Civil Engineering Program Requirements

Civil Engineering, B.S.

To be admitted to the BSCE program, a student must complete the foundation courses in Mathematics (MATH 1210,1220, 2210, 2250); Physics (PHYS 2210, 2215, 2220, 2225); Chemistry (CHEM 1210, 1215); English (ENGL 1010, 2020); Engineering (ENGR 1000, 2010, 2030, 2140, 2160); Computer Aided Drafting (EGDT 1040), and Surveying Applications and Field Techniques I (EGDT 1400) with a minimum grade of C in these courses. Must complete courses with a grade point average of 2.5 or above.

Total Program Credits: 126

General Education Requirements: 39 Credits
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing CC 3 credits
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing Humanities Social Sciences 3 credits
Math 1210 Calculus I 5 credits
American Institutions: Complete one of the following: 3 credits
HIST 2700 US History to 1877 (3)
& HIST 2710 and US History since 1877 (3)
HIST 1700 American Civilization (3)
HIST 1740 US Economy History (3)
POLS 1000 American Heritage (3)
POLS 1100 American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values 3 credits
HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness 2 credits
or PES 1097 Fitness for Life (2)
Distribution Courses:
COMM 1020 Public Speaking 3 credits
COMM 2110 Interpersonal Communications 3 credits
Fine Arts (Choose from list) 3 credits
Biology (Choose from list) 3 credits
PHYS 2210 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 4 credits
CHEM 1210 Principles for Chemistry I 4 credits
Discipline Core Requirements: 87 Credits
CHEM 1215 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
EGDT 1040 Fundamentals of Technical Engineering Drawing 3 credits
EGDT 1400 Surveying Applications and Field Techniques I 3 credits
ENGR 1000 Introduction to Engineering 3 credits
ENGR 2010 Engineering Statics 1 credit
ENGR 2030 Engineering Dynamics 3 credits
ENGR 2140 Mechanics of Materials 1 credit
ENGR 2160 Introductions to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credits
ENGR 2450 Computational Methods for Engineering Analysis 3 credits
ENVT 1110 Introduction to Environmental Analysis 3 credits
MATH 1220 Calculus II 5 credits
MATH 2210 Calculus III 5 credits
MATH 2250 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 4 credits
CIVE 3320 Hydraulics and Hydrology 3 credits
CIVE 3335 Civil Engineering Experimentation I 2 credits
CIVE 4135 Civil Engineering Experimentation II 2 credits
CIVE 4510 Civil Engineering Seminar 1 credit
CIVE 4810 Civil Engineering Capstone I 3 credits
CIVE 4820 Civil Engineering Capstone II 3 credits
PHYS 2215 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab 1 credit
PHYS 2220 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I PP 4 credits
PHYS 2225 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab 1 credit
Elective Requirements: 15 Credits
(Two courses may be taken from the Technical Elective list. At least six credit hours must be at 4000 level)
CIVE 3140 Structural Steel Design (3)
CIVE 3610 Environmental Engineering (3)
CIVE 4010 Traffic Engineering (3)
CIVE 4020 Highway Planning and Design (3)
CIVE 4210 Foundation Design (3)
CIVE 4310 Storm Water Management (3)
CIVE 4320 Open Channel Flow (3)
ME 4420 Finite Element Methods (3)
CIVE 4610 Water and Wastewater (3)
CIVE 490R Advanced Current Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3)
Technical Elective Courses
CMGT 2025 Heavy Civil Plans and Specifications (3)
CMGT 3000 Principles of Construction Scheduling (3)
CMGT 3030 Principles of Construction Estimating (3)
CMGT 3040 Construction Job Site Management (3)
CMGT 3050 Construction Equipment, Planning and Logistics (3)
CMGT 3160 Building Information Modeling (3)
CMGT 4010 Construction Contracts (3)
CMGT 4020 Construction Project Management (3)
CMGT 405G Global Sustainability and the Built Environment GI (3)
LEGL 3000 Business Law (3)
ENVT 3280 Environmental Law (3)
ENVT 3290 Environmental Permits and Reports (3)
ENVT 3330 Water Resources Management (3)
ENVT 3850 Environmental Policy (3)
GEO 3000 Environmental Geochemistry (3)
Students may also take upper level computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering classes as technical electives. Approval Required

Graduation Requirements

  1. Completion of a minimum of 126 semester credits, with a minimum of 40 upper-division credits.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.5 or above, with a minimum grade of C in all discipline core and elective requirements.
  3. Residency hours - minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU. 10 of these hours must be within the last 45 hours earned. At least 12 of the credit hours earned in residence must be in approved CIVE courses.
  4. All transfer credit must be approved in writing by UVU and the civil engineering program coordinator.
  5. No more than 80 semester hours and no more than 20 hours in CIVE courses of transfer credit.
  6. No more than 6 semester hours may be earned through independent study.
  7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.