Welcome to Civil and
Environmental
Engineering
Dr. Norman Folmar P.E.
Director of Undergraduate Programs
206 B Sackett
Heather Hamby
Undergraduate Programs Assistant
218 Sackett
Student Handbook
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Overview of student handbook
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Familiarize you with the department (faculty)
Provide a central source of information
Guide you through degree requirements
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http://www.engr.psu.edu/ce/undergrad_acad
emics.html
Civil and Environmental Engineering home page
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CE Disciplines
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Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Surveying
Descriptions in Handbook
Overview of Curriculum
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Take a course in each of the disciplines
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Then begin to focus with CE/technical electives
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Finalizing with a capstone course in your area of
interest
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This doesn’t limit your career!
Read the fine
print
Tech. Elec. That
can be taken
Degree Requirements
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General Education – AHS and US/IL
requirements
C or better requirements for certain courses
GPA of 2.00 or better
3 credits of writing intensive course – fulfilled
with capstone course – CE 4XXW
Read the fine
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Recommended Course Programs
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Each discipline has a recommended course
program shown in the handbook
Recommended Course Programs
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Each discipline has a recommended course
program shown in the handbook
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These are recommended and not “set in stone”
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Other courses may be substituted to meet your
interests
Course Offerings
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Course number
Course name
Description
Semesters offered
Prerequisites
Course Offerings
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Course number
Course name
Description
Semesters offered
Prerequisites
Look these over and work out a schedule for the
upcoming semesters
Advising
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Your advisor is listed on your eLion degree audit
Set up meeting or visit during office hours
Advisors have 20 or more advisees and many
other responsibilities
Come prepared with questions and printed audit
and handbook page if needed – Read handbook
before setting up a meeting with your advisor
It is your responsibility to ensure that all
graduation requirements are met
Degree Audits
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Used to track process toward degree completion
They show where you are lacking a requirement
Can be obtained from eLion
Explanation of degree audit can be found on the
registrar’s web page
LOOK AT YOUR AUDIT!!!!
Petitions
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To make adjustments to degree audit
Make sure that transfer credits, AP credits, etc.
show on the audits
Petitions must be submitted prior to the
semester that you activate your intent to
graduate
Forms can be picked up in 218 Sackett or
www.engr.psu.edu/forms
Minors and Certificates
Other
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Co-op program – 3 rotations, graduating with
experience
Study abroad (University of Leeds – Leeds,
England) – See webpage for other details
www.international.psu.edu/iss/
Courses at other institutions
www.psu.edu/admissions for equivalent or can
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Other
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Undergraduate teaching intern program – help
faculty by presenting a lecture, grading papers,
conducting help sessions, and being available
to answer questions. If interested see Heather
Scholarships – enter competition for a
departmental scholarship. More information
on department’s web page
Other
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Internships – gain experience, obtain knowledge
of a discipline
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam –
taken fall\spring of senior year. First step to
professional registration.
Graduate school – discuss with advisor – Chi
Epsilon holds a interest session every year
To do list
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Review handbook
Review Audit for Gen. Ed. Courses and become
familiar with Audit
Choose a couple areas of interest, see which
classes you want to take, check pre-requisites
and semester offerings, develop a schedule for
remaining semesters
Read your email…anything from Heather or me
is going to be important
Organizations
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Chi Epsilon
Several others