Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.
Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.
The Learning Objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) program are the following:
- Practice the civil engineering discipline successfully within community accepted standards.
- Accomplish personal and professional success with awareness and commitment to their ethical and social responsibilities, both as individuals and in team environments.
- Engage in professional service, such as participation in professional society and community service.
- Engage in lifelong learning activities, such as graduate studies or professional workshops.
- Develop a professional career in the prevailing market that meets personal goals, objectives and desires.
The Student Outcomes of the B.S.C.E. are:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- 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, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
- General Education Course
- Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.
A minimum of 124 credit hours of coursework is required to complete the B.S.C.E. degree.
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core I | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Core I Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Core I Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Core II | ||
| ENG 101
| Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201
| Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103
| Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| or CMM 104H
| Honors in Speech Comm | |
| or CMM 207
| Bus & Prof Communication | |
| Mathematics (Requirement met in major) | 3 | |
| Physical or Natural Science (Requirement met in major) | 4 | |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Multicultural or International | 3 | |
| Major-Specific | ||
| MTH 229
| Calculus/Analytic Geom I (CT) | 5 |
| MTH 230
| Calculus/Analytic Geom II | 4 |
| MTH 231
| Calculus/Analytic Geom III | 4 |
| MTH 335
| Ordinary Diff Equations | 3 |
| STA 345 | Applied Prob and Stat | 3 |
| CHM 211
| Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 217
| Principles of Chem Lab I | 2 |
| CHM 212
| Principles Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 218
| Principles of Chem Lab II | 2 |
| PHY 211
| University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 202
| General Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGR 103 | Freshman Engineering Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 104 | The Engineering Profession | 1 |
| ENGR 111 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 214 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 216 | Mech of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| ENGR 217 | Engineering Co-Op Preparation | 1 |
| ENGR 222 | Engr Cost Analysis & Economy | 3 |
| ENGR 318 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ENGR 451 | Intro to Proj Management | 3 |
| CE 452 | Senior Seminar of Civil Engr | 1 |
| CE 453
| Capstone Senior Design | 3 |
| CE 102 | Introduction to CAD | 2 |
| CE 241 | Introduction to Geomatics | 3 |
| CE 312 | Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CE 319 | Civil Engr Fluid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| CE 321 | Civil Engineer Materials | 4 |
| CE 322 | Geotechnical Engineering | 4 |
| CE 331 | Hydraulic Engineering | 3 |
| CE 342 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 351 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CE Design, Design Elective and Technical Electives | ||
| CE 453
| Capstone Senior Design | 3 |
| To be eligible to take Capstone Senior Design (CE 453), students must have completed Introduction to Project Management (ENGR 451) and at least one CE Design Elective. | ||
| CE Design Electives | 6 | |
| Select at least two CE design electives from the following: | ||
| Reinforced Concrete | ||
or CE 414 | Structural Steel Design | |
| Foundation Engineering | ||
| Water/Wastewater Trtmt Dsgn | ||
| Pavement Design and Management | ||
or CE 443 | Transportation Systems Design | |
| CE Electives | 6 | |
| Select at least two CE electives from the following, excluding courses that are taken to satisfy the CE Design Electives: | ||
| Advanced Geomatics | ||
| Reinforced Concrete | ||
| Structural Steel Design | ||
| Foundation Engineering | ||
| Retaining Structures and Slope | ||
| Hydrologic Engineering | ||
| Water/Wastewater Trtmt Dsgn | ||
| Pavement Design and Management | ||
| Transportation Systems Design | ||
Any 300 -level or higher CE course not taken to satisfy a CE Design Elective or a CE Elective. | ||
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Select one technical elective that satisfies one of the criteria below: | ||
Any 300-level or higher CE course not taken to satisfy a CE Design Elective or CE Elective.. | ||
Any 200-level or higher ENGR, ME, or EE course, with advance approval from the student's advisor and chair. | ||
Major Information
- Students are required to know and track their degree requirements for graduation or for entrance to a professional school.
- Course offerings and course attributes are subject to change each semester. Please consult each semester’s schedule of courses for availability and attributes.
- General Education Course
- Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGR 103 | Freshman Engineering Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 104 | The Engineering Profession | 1 |
| MTH 229
|
Calculus/Analytic Geom I (CT) | 5 |
| ENG 101
|
Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| CMM 103
or CMM 207
|
Fund Speech-Communication or Bus & Prof Communication |
3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CE 102 | Introduction to CAD | 2 |
| ENGR 111 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| MTH 230
|
Calculus/Analytic Geom II | 4 |
| ENG 201
|
Advanced Composition | 3 |
| PHY 211
|
University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 202
|
General Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENGR 213 | Statics | 3 |
| CE 241 | Introduction to Geomatics | 3 |
| MTH 231
|
Calculus/Analytic Geom III | 4 |
| CHM 211
|
Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 217
|
Principles of Chem Lab I | 2 |
| ENGR 217 | Engineering Co-Op Preparation | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGR 214 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 216 | Mech of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| ENGR 222 | Engr Cost Analysis & Economy | 3 |
| CHM 212
|
Principles Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 218
|
Principles of Chem Lab II | 2 |
| MTH 335
|
Ordinary Diff Equations | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENGR 318 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 319 | Civil Engr Fluid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| CE 312 | Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CE 321 | Civil Engineer Materials | 4 |
| STA 345 | Applied Prob and Stat | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CE 322 | Geotechnical Engineering | 4 |
| CE 331 | Hydraulic Engineering | 3 |
| CE 342 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 351 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE Design Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CE Design Elective | 3 | |
| CE Elective | 3 | |
| ENGR 451 | Intro to Proj Management | 3 |
| CE 452 | Senior Seminar of Civil Engr | 1 |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CE Elective | 3 | |
| CE 453
|
Capstone Senior Design | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 125 | |