Introduction

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The objectives of the bachelor of science in civil engineering program are to produce graduates who:

• are able to perform the technical analyses and design tasks of entry-level civil engineers
• can successfully work toward professional engineering licensure
• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• understand the importance of leadership skills, team building and ethical practice
• value lifelong learning and improvement through graduate degrees or professional study
• appreciate the importance of community involvement and social contribution civil engineers are dedicated to improving our living environment

Civil engineering offers an interesting and challenging career in the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and urban infrastructure; in transportation systems, including highways, airports, rapid transit lines, railroads, and harbor facilities; in the development of water resources, including reservoirs for storage, canals for irrigation, dams for power generation, stormwater management for drainage, groundwater recharge for contamination prevention, wastewater treatment for environmental protection, and water purification for drinking purposes; in the construction industry; including foundations, bridges, concrete and steel structures, in problems concerned with environmental preservation; and in the sustainable development of cities. In preparing for work in such a broad field, the civil engineering student studies mathematics, basic science, communication, social science and humanities, engineering science and civil engineering design. CU Denver's civil engineering graduates usually find their first professional employment with consulting engineering firms, government agencies and various industries.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum   
• College of Engineering, Design and Computing Graduation Requirements   
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Program Requirements

1. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses applying to major requirements.
2. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all CVEN and CEMT courses attempted.
3. Complete a minimum of 32 semester hours in math, chemistry, and physics
4. Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of design courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Civil Engineering
CVEN 1025	Civil Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design	3
CVEN 1067	Introduction to Civil Engineering	1
ENGR 1100	Fundamentals of Computational Innovation	3
or CSCI 1410	Fundamentals of Computing
CEMT 2100	Construction Management Fundamentals	3
CVEN 2121	Analytical Mechanics I	3
CVEN 2214	Surveying Basics	1
CVEN 3111	Analytical Mechanics II	3
CVEN 3121	Mechanics of Materials	3
CVEN 3141	Introduction to Structural Materials	2
CVEN 3200	Computational Methods for Civil Engineers	3
CVEN 3313	Fluid Mechanics	3
CVEN 3323	Hydrosystems Engineering	3
CVEN 3401	Introduction to Environmental Engineering	3
CVEN 3505	Structural Analysis	3
CVEN 3602	Transportation Engineering	3
CVEN 3718	Geotechnical Engineering I	3
CVEN 4000	Senior Seminar	0
Design Courses		18
CVEN 4067	Senior Design Projects
Select five of the following:
ENGR 1200	Fundamentals of Engineering Design Innovation
CVEN 4426/5426	Pipe Network and Sewer Design
CVEN 4427/5427	Storm Water System Design
CVEN 4520/5520	Structural Engineering and the Ocean Environment
CVEN 4565/5565	Timber Structure Design
CVEN 4575	Structural Steel Design
CVEN 4585	Reinforced Concrete Design
CVEN 4590/5590	Design of Prestressed Concrete
CVEN 4591/5591	Design of Composite Structures
CVEN 4602/5602	Advanced Highway Design
CVEN 4641/5641	Transit System Planning and Design
CVEN 4650/5650	Urban Street Design
CVEN 4682/5682	Pavement Design
CVEN 4738/5738	Foundation Design
CVEN 5112	Structural Design Loads
CVEN 5540	Masonry Design
CVEN 5550	Highway Bridge Design
CVEN 5575	Advanced Topics in Structural Steel Design
CVEN 5585	Advanced Topics in Reinforced Concrete
Mathematics
MATH 1401	Calculus I	4
MATH 2411	Calculus II	4
MATH 2421	Calculus III	4
MATH 3191 & MATH 3200	Applied Linear Algebra and Elementary Differential Equations	4-6
or MATH 3195	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
CVEN 3611	Engineering Statistics	3
or MATH 3800	Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Science
CHEM 2031 & CHEM 2038	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I 1	5
or ENGR 1130	Chemistry for Engineers
PHYS 2311 & PHYS 2321	General Physics I: Calculus-Based and Intro Experimental Phys Lab I	5
Select one of the following:		4
BIOL 2010 & BIOL 2011	Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) and Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio)
CHEM 2061 & CHEM 2068	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II
GEOL 1073 & GEOL 1074	Physical Geology: Surface Processes and Physical Geology: Surface Processes Laboratory
PHYS 2331	General Physics II: Calculus-Based
Other Courses
Select one of the following:		3
CVEN 4025/5025	Autocad Civil 3d & Advanced Civil Engineering Graphics
CVEN 4077	Engineering Economy
CVEN 4087/5087	Engineering Contracts
Technical Electives		9
Upper Division Technical Electives 6-9 credits 2
Any CEMT or CVEN 4000+ level course
CEMT 3100	Field Engineering and Management
CEMT 3231	Construction Materials and Methods
CVEN 4025/5025	Autocad Civil 3d & Advanced Civil Engineering Graphics
CVEN 4077	Engineering Economy
CVEN 4087/5087	Engineering Contracts
CVEN 4381/5381	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
CVEN 4383/5383	GIS Analysis
CVEN 4384	GIS Project Management
CVEN 4385	GIS Relational Database Systems
CVEN 4388	Geographic Information Systems for Transportation Infrastructure (GIS-T)
CVEN 4592/5592	Computer-Aided Structural Analysis and Design
CVEN 4612/5612	Traffic Impact Assessment
CVEN 4621/5621	Highway Capacity Analysis
CVEN 4622/5622	Traffic Operations and Control
CVEN 4631/5631	Transport Modeling and Big Data
CVEN 4633/5633	Sustainable Transportation Systems
CVEN 4662/5662	Transportation System Safety
CVEN 4800/5800	Special Topics
ARCH 3130	Construction Practices: Material and Structural Systems
ELEC 3030	Electric Circuits and Systems
CHEM 3411	Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3421	Organic Chemistry II
ENVS 3082	Energy and the Environment
MECH 3012	Thermodynamics
URPL 4000	Planning History and Theory
Lower Division Technical Electives 0-3 credits 3
CEMT 2300	Heavy Civil Construction and Equipment
BIOL 2010	Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio)
BIOL 2020	Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio)
CHEM 2061	General Chemistry II
CSCI/ELEC 1510	Logic Design
CSCI/ELEC 2132	Circuits and Electronics
GEOL 1073	Physical Geology: Surface Processes
PHYS 2331	General Physics II: Calculus-Based
PHYS 2711	Vibrations and Waves
PHYS 2811	Modern Physics I
CU Denver Core Curriculum
Select 24 Credits		24
Total Hours		130-132

¹

Students who take CHEM 2031 & CHEM 2038 to fulfill the chemistry requirement will need an additional semester hour to reach the 130 semester hours required for the degree.

²

Any 4000-level or higher CVEN or CEMT courses. Other math, science or engineering courses may be allowed with advisor approval.

³

A maximum of one lower-division course (level 1000-2999) may be applied to electives.

Note

Up to four 5000-level CVEN courses taken at CU Denver for the bachelor of science in civil engineering can be applied to a CU Denver civil engineering master's degree if relevant to the student's master's degree emphasis as determined by the students master's degree advisor.

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