Civil Engineering

General Civil

Roads, bridges, buildings, water resources, air quality, and more – these areas are important part of our civil infrastructure. The Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Department boasts a vibrant faculty, who are preparing engineers to assume leadership roles in the profession. KU’s instructional and laboratory facilities in areas such as environmental engineering, concrete materials, and asphalt are world-class.

Information appearing in this guide is subject to change. Please talk with your departmental advisor about degree requirements on a regular basis.

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 191*	Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession	2
CHEM 150	Chemistry for Engineers	5
ENGL 101^H	Composition	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus I (KU Core GE 1.2)	4
	Basic Science Elective**^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
ARCE 217	Computer Assisted Building Design	3
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading & Writing	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
PHSX 210^H	General Physics I for Engineers	3
PHSX 216^H	General Physics I Laboratory	1
COM 130^H	KU Core GE 2.2 ***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 260	Statics & Dynamics	5
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236	General Physics II Laboratory	1
	KU Core Elective***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 240	Geomatics	3
CE 310^H	Strength of Materials	4
MATH 220^H	Applied Differential Equations	3
EECS 138	Intro to Computing	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 330/331	Fluid Mechanics and Laboratory	4
CE 461	Structural Analysis	4
CE 412^#H	Structural Engineering Materials, or
CE 477	Intro to Environmental Engr	3
CE 625 MATH 526	Applied Probability & Statistics, or Applied Mathematical Statistics	3
	Basic Engineering Science^##H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 455	Hydrology	3
CE 477^H CE 484^H	Introduction to Environmental Engr & Sciences, or Materials for Trans. Facilities	3
CE 480	Introduction to Transportation Engineering	3
CE 487	Soil Mechanics	4
ECON 104^H ECON 142^H/144^H	Introductory Economics, or Principles of Micro/Macro Economics	3-4
	TOTAL HOURS	16-17

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 562 CE 563	Structural Design Elective, or Design of Reinforced Steel Structures	3
CMGT 457^H	Construction Project Management	3
	Civil Engineering Design Elective^###	4
	Civil Engineering Design Elective^###	3
	KU Core Elective***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 562, or CE 563	Structural Design Elective, or Design of Reinforced Steel Structures	3
	Civil Engineering Design Elective*****	3
CE 610	Engineering Ethics, or
	KU Core AE 5.1*** elective	3
	KU Core Elective***^H	3
	Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam	0
	General Electives ^H	1
	TOTAL HOURS	13

Students are required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam prior to graduation.

CURRICULUM NOTES
* Recommended but not required.
** Course must be designated as natural science (N) other than chemistry, mathematics, or physics.
*** Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements. Refer to the KU Core list of approved courses, kucore.ku.edu/courses.
# All students must take CE 477 and either CE 412 or CE 484.
## Must take one of the following engineering science courses: ARCE 315, Circuits; ARCE 350, Building Materials Science or ME 306, Science of Materials; ME 212, Thermodynamics;
### One of these electives must be either CE 552 or CE 576
† Students must complete 128 hours to earn the degree.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 210^H
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125^H

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: SIX HOURS OF ENGLISH COURSES
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 150
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ECON 104^H

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: CE 610

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: CE 562 OR 576

2023-2024 Curriculum

Environmental Concentration

Information appearing in this guide is subject to change. Please talk with your departmental advisor about degree requirements on a regular basis.

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 191*	Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession	2
CHEM 150	Chemistry for Engineers	5
ENGL 101^H	Composition (KU Core GE 2.1)	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus I (KU Core GE 1.2)	4
	Basic Science Elective**^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
ARCE 217	Computer-Assisted Building Design	3
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading & Writing (KU Core GE 2.1)	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
EPHX 210^H	General Physics I for Engineers (KU Core GE 1.1)	3
PHSX 216	General Physics I Laboratory	1
COMS 130^H	KU Core GE 2.2 ***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 260	Statics & Dynamics	5
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
PHSX 236^H	General Physics II Laboratory	1
	KU Core Elective***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 240	Geomatics	3
CE 310^H	Strength of Materials	4
MATH 220^H	Applied Differential Equations	3
EECS 138	Intro to Computing	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 330/331	Fluid Mechanics and Laboratory	4
CE 461	Structural Analysis	4
CE 412^#H CE 477^H	Structural Engineering Materials, or Intro to Environmental Engr. & Sciences	3
CE 625 MATH 526	Applied Probability & Statistics, or Applied Mathematical Statistics	3
	Basic Engineering Science^##H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 455	Hydrology	3
CE 484^#H CE 477^H	Materials for Transportation Facilities, or Introduction to Environmental Engineering	3
CE 487	Soil Mechanics	4
	KU Core Elective^H	3
ECON 104 ECON 142^H/144^H	Introductory Economics, or Principles of Micro/Macro Economics (GE 3S)	3-4
	TOTAL HOURS	16-17

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 562 or 563	Structural Design Elective (AE 6.1), or Environmental Design Elective	3
CE 552	Water Resources Engineering Design	4
CE 570 or 573	Environmental Principles Elective, or Biol. Principles of Environmental Engr.	3
CMGT 457	Construction Project Management	3
	KU Core Elective***^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
CE 562, or CE 563	Environmental Design Elective, or Structural Design Elective	3
CE 576	Municipal Water/Wastewater (AE 6.1)	4
CE 500/582/588	Civil Engineering Design Elective	3
CE 610	Engineering Ethics (KU Core AE 5.1), or KU Core AE 5.1*** elective	3
	General Electives ^H	0 or 1
	Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam	0
	TOTAL HOURS	13-14

Students are required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam prior to graduation.

CURRICULUM NOTES
* Recommended but not required.
** Course must be designated as natural science (N) other than chemistry, mathematics, or physics.
*** Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements. Refer to the KU Core list of approved courses, kucore.ku.edu/courses.
# All students must take CE 477 and either CE 412 or CE 484.
## Must take one of the following engineering science courses: ARCE 315, Circuits; ARCE 350, Building Materials Science or ME 306, Science of Materials; ME 212, Thermodynamics
† Students must complete 128 hours to earn the degree. After meeting all curricular requirements students may fill remaining credit hour requirements with general electives.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: CE 610

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: CE 562 OR 576

2023-2024 Curriculum