2014-2016 CATALOG YEAR
FIVE YEAR PLAN – CIVIL ENGINEERING
This is a suggested schedule for students wishing to complete their degree in 5 years. The number of units required
in each semester can be reduced by moving some courses into summer school or by spreading the program out over
a longer time period. Students are encouraged to meet regularly with an advisor.
1st Year
Fall semester
Spring Semester
Course
MATH 105 – Pre-Calculus £
CHEM 101/L – Gen. Chem. & Laboratory
Freshman Comp (ex. ENGL 155)
Units
5
5
3
Total Units
Course
CE 101/L – Intro. To Civil Engr. and Lab.
MATH 150A – Calculus I
Government (ex. POLS 155)
Oral Communication (ex. COMS 151/L)
Total Units
Units
2
5
3
3
13
Total Units
Units
3
3
4
3
13
Course
AM 316 – Engineering Dynamics
CE 315/L – Construction Engineering & Lab.
CE 340 – Strength of Materials
CE 408/L – Survey w/GPS App. & Lab.
MSE 227L – Engr. Materials Lab
GE Course*
Total Units
Units
3
3
3
2
1
3
15
13
2nd Year
Fall semester
Spring Semester
Course
MATH 150B – Calculus II
PHYS 220A/L – Mechanics & Lab
American Hist. (ex. HIST 270 or 271)
Units
5
4
3
Total Units
Course
CE 240 – Engineering Statics
MATH 250 – Calculus III
PHYS 220B/L – Elec. & Mag. Lab.
GEOL 101 or BIOL 106
12
3rd Year**
Fall semester
Spring Semester
Course
CE 280/L – Comp. App. In CE and Lab.
CE 308/L – Surveying & Lab.
ECE 240 – Elect. Engr. Fund.
MATH 280 – Applied Diff. Equations
MSE 227 – Engr. Materials
Units
2
3
3
3
3
Total Units
14
4th Year**
Fall semester
Spring Semester
Course
AM 317 – Mechanics Lab.
CE 335/L – Structures I and Lab.
ME 370 - Thermodynamics
MSE 304 – Engineering Economics
GE Course*
Total Units
Units
1
4
3
3
2
13
Course
AM 410 – Mechanical Vibrations
CE 439 – Structural Steel Design
ME 390 – Fluid Mechanics
GE Course*
Units
3
3
3
3
Total Units
12
Total Units
Units
3
2
3
3
3
14
5th Year**
Fall semester
Spring Semester
Course
CE 426/L – Soil Mechanics & Lab.
CE 460/L – Hydrology and Lab.
CE 488A/L – Senior Design I & Lab.
GE Course*
Units
4
3
2
3
Total Units
12
Course
CE 438 – Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 488B – Senior Design II Lab.
CE 526 – Geotechnical Found. Design
ME 493 - Hydraulics
GE Course*
£ This course does not count in total units for graduation
*Nine (9) of these units must be upper division GE after the student has completed sixty (60) units of course work.
**Upper Division writing exam should be completed during the Junior Year, after 56 units are completed.
Revised August 2010