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Preparing for a major in Environmental Engineering

If you are interested in possibly pursuing an engineering major and have and are curious about Environmental 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 an Environmental Engineering 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 EnvE - required classes for all EnvE majors, available to undeclared students
Course Title Quarter Type
CEE 70 Environmental Science & Technology Autumn open
CEE 100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects [WIM] ?? Autumn open
Environmental Engineering Electives
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 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 taking these two early on.
Course Title Quarter Type
ENGR 60 Engineering Economy Autumn Winter Required for both CE tracks
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