Civil Engineering Major (B.S)

https://ceps.unh.edu/civil-environmental-engineering/program/bs/civil-engineering-major

Matriculating students should have strong aptitudes in mathematics and science along with imagination, spatial and graphic abilities, communication skills, and creativity. Students then follow a four-year program that conforms to the guidelines of, and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.  ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies, and anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.

The first two years of the program provide the necessary technical knowledge in mathematics, chemistry, and physics, while introducing and developing problem-solving techniques in eight courses tailored to civil engineering students. The junior year provides courses in each of the civil engineering sub-disciplines, providing students with skills in each and allowing students to determine which they wish to pursue further. The senior year is flexible, allowing students to choose where to focus attention by selecting from more than forty elective courses in civil and environmental engineering.

The required curriculum includes seven writing-intensive courses, thereby not only satisfying, but exceeding, the University's writing requirement. (See University Academic Requirements.)

Additional opportunities exist for study abroad, cognates, minors, and dual majors, a three-year accelerated track, and early admission into two masters of science degree programs.

More than half of the major's total credits and nearly all of the senior-level courses are elected by the student. Of these, there are Discovery Program electives required by the University and other electives required by the department in order to satisfy departmental objectives and accreditation requirements.

The Discovery Program is described in University Academic Requirements. Courses required by the BSCIVE program fulfill Discovery requirements in Inquiry and Environment, Technology, and Society; Writing Skills; Quantitative Reasoning; Physical Sciences and Discovery Lab; and Capstone.

To graduate with a bachelor of science in civil engineering, a student must achieve the following: 129 or more credits, credit for the civil engineering program's major and elective courses, satisfaction of the University's Discovery Program requirements, satisfaction of the University's writing-intensive course requirements, a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better for all courses, and a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better in all CEE courses.

Major Requirements
CEE 400Introduction to Civil Engineering4
CEE 4022D Computer Aided Design3
CEE 403GIS for Civil and Environmental Engineering3
or CEE 404 Surveying and Mapping
or NR 658 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
or FORT 581 Applied Geospatial Techniques
or ANTH 674 Archaeological Survey and Mapping in Belize
CEE 500Statics for Civil Engineers3
CEE 501Strength of Materials3
CEE 502Project Engineering3
CEE 520Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context4
CEE 620Fundamental Aspects of Environmental Engineering4
CEE 635Engineering Materials4
CEE 650Fluid Mechanics4
CEE 665Soil Mechanics4
CEE 680Classical Structural Analysis3
CEE 797Introduction to Project Planning and Design2
CHEM 405Chemical Principles for Engineers4
or CHEM 403
CHEM 404
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II
CEE 798Project Planning and Design2
ENGL 502Professional and Technical Writing4
or ENGL 602 Advanced Professional and Technical Writing
MATH 425Calculus I4
MATH 426Calculus II4
MATH 527Differential Equations with Linear Algebra4
MATH 539Introduction to Statistical Analysis4
or MATH 644 Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
PHYS 407General Physics I4
PHYS 408General Physics II4
Electives
Choose seven courses from the '700-level CEE Electives Course List' below with the following restrictions:
1. Courses must be taken in four of six different areas (sustainability, environmental, transportation, water resources, geotechnical, structural).
2. At least three design courses; including one Project-based Design Elective PDE course.
3. One of the seven 700-level courses is a senior technical elective.
Design/Area Elective (Project-based Design Elective PDE)3-4
Design/Area Elective3-4
Design/Area Elective3-4
Area Elective3-4
CEE Elective3-4
CEE Elective3-4
Senior Technical Elective (choose a course from the '700-level CEE Electives Course List' below, CEPS 700-level course, GEOG 757, INCO 795, NR 757, TECH 750, or TECH 780).3-4
700-Level CEE Electives Course List
Project-based Design Elective (PDE) courses:
Public Infrastructure Asset Management
Bioenvironmental Engineering Design
Pavement Design and Analysis
and Pavement Design Project
Design of Pressurized Water Transmission Systems
Stormwater Management Designs
Stream Restoration
Foundation Design I
Reinforced Concrete Design
Structural Design in Steel
Additional Design courses:
Green Building Design
Public Health Engineering for Rural and Developing Communities
Advanced Water Treatment Processes
Solid and Hazardous Waste Design
Foundation Design II
Timber Design
Structural Design in Masonry
Pre-stressed Concrete
Bridge Design
Structural Engineering (STR) area courses:
Properties and Production of Concrete
Matrix Structural Analysis and Modeling
Dynamics of Structures
Timber Design
Structural Design in Masonry
Reinforced Concrete Design
Pre-stressed Concrete
Structural Design in Steel
Bridge Design
Geotechnical Engineering (GEO) area courses:
Engineering Behavior of Soils
Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geo-Environmental Engineering
Foundation Design I
Foundation Design II
Transportation (TRA) area courses:
Transportation Eng & Planning
Public Infrastructure Asset Management (PDE)
Properties and Production of Concrete
Asphalt Mixtures and Construction
Pavement Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and Management
Pavement Design and Analysis
Water Resources WAT area courses:
Ecohydrology
Open Channel Flow
Engineering Hydrology
Design of Pressurized Water Transmission Systems
Coastal Engineering and Processes
Stormwater Management Designs
Stream Restoration
Environmental Engineering (ENV) area courses:
Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Introduction to Marine Pollution and Control
Environmental Water Chemistry
Environmental Engineering Microbiology
Public Health Engineering for Rural and Developing Communities
Advanced Water Treatment Processes
Solid and Hazardous Waste Design
Public Infrastructure Asset Management
Bioenvironmental Engineering Design (PDE)
Geo-Environmental Engineering
Sustainability (SUS) area courses:
Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Green Building Design
Additional CEE Electives:
Building Information Modeling
Issues in Engineering Practice and Management
Site Design and Project Development

Program Policies and Requirements

To transfer into the BSCIVE major, a student must satisfy the following:

  1. Be a CEPS major or have at least 12 credits of graded work at UNH along with Calculus I, and either chemistry or calculus-based physics.
  2. Have an overall UNH grade-point average of 2.33 or greater.
  3. Have an overall grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in all CEE courses taken to date;
  4. Have a grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in courses taken to date at UNH of MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 .
  5. Have a grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in courses taken to date of CEE 500CEE 501, ME 525, ME 526

At the time of transferring into the BSCIVE program, only CEE 600-level and CEE 700-level classes with a grade of C- or better may be transferred in.

BSCIVE majors wishing to participate in domestic or international exchange programs must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 2.50 or better in all CEE courses taken to date at the time of application to the exchange program.

To begin taking the required CEE 600-level courses in the junior year, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 must have been completed with passing grades.
  2. The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in all CEE courses.
  3. The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 .
  4. The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in CEE 500 or ME 525 and CEE 501 or ME 526
Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
CEE 400 Introduction to Civil Engineering 4
CEE 520 Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context 4
Analysis and Applications of Functions (if necessary, 0-4 credits)
Elective AutoCAD 3 3
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 4
 Credits15
Spring
MATH 425 Calculus I 4
PHYS 407 General Physics I 4
Elective Spatial Metrics 3 4
ENGL 401 First-Year Writing 4
 Credits16
Second Year
Fall
CEE 500 Statics for Civil Engineers 3
MATH 426 Calculus II 4
PHYS 408 General Physics II 4
Elective Technical Writing 3 4
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 4
 Credits19
Spring
CEE 501 Strength of Materials 3
CEE 502 Project Engineering 3
CHEM 405 Chemical Principles for Engineers 4
MATH 527 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra 4
Elective Discovery Program requirement 4
 Credits18
Third Year
Fall
CEE 635 Engineering Materials 4
CEE 650 Fluid Mechanics 4
CEE 680 Classical Structural Analysis 3
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 4
 Credits15
Spring
CEE 620 Fundamental Aspects of Environmental Engineering 4
CEE 665 Soil Mechanics 4
Elective Statistics 3 4
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 4
 Credits16
Fourth Year
Fall
CEE 797 Introduction to Project Planning and Design 2
Elective Project-Based Design Elective 3 4
Elective Area Elective 2 3 3
Elective Civil Engineering 3 3
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 4
 Credits16
Spring
CEE 798 Project Planning and Design 2
Elective Area Elective 3 3 3
Elective Area Elective 4 3 3
Elective Civil Engineering 3 3
Elective Senior Technical Elective 3 3
 Credits14
 Total Credits129
1

A course satisfying one each of the Discovery Program categories of Biological Science, Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, Historical Perspectives, Social Science and World Cultures, preferably taken in this order.  The Discovery Social Science elective must be selected from CEP 415, CSL 401, ECON 401, ECON 402, ECON 444, EREC 411, GEOG 582, GEOG 584, or POLT 402.

2

Satisfies capstone requirement for Discovery.

3

Approved list available in the CEE office.

BSCIVE Program Student Outcomes[3]

(What students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation.)

  • To have obtained a working knowledge[4] in the civil engineering areas of environmental, geotechnical, structural, sustainability, transportation, and water resources.
  • To be able to locate, assess, and compile data,and to conduct experiments to gather data, and analyze and interpret data using engineering judgement to draw conclusions.
  • To have an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge, techniques, skills, and software necessary for engineering practice.
  • To be able to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, use project management skills to establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  • To be able to effectively communicate and support ideas in documents and presentations to a range of audiences.
  • To be able to apply principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems.
  • To have been prepared for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination and understand the importance of professional licensure.
  • To have an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, social, economic, public policy, and environmental issues.
  • To recognize the roles and responsibilities of public institutions, private organization, and businesses in project development, management, and regulatory compliance.
  • To be able to apply engineering design to produce solutions [5] that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

[1] Approved by the Faculty on 29 Oct 2013, Feb 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 2 Oct 2018, May 2019; 3 Sept 2019.

[2] Approved by the Faculty on 10 Oct 2013, 24 Feb 2015, 22 May 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 2 Oct 2018, May 2019, 3 Sept 2019.

[3] Approved by the Faculty on 17 Oct 2013, 24 Feb 2015, 22 May 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 27 Mar 2017, May 2019. Updated 3 Sept 2019.

[4] A “working knowledge” is defined as understanding and being able to apply a sub-discipline in analysis and design as demonstrated by successful completion of two or more courses with a substantial focus in at least four sub-disciplines.

[5] “Solutions” consists of systems, components, or processes that may consider risk, uncertainty, sustainability, life-cycle principles, and environmental impacts.