours of
course work, beyond that for a masters degree, that is
selected by the supervisory committee. Students are
required to take a minimum of 12 hours of 7000-level
courses. The student must also complete 14 hours of
dissertation research in addition to the coursework hours.
During the first year of graduate study, performance and
background are evaluated in several ways that may include a
formal written and/or oral examination administered by the
student’s supervisory committee. Some students may be
required to take additional courses to correct deficiencies
for which they do not receive graduate credit.
The course of study is planned with the assistance of the
student’s advisor and approved by the student’s supervisory
committee. On completion of course work, a qualifying
examination must be passed before admission to candidacy for
the Ph.D. degree.
A final dissertation defense is also administered by the
student’s supervisory committee. For general requirements,
see Degree Requirements in the Graduate Study section of
this catalog.
Financial Assistance. Information about
financial aid and scholarships is available from the
department web page
and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Nuclear Engineering.
The Nuclear Engineering program offers graduate degrees in
Nuclear Engineering through the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering. Undergraduate coursework
and research opportunities are also available.
The Nuclear Engineering program performs research in the
research areas of dosimetry studies, radiation hardening of
electronic components, fission-track analysis for detection
of radionuclides, neutron induced radiography, computer
simulations , space nuclear applications, nuclear
archaeometry, radiochemistry, environmental radiation
transport and modeling, neutron activations analysis, and
triga reactor operations and maintenance.
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