Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) curriculum
Summary of changes for new catalog (Fall 2010 – Spring 2012)
May 20, 2010
Changes take place Fall 2010 unless otherwise noted.
Course |
Change |
Comments |
CEE 121 |
Elementary surveying |
From 3 credits to 2
CEE 110 pre-requisite |
- To realign curriculum with evolving professional requirements. This decrease offsets increases in curriculum content elsewhere.
- Reduction in hands-on time with equipment
- Increased time with problem-solving and building communication skills
- Introduction of geomatics topics |
CEE 250 |
Sustainability in CEE |
New, 3 credits |
- Prerequisites: CEE 110, CEE 198, CHEM 121
- Team-taught by CEE faculty |
CEE 298 |
Project management and professional practice (formerly Seminars and Professional activities) |
- Name
- Add management content
- For grade
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- Add: management content and teamwork. Start Spring 2010.
- Keep: resume writing, licensure requirements
- Reduce: Seminars
- Outside-activities requirement to be split between CEE 198 and CEE 298
-Content changes to be implemented Spring 2010 |
CEE 497 |
Senior Design I |
Drop |
- Management content moves to CEE 298
- Design content moves to CEE 498 |
CEE 498 |
CE capstone design |
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- Most significant content revision: design projects are assigned, although student teams may propose alternatives to projects assigned.
- Reduces students’ challenges to meet prerequisites while still graduating on schedule |
CEE 499 |
FE exam registration |
- From 0 to 1 credit
- Course description
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- To improve student likelihood of passing the FE exam by placing greater emphasis on preparation |
Other important notes:
- Students who have taken CEE 298 prior to Spring 2010 and will not take CEE 497 must sign up for one credit of CEE 495, Special Topics, for engineering management which runs concurrently with CEE 298.
- Due to the changes in CEE 298 and the deletion of CEE 398 from the current catalog, students graduating under a prior catalog that requires CEE 398 can petition the Chair to be excused from taking the course.
- CEE 121, Elementary Surveying, will no longer be offered with a three-credit option. Students graduating under earlier catalogs should take the two-credit option and complete a waiver request form for the third credit. The form is obtained in the Advising Center and is signed by the Department Chair.
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