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CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE PLAN BY SEMESTER
CORE
For suggestions
as to which
Area I or II
courses to take
speak with an
advisor, or go to
our web site.
DIVERSITY
If one of the
courses used to
meet the Civil
Engineering
requirements is
not a Diversity
course then an
additional course
must be taken.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL 101
CHEM 111
CHEM 111L
MATH 170
ENGR 120
COMM 101
English Composition
General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab
Calculus I
Introduction to Engineering
Fundamentals of Speech Communications
Spring Semester
3
3
1
4
3
3
17
ENGL 102
CHEM 112
CHEM 112L
MATH 175
PHYS 211
PHYS 211L
English Composition
General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab
Calculus II
Physics I with Calculus
Physics I with Calculus Lab
3
3
1
4
4
1
16
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester
CE 210 #
CE 211 #
ENGR 210
MATH 275
PHYS 212
PHYS 212L
Engineering Surveying
Engineering Surveying Lab
Engineering Statics
Multivariable & Vector Calculus
Physics II with Calculus
Physics II with Calculus Lab
Spring Semester
2
1
3
4
4
1
15
CE 280
ENGR 220
ENGR 350
MATH 333
ENGL 202
H/S
Civil Engineering Case Studies
Engineering Dynamics
Engineering Mechanics of Materials
Differential Equations with Matrix Theory
Technical Communication
Area I/II CORE Course
2
3
3
4
3
3
18
The following courses must be completed in order to apply for Admission to Upper Division:
CE 280, CHEM 112, ENGR 350, MATH 275 and MATH 333
Please check our web site for the minimum GPA required in these courses and other requirements
to be met for a successful application.
ADMISSION
TO UPPER
DIVISION
Please see our
web site
concerning the
requirements for
taking Upper
Division courses.
ELECTIVE
OFFERINGS
For a list of
upcoming elecive
offerings go to
our web site.
TOTAL
CREDITS:
131-132
rev. 4/2012
THIRD YEAR
Fall Semester
CE 320 #
CE 321 #
CE 341
CE 352 #
ENGR 245
CMGT 240
H/S
Principles of Environmental Engineering
Principles of Environmental Engineering Lab
Construction Materials Lab
Structures I
Intro to Materials Science
Intro to Construction Management
Area I/II CORE Course
Spring Semester
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
17
CE 282 **
CE 360 **
CE 361 **
CE 370 **
CE 450 **
ENGR 330
ENGR 331
Engineering Practice
Engineering Properties of Soils
Engineering Properties of Soils Lab
Transportation Engineering Fundamentals
Reinforced Concrete Design
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics Lab
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
17
FOURTH YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGR 240
CE 481 #
CE DE
Sci
H/S
H/S
Spring Semester
3
1
3
3-4
3
3
16 - 17
Introduction to Circuits
Senior Design Project I
CE Design Elective
Science Elective
Area I/II CORE Course
Area I/II CORE Course
# - Offered FALL only
ENGR 320
Thermodynamics I
3
CE 483 **
Senior Design Project II
3
CE TE
Tech
H/S
CE Technical Elective
Technical Elective
Area I/II CORE Course
** - Offered SPRING only
CE Web Site: http://coen.boisestate.edu/ce/
3
3
3
15
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
ELECTIVES
CE DESIGN ELECTIVES (CE DE)
A Civil Engineering Design Elective is defined as a nonrequired course, taught by the Civil Engineering Department,
with a primary emphasis on design.
CE 424
CE 470
Water Treatment Plant System & Design
Highway and Traffic Systems Design
CE 425
Wastewater Treatment Plant System & Design
CE 436
Hydraulics
CE 460
CE 462
Geotechnical Engineering Design
Foundation Design
CE 450
CE 452
CE 454
CE 456
Reinforced Concrete Design
Structural Steel Design
Timber Design
Masonry Design
CE TECHNICAL ELECTIVES (CE TE)
A Civil Engineering Technical Elective is defined as a non-required course, taught by the Civil Engineering Department.
Civil Engineering Technical Electives include all Civil Engineering Design Electives.
CE DESIGN ELECTIVES (see above)
Codes and Official Documents
CE 351
CE 310
CE 354
Advanced Surveying
Structures II
CE 412
CE 416
Hydrogeology
CE 420
CE 422
CE 423
CE 426
Environmental Process Chemistry
Hydrology
Hazardous Waste Engineering
Air Pollution Control
CE 433
CE 437
CE 438
Contaminant Transport
CE 472
CE 475
Transportation Planning
GIS in Water Resources
Water Resources Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Aqueous Geochemistry
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES (Tech)
CE DESIGN ELECTIVES (see above)
A Technical Elective is defined as a non-required course that
and
is related to the Civil Engineering profession. The course may
be taught by departments other than Civil Engineering. Civil
CE TECHNICAL ELECTIVES (see above)
and
Engineering Technical and Design Electives as well as 300 &
400 level courses listed as Science Electives may be used as
SCIENCE ELECTIVES (300 & 400 level courses only)
and
Technical Electives. Courses outside the Civil Engineering
CE 493
Internship **
Department may be used for Technical Electives with the
CE 496
Independent Study **
approval of the Civil Engineering Faculty.
and
Many upper division courses from departments and
programs outside of Civil Engineering.
** CE Internship and/or Independent Study may be used for up
to 3 credits each in meeting the Technical Elective requirements.
ENGR 360 may not be used as a Technical Elective.
SCIENCE ELECTIVES (Sci)
A Science Elective is defined as a science course from a field that is not Chemistry or Physics that expands the students
understanding of the nature of an aspect of Civil Engineering. Courses in addition to those listed may be used to meet
this requirement with the approval of the Civil Engineering Faculty.
BIOL 100
BIOL 107
BIOL 109
BIOL 191
BIOL 192
Concepts of Biology
Introduction to Human Biology
Plants and Society
General Biology I
General Biology II
ENVHLTH 310 Water Supply And Water Quality Mgmnt
ENVHLTH 416 Noise And Other Physical Agents
ENVSTD 121 Introduction To Environmental Studies
GEOG 321
GEOG 331
GEOG 360
GEOPH 305
GEOS 100
GEOS 101
Sustainability Of Natural Resources
Climatology
Introduction To GIS
Applied Geophysics
Fundamentals of Geology
Environmental Geology