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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Civil Engineering (BSCE)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
C E 301Civil Engineering Systems (Major)3
CH 301Principles of Chemistry I (Core) 0303
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (Core) 0304
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
CH 302Principles of Chemistry II (Core) 0303
ARE 217Computer-Aided Design and Graphics (Core) 0302
M 408DSequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus (Major)4
PHY 303KEngineering Physics I (Major)3
PHY 105MLaboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K1
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
3rd Semester
C E 311KIntroduction to Computer Methods (Major)3
E M 306Statics (Major)3
M 427JDifferential Equations with Linear Algebra (Major)4
PHY 303LEngineering Physics II (Major)3
PHY 105NLaboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (Major)1
U.S. History (Core) 0603
4th Semester
C E 311SProbability and Statistics for Civil Engineers (Major)3
E M 319Mechanics of Solids (Major)3
C E 319FElementary Mechanics of Fluids (Major)3
E S 333TEngineering Communication (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
5th Semester
C E 324PProperties and Behavior of Engineering Materials (Major)3
Base level course (Major)3
Base level course (Major)3
Base level course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
6th Semester
E M 311MDynamics (Major)3
or M E 310T Applied Thermodynamics
Base level course (Major)3
Base level course (Major)3
Base level course (Major)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
7th Semester
Technical Elective (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
Science elective (Major)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
8th Semester
C E 370PEngineering Professionalism (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Total Hours124

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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