Civil Engineering

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Science

Civil Engineering involves the planning, design, construction management, operation, and maintenance of facilities and systems in the built environment including bridges, buildings, airports, water supply systems, ports, dams, and highways.

The Civil Engineering program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and includes the common educational objectives listed on page 66 for the College of Engineering and Science. The first two years provide students with building blocks necessary to be successful civil engineers. This includes proficiency in calculus, statistics, probability, physics, and chemistry. During the junior year, students receive a broad introduction to the fundamental areas of civil engineering (structures, hydraulics, geotechnical, transportation, environmental, construction materials, and project management). Design experiences are integrated throughout the curriculum, culminating in the senior year with a major capstone design project. In addition, during the senior year, students can select from available emphasis areas which serve to strengthen their undergraduate background.

The Civil Engineering program prepares students to work immediately upon graduation in most areas of civil engineering or to pursue graduate degrees. Students are also exposed to issues related to professional practice, including professional registration, life-long learning, and communication and team skills. Because a concerned society demands a realistic consideration of the impacts of engineering projects, civil engineering students are also educated in the broad areas of the humanities and social sciences.

The complete objectives of the program can be found on our Web site at www.ces.clemson. edu.

Sophomore Year

First Semester

3 - C E 251 Analysis Techniques in Civil Engr.

3 - C E 255 Geomatics

2 - E G 209 Intro. to Engr./Comp. Graphics

3 - E M 201 Engineering Mechanics: Statics

4 - MTHSC 206 Calculus of Several Variables

3 - PHYS 221 Physics with Calculus II

Second Semester

4 - C E 200 Structural Mechanics

2 - C E 253 Civil Engineering Measurements

3 - E M 202 Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics

4 - MTHSC 208 Intro. to Ord. Diff. Equations

3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking

1 - Elective

Junior Year

First Semester

3 - C E 301 Structural Analysis

4 - C E 341 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

3 - C E 351 Civil Engineering Materials

2 - C E 352 Economic Evaluation of Projects

3 - ENGL 314 Technical Writing

3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics

Second Semester

3 - C E 311 Transportation Engr. Plan. and Design

4 - C E 321 Geotechnical Engineering

3 - C E 331 Construction Engineering and Mgt.

3 - C E 342 Applied Hydraulics and Hydrology

1 - C E 353 Professional Seminar

3 - EE&S 401 Environmental Engineering

Senior Year

First Semester

6 - Humanities/Social Science Requirement¹

3 - Technical Design Requirement²

3 - Technical Requirement³

6 - Elective

Second Semester

3 - C E 459 Capstone Design Project

3 - Humanities/Social Science Requirement¹

3 - Literature Requirement⁴

3 - Technical Requirement³

3 - Elective

135 Total Semester Hours

¹See policy on Humanities and Social Sciences for Engineering Curricula.

²See department policy on Technical Design Requirement.

³See policy on Technical Requirements. Technical Requirements and electives may be used to complete an emphasis area in one of the following fields: Applied Fluid Mechanics, Construction, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, Structural Engineering.

⁴Select from sophomore literature courses (200 level only) or foreign language literature (300 level or higher).

Note: Civil Engineering students may neither enroll in nor receive credit for any C E or E M courses unless they have a 2.0 engineering GPR and a grade of C or higher in course prerequisites that have a C E or E M designation. Exceptions: 1) Students may always re-enroll in C E courses which they have previously completed with a grade of C or lower. 2) Students need not have a C or higher in 300-level C E courses to enroll in C E 459 (see course prerequisites).