Bachelor of Environmental Engineering Curriculum:
Concentration in Water Resources and Water Quality (125 Hrs)

Effective for EG06 and subsequent classes

The required courses of the program are normally taught in the fall or spring semester as indicated below. Each student is responsible for tracking future changes in this schedule. Technical Electives are chosen to build students' technical competence in environmental engineering and to pursue individual interests. Breadth requirements include courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences and are selected to broaden students' background. Click here for a downloadable version of the checksheet for this program in Microsoft Word.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester: 15 credits			Spring Semester: 15 credits
Analytical Geometry and Calculus A*	MATH 241	4	Analytical Geometry and Calculus B*	MATH 242	4
General Chemistry I*	CHEM 103	4	General Chemistry II*	CHEM 104	4
Introduction to Environmental Engineering	CIEG 135	1	General Physics I*	PHYS 207	4
Critical Reading & Writing*	ENGL 110	3	Breadth Requirement	—	3
Breadth Requirement	—	3

* Grade of C or better required in these courses as degree requirement or prequisite for other courses

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester: 16 credits			Spring Semester: 16 credits
Analytical Geometry and Calculus C*	MATH 243	4	Differential Equations	MATH 302	3
Technical Writing	ENGL 410	3	General Ecology	BISC 302	3
Statics	CIEG 211	3	Solid Mechanics	CIEG 212	3
Environmental Engineering Processes*	CIEG 233	3	CE Materials Lab	CIEG 213	1
Breadth Requirement	—	3	CAD, GIS, Surveying	CIEG 126	3
			Breadth Requirement	—	3

Junior Year
Fall Semester: 15 credits			Spring Semester: 16 credits
Thermodynamics I	CHEG 231	3	Environmental Engineering Lab (b)	CIEG 337	3
Fluid Mechanics	CIEG 305	3	Fluid Mechanics Lab	CIEG 306	1
Water and Wastewater Engineering (a)	CIEG 438	3	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	CIEG 315	3
Water Resources Engineering	CIEG 440	3	Technical Elective	—	3
Breadth Requirement	—	3	Technical Elective	—	3
			Breadth Requirement	—	3

Senior Year
Fall Semester: 15 credits			Spring Semester: 17 credits
Senior Design	CIEG 461	2	Senior Design	CIEG 461	2
Solid Waste Management (b)	CIEG 436	3	Water Quality Lab (a)	CIEG 437	3
Stormwater Management	EGTE 321	3	Air Pollution Control	CIEG 434	3
Principles of Water Quality Criteria (b)	CIEG 468	3	Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport (c)	CIEG 498	3
Technical Elective	—	3	Water Quality Modeling	CIEG 430	3
			Technical Elective	—	3

Course alternates (a) taught in even years; course alternates (b) taught in odd years; (c) Earth Science

Breadth requirements:
Humanities: 6

Social sciences: 6

Additional humanities or social science courses: 6
Required writing skills courses: ENGL 110 (3) and ENGL 410 (3)

Key to Course Designations:
BISC - Biological Sciences / CHEG - Chemical Engineering / CHEM - Chemistry / CIEG - Civil and Environmental Engineering / CISC - Computer and Information Sciences / ENGL - English / MATH - Mathematical Sciences / PHYS - Physics and Astronomy / STAT - Statistics