Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Prerequisites to Graduate Study

Listed below are the prerequisites for graduate study in the various specialty areas within the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. They are minimum course requirements for holders of bachelor's degrees.

Equivalent courses may be substituted. If these conditions are not met, the student is required to remedy deficiencies by taking appropriate courses on a graded basis. These courses do not count toward a graduate degree.

Construction Engineering and Management

 Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Calculus (12 semester credits)
  • Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations
  • Computer Language
  • Statistics

Science

  • Chem 167 or 177 General Chemistry
  • Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

Engineering Mechanics

  • EM 274 Statics of Engineering
  • EM 324 Mechanics of Materials
  • EM 327 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory

Civil Engineering

  • CE 332 Structural Analysis
  • CE 334 Reinforced Concrete Design
  • CE 360 Soil Engineering
  • CE 383 Design of Portland Cement

Construction Engineering

Demonstrated competencies in the topic areas
of the following undergrad ConE courses*

  • ConE 221 Contractor Organization Management
  • ConE 241 Construction Materials and Methods
  • ConE 245 Construction Contract Documents
  • ConE 322 Constr. Equip. & Heavy Constr. Methods
  • ConE 340 Concrete and Steel Construction
  • ConE 421 Construction Estimating
  • ConE 441 Constr. Planning, Scheduling, & Control

*Competency will be evaluated by testing, course work, or experience.

Environmental Engineering

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Calculus (12 semester credits)
  • Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations
  • Computer Language
  • Statistics

Science

  • Chem 167 or 177 General Chemistry
  • Geol 201 Geology for Engineers & Envir. Scientists
  • Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

Engineering Mechanics

  • EM 274 Statics of Engineering
  • EM 378 Mechanics of Fluids

Civil Engineering

  • CE 326 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
  • CE 372 Engineering Hydrology

Geotechnical and Materials Engineering

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Calculus (12 semester credits)
  • Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations
  • Computer Language
  • Statistics

Science

  • Chem 167 or 177 General Chemistry
  • Geol 201 Geology for Engineers & Envir. Scientists
  • Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

Engineering Mechanics

  • EM 274 Statics of Engineering
  • EM 324 Mechanics of Materials
  • EM 345 Dynamics
  • EM 378 Mechanics of Fluids

Civil Engineering

  • CE 360 Soil Engineering
  • CE 382 Concretes & Pavement

Structural Engineering

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Calculus (12 semester credits)
  • Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations
  • Computer Language
  • Statistics

Science

  • Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

Engineering Mechanics

  • EM 274 Statics of Engineering
  • EM 324 Mechanics of Materials
  • EM 327 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
  • EM 345 Dynamics

Civil Engineering

  • CE 332 Structural Analysis
  • CE 333 Structural Steel Design
  • CE 334 Reinforced Concrete Design

Transportation Engineering

Students with engineering degrees in other disciplines who will be emphasizing planning and/or traffic operations should check with the program of study (POS) committee.

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Calculus (12 semester credits)
  • Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations
  • Computer Language
  • Statistics

Science

  • Chem 167 or 177 General Chemistry
  • Geol 201 Geology for Engineers & Envir. Scientists
  • Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

Engineering Mechanics

  • EM 274 Statics of Engineering
  • EM 324 Mechanics of Materials
  • EM 378 Mechanics of Fluids

Civil Engineering

  • CE 111 Fundamentals of Surveying I
  • CE 360 Soil Engineering
  • CE 372 Engineering Hydrology
  • CE 382 Concretes & Pavement
  • CE 453 Highway Design