Preparing for a Civil Engineering Major
If you are interested in possibly pursuing an engineering major and have and are curious about Civil Engineering, there are a number of courses that you can take in your freshman and sophomore years that can both help you assess your interest in a CE major, and give you an early start on fulfilling requirements - giving you more flexibility in class scheduling for your junior and senior years.
| Introduction to CEE - required classes for all CEE majors, available to undeclared students | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| CEE 70 | Environmental Science & Technology | Autumn | open |
| CEE 100 | Managing Civil Engineering Projects | Autumn | open |
| Electives for Structures and Construction Track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| CEE 31Q | Accessing Architecture through Drawing | Autumn | soph seminar |
| CEE 45Q | Social Entrepreneurship Startup | Autumn | soph seminar |
| CEE 46Q | Fail Your Way to Success | Spring | soph seminar |
| CEE 47Q | Discovering Micro-Organisms. Theory for Project Teams | Alt Years | soph seminar |
| CEE 80N | The Art of Structural Engineering | Autumn | fresh seminar |
| Electives for Environmental and Water Studies Track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| CEE 61Q | Big Dams, City Hall and the Sierra Club | Alt Years | soph seminar |
| CEE 62Q | Environmental Management: An International Perspective | ??? | soph seminar |
| CEE 63 | Weather and Storms | Autumn | open |
| CEE 64 | Air Pollution: from Urban Smog to global Change | Spring | open |
| CEE 70 | Environmental Science and Technology | Autumn | open |
| CEE 99 | Environmental Issues Seminar | Autumn Winter Spring | open |
| CEE 173A | Energy Resources | Autumn | open |
| Engineering Fundamentals - 3 must be taken of the 8 offered. Consider these three. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| ENGR 60 | Engineering Economy | Autumn Winter | Required for both CE tracks |
| ENGR 50 | Science of Materials | Winter Spring | Required for Structures / Constr. track |
| ENGR 30 | Engineering Thermodynamics | Autumn Winter | Required for Environ. / Water track |
| The following Science & Math classes are required for almost all School of Engineering majors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| CHEM 31 | Chemical Principles I | Autumn Winter | open |
| PHYSICS 53 | Mechanics | Winter | co-requisite is MATH 41 |
| MATH 51 | Linear Algebra and Diff Calc of Several Variables | Autumn Winter Spring | prerequisites are MATH 41 and 42 |
| Additional Science & Math classes required for CE majors that can be taken early | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Quarter | Type |
| GES 1 | Fundamentals of Geology | Autumn Winter Spring | Required for both CE tracks |
| STAT 110 (or STAT 60 or GES 160) | Statistics | Autumn Winter Spring | Required for both CE tracks |