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Accredited by ABET
Offered by: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
221 Hollister Hall, 607 255-3412, www.cee.cornell.edu
Program objectives
We are dedicated to providing the highest-quality broad-based technical, scientific, and liberal education. We create and maintain an outstanding educational program in a climate that fosters diverse skills designed for professional success. Our objectives are to prepare our students for:
- excellence in engineering decision-making and design,
- leadership careers in engineering practice,
- graduate professional engineering education,
- advanced study and research in engineering, and
- diverse, alternative career choices.
Students interested in the Environmental Engineering Concentration of the Civil Engineering major should follow the requirements listed in this handbook for the Environmental Engineering major and should refer to the CEE Undergraduate Handbook for requirements specific to CE majors. CE Majors should take CEE 341 for their Earth Science, CS 100 M, ENGRD 241, and CEE 323.
Engineering Distributions
| ENGRD 202 | Mechanics of Solids (required) |
Recommended Distributions
| ENGRD 261 | Introduction to Mechanical Properties of Materials (strongly recommended for students interested in structural and geotechnical engineering) |
| ENGRD 211 | Computers and Programming (recommended for students interested in transportation systems engineering) |
| ENGRD 251 | Engineering for a Sustainable Society (recommended for students interested in environmental engineering) |
| ENGRD 221 | Thermodynamics (recommended for students interested in fluid mechanic and hydraulics/hydrology) |
| ENGRD 2411 | Engineering Computation (recommended for all students) |
Required Major Courses
| ENGRD 203/CEE 4782, 1 | Dynamics/Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
| ENGRD 2411 | Engineering Computation |
| CEE 304 | Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering |
| CEE 323 | Engineering Economics and Management |
| CEE 331 | Fluid Mechanics |
| CEE 341 | Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis |
| CEE 3513 | Environmental Quality Engineering |
| CEE 3613 | Introduction to Transportation Engineering |
| CEE 371 | Structural Modeling and Behavior |
Electives
Technical communications course (ENGRC 335, 350, COMM 260, 263, 352 or BEE 489)4
Three CEE design courses5
Two Major-approved electives5
Two approved electives
Civil Engineering Major Checklist
| Min. Credit Hours | v When Done |
| MATH 191 | 4 | ? |
| MATH 192 | 4 | ? |
| MATH 293 | 4 | ? |
| MATH 294 | 4 | ? |
| CHEM 211 (or 207 or 215) | 4 | ? |
| PHYS 112 (or 116) | 4 | ? |
| PHYS 213 (or 217) | 4 | ? |
| PHYS 214 (or 218 or CHEM 208 or 216) | 4 | ? |
| COM S 100 | 4 | ? |
| Intro. to Engr. (ENGRI 1XX) | 3 | ? |
| Engr. Dist. 1: ENGRD 202 (required) | 3 | ? |
| Engr. Dist. 2§ | 3 | ? |
| First-Year Writing Seminar 1† | 3 | ? |
| First-Year Writing Seminar 2† | 3 | ? |
| Liberal Studies Distribution—6 courses (18-credit minimum)‡ | 18 |
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| Lib. Studies 1 |
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| Lib. Studies 2 |
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| Lib. Studies 3 |
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| Lib. Studies 4 |
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| Lib. Studies 5 |
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| Lib. Studies 6 |
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| Approved Elective (2 courses; 6-credit minimum) | 6 | ? |
| Approved Elective |
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| Physical Education (2 semesters) and swim test |
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Required Major Courses (49-credit minimum)#
| Min. Credit Hours | v When Done |
| ENGRD 203 or CEE 478* | 3 | ? |
| ENGRD 241†† | 3 | ? |
| CEE 304†† | 4 | ? |
| CEE 323 | 3 | ? |
| CEE 331 | 4 | ? |
| CEE 341 | 4 | ? |
| CEE 351** | 3 | ? |
| CEE 361** | 3 | ? |
| CEE 371 | 4 | ? |
| Technical Writing Course† | 3 | ? |
| CEE Design Elective | 3 | ? |
| CEE Design Elective | 3 | ? |
| CEE Design Elective | 3 | ? |
| Major Approved Elective | 3 | ? |
| Major Approved Elective | 3 | ? |
| Total Required Credits | 124 min. |
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| Additional Elective Courses (0 credits min., no max.) |
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§Recommended: ENGRD 261 for Civil infrastructure; ENGRD 221 for hydraulics; ENGRD 211 for transportation; ENGRD 24 1## for all students.
* ENGRD 203 may be taken during the sophomore year, but CEE 478 should not be taken until the junior or senior year.
†In addition to the first-year writing seminars, a technical writing course must be taken. An approved COMM course, any ENGRC course or BEE 489 will satisfy this requirement. If the course fulfilling the technical elective requirement also fulfills another requirement (liberal studies, Major-approved elective), an additional approved elective must be taken.
‡The six courses must be chosen from at least three of the following six groups: (1) Cultural Analysis (CA), (2) Historical Analysis (HA), (3) Literature and the Arts (LA), (4) Knowledge, Cognition, and Moral Reasoning (KCM), (5) Social and Behavioral Analysis (SBA), (6) Foreign Languages (not literature courses). At least two of the six courses must be at 200-level or higher.
# 9 credits of electives are determined by Major approval. To ensure breadth of engineering studies, Major programs also will include 9 hours of courses outside the Major. This group of courses may be comprised of ENGRD 202, ENGRD 203, one engineering distribution or elective, and/or a CE Major course outside the Major disciplinary area.
††Students electing to use this course as a second engineering distribution must take an additional Major-approved elective.
**Students interested in pursuing a concentration in geotechnical or structural engineering may substitute either CEE 372 or CEE 471 for either CEE 351 or CEE 361, if they also complete CEE 473. However, CEE 471 then counts as a Core Course only and not as one of the five CEE Design Courses or Major-approved Electives.
1 CHEM 389 is required by the major, and it is recommended that this course be counted as an engineering distribution course.
2 Premed students need 8 credits of organic chemistry.
3 Advanced science electives include: A&EP: any course >333; BIOBM 330, 331, 332, 333; CHEME 401, 402, 470, 472, 480, 481, 484, 520, 543, 631, 640, 661; CHEM: any course >301 except 389, CEE 451, 654; FOOD 417; MS&E 206, 305, 521, 524, 531, 541; MAE 423; BIOMI 290; PHYS: any course >300; T&AM 310, 311.
6 Every student must complete one of the five following options for the biology elective:
(1) Advanced Placement – a score of 5 on the CEEB AP exam or a score of 7 on the IB Higher Level exam.
(2) four credits of a pre-med biology sequence; BIOG 101 Biological Sciences, Lectures (Fall, 2 credits) and BIOG 103 Biological Sciences, Laboratory (Fall, 2 credits), BIOG 102 Biological Sciences, Lectures (Spring, 2 credits) and BIOG 104 Biological Sciences, Laboratory (Spring, 2 credits), BIOG 105 Introductory Biology (Fall, 4 credits), BIOG 106 Introductory Biology (Spring, 4 credits), BIOG 107 General Biology (Summer first half of the 8-week session, 4 credits) or BIOG 108 General Biology (Summer second half of the 8-week session, 4 credits).
(3) three credits of microbiology - BIOMI 290 General Microbiology (Fall, spring or summer 6-week summer, 3 credits).
(4) four credits of biochemistry - BIOBM 330 Principles of Biochemistry, Individual Instruction (Fall or spring, 4 credits) or BIOBM 333 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology (Summer 6-week session, 4 credits).
(5) five credits of biochemistry - BIOBM 331 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism (Fall, 3 credits) and BIOBM 332 Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular Biology (Spring, 2 credits).
1 Students using this course as a second engineering distribution must take an additional Major-approved elective.
2 ENGRD 203 may be taken in the sophomore year, but CEE 478 should not be taken until the junior or senior year.
3 Students interested in pursuing a concentration in civil infrastructure (geotechnical and structural engineering) may substitute either CEE 372 or CEE 471 for either CEE 351 or CEE 361, if they also complete CEE 473. However, CEE 372 or CEE 471 then counts as a Core Course only and not as one of the five CEE Design Courses or Major-approved electives.
4 If the technical communications requirement is met with a course that fulfills another requirement (liberal studies, Major-approved elective, etc.), then the student may have to take an additional approved elective to meet minimum credit requirements for graduation.
5 To be chosen from lists available in the CE Major of?ce, 221 Hollister Hall. Lists of suggested courses are available for students interested in structural engineering, transportation engineering, fluid mechanics/hydrology, geotechnical engineering, and water resources and environmental systems engineering.
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