Accredited by ABET (see inside front cover).
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. The key requirements for the Environmental Engineering Concentration are that CE Majors should take CEE 323: Engineering Economics and Management, CEE 341: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering for their Earth Science, CS 100M: Introduction to Computer Programming—Honors, CS 101J: Introduction to Cognitive Science, and ENGRD 320 (formerly ENGRD 241): Engineering Computation.
Engineering Distributions
ENGRD 202: Mechanics of Solids (required)
Recommended Distributions
ENGRD 211: Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures (recommended for students interested in transportation systems engineering)
ENGRD 221: Thermodynamics (recommended for students interested in fluid mechanics and hydraulics/hydrology)
ENGRD 251: Engineering for a Sustainable Society (recommended for students interested in environmental engineering)
ENGRD 261: Mechanical Properties of Materials: From Nanodevices to Superstructures (recommended for students interested in structural and geotechnical engineering)
ENGRD 320a (formerly ENGRD 241): Engineering Computation (recommended for all students)
Required Major Courses
ENGRD 203: Dynamics
or
CEE 478b: Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
ENGRD 320a: Engineering Computation (formerly ENGRD 241)
CEE 304a, c: Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering
CEE 323: Engineering Economics and Management
CEE 331: Fluid Mechanics
CEE 341: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 351d: Environmental Quality Engineering
CEE 361d: Introduction to Transportation Engineering
CEE 371: Structural Modeling and Behavior
Electives
Technical writing course (see listing of approved courses in Courses of Study)e
Three CEE design coursesf
Two Major-approved electivesf
Two approved electives
Civil Engineering Major Check List
| Minimum Credit Hours
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MATH 191
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| MATH 192 | 4
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| MATH 293 | 4
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MATH 294
| 4
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CHEM 209 (or 215)
| 4
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PHYS 112 (or 116)
| 4
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PHYS 213 (or 217)
| 4
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PHYS 214 (or 218 or CHEM 208 or 257)
| 4
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CS 100
| 4
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CS 101
| 1
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Introduction to Engineering (ENGRI 1XX)
| 3
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Engineering Distribution 1: ENGRD 202 (required)
| 3
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Engineering Distribution 2g
| 3
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First-Year Writing Seminar 1h
| 3
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First-Year Writing Seminar 2h
| 3
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Liberal Studies Distribution—six courses (18-credit minimum)i
| 18
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Liberal Studies 1
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Liberal Studies 2
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Liberal Studies 3
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Liberal Studies 4
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Liberal Studies 5
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Liberal Studies 6
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Approved Elective (two courses; 6-credit minimum)
| 6
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Approved Elective 1
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Approved Elective 2
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Physical Education (two semesters) and swim test
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Required Major Courses (49-credit minimum)j
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ENGRD 203 or CEE 478k
| 3
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ENGRD 320l
| 3
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CEE 304l
| 4
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CEE 323
| 3
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CEE 331
| 4
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CEE 341
| 4
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CEE 351d
| 3
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CEE 361d
| 3
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| CEE 371 | 4
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Technical Writing Courseh
| 3
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CEE Design Elective 1
| 3
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CEE Design Elective 2
| 3
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CEE Design Elective 3
| 3
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| Major-approved Elective 1 | 3
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Major-approved Elective 2
| 3
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| Total Required Credits | 125
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Additional Elective Courses (0 credits minimum, no maximum)
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Notes
a. Students using this course as a second engineering distribution must take an additional Major-approved elective.
b. ENGRD 203 may be taken in the second year, but CEE 478 should not be taken until the third or fourth year.
c. ENGRD 270: Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics may be accepted (by petition) as a substitute for CEE 304 in the Major, but only if taken before affiliation, or in some special cases where co-op or study abroad programs necessitate such a substitution.
d. Students interested in pursuing a concentration in civil infrastructure (geotechnical and structural engineering) may substitute either CEE 372: Intermediate Solid Mechanics or CEE 471: Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics for either CEE 351 or CEE 361, if they also complete either CEE 473: Design of Concrete Structures or CEE 474: Design of Steel Structures. However, CEE 372 or CEE 471 then counts as a Core Course only and not as a CEE Design Course or Major-approved elective. Students interested in pursuing a concentration in transportation systems may substitute CEE 461: Urban Transportation Planning and Modeling for CEE 351 if they also take two of these three courses: CEE 463: Transportation and Information Technology, CEE 464: Transportation Systems Design, and CEE 465: Transportation, Energy, and the Environment. However, CEE 461 then counts as a Core Course only and cannot be counted as a Major-approved Elective.
e. If the technical communications requirement is met with a course that fulfills another requirement (liberal studies, Major-approved elective, etc.), then the student must take an additional approved elective.
f. To be chosen from lists available in the CE Major office, 221 Hollister Hall. Lists of suggested courses are available for students interested in structural engineering, transportation engineering, fluid mechanics/hydrology, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environmental systems engineering, and environmental engineering.
g. Recommended: ENGRD 261 for civil infrastructure; ENGRD 221 for hydraulics; ENGRD 211 for transportation; ENGRD 251 for environment; ENGRD 320a for all students.
h. 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: Engineering Entrepreneurship, Management, and Ethics 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.
i. 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.
j. Nine credits of electives are determined by Major approval. To ensure breadth of engineering studies, Major programs also will include 9 credits 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.
k. ENGRD 203 may be taken during the second year, but CEE 478 should not be taken until the third or fourth year.
l. Students electing to use this course as a second engineering distribution must take an additional Major-approved elective.
