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Guidelines for Minoring in Civil Engineering

• School of Engineering Undergraduate Handbook
• Civil and Environmental Engineering Courses (PDF)
• School of Engineering Courses (PDF directory)
• Axess (Course Time Schedule)

The Civil Engineering minor is intended to give students an in-depth introduction to one or more areas of civil engineering. Departmental expertise and undergraduate course offerings are available in the areas of Construction Engineering and Management, Structural/Geotechnical Engineering, and Architectural Design.

The minimum prerequisite for a Civil Engineering minor is MATH 42 (or MATH 21); however, many courses of interest require PHYSICS 41 and/or MATH 51 as prerequisites.

Students should recognize that a minor in Civil Engineering is NOT an ABET-accredited degree program.

Since civil engineering is a very broad field, and undergraduates having widely varying backgrounds may be interested in obtaining a Civil Engineering minor, no single set of course requirements will be appropriate for all students. Instead, interested students are encouraged to propose their own set of courses within the guidelines listed below; this list must be officially approved by the Undergraduate Minors Advisor for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.

General Guidelines and Procesured for the Minor in Civil Engineering

1. A civil engineering minor must contain at least 24 units of coursework not taken for the major, and must conform to the School of Engineering (SoE) minor requirements published in the Stanford Bulletin or the SoE undergraduate handbook http://ughb.stanford.edu
2. Complete a Major-Minor & Multiple-Major Course Approval Form (PDF document) available in the CEE department's Student Services Office (Terman M42) or at the information window at the Registrar's Office.
3. Professor Kiremidjian (kiremidjian@stanford.edu) is the CEE undergraduate minor adviser in Structural Engineering and Construction. Professor Lynn Hildemann (hildemann@stanford.edu) is the CEE minor adviser in Environmental Engineering. Patti Walters (pwalters@stanford.edu), Program Director for Architectural Design, is the CEE undergraduate minor adviser in architectural design. Students must consult one of these advisers in developing their minor program, and obtain approval of the finalized study list using the Major-Minor & Multiple-Major Course Approval form.
4. Follow the instructions attached to the form. For the minor in Civil Engineering, a completed and signed copy of the form must be filed with CEE's Student Services Office (Terman M42). As soon as this is done, step five can be executed.
5. Apply for the CE minor on AXESS. The student services administrator for undergraduate study in CE will then check the Major-Minor & Multiple-Major Course Approval Form to accept the declaration.
   
   

Minors must be officially declared and all courses completed (or in progress) no later than the deadline for a student's application to graduate.

Students should feel free to develop a course of study that aligns with their personal interests. To assist in this process, some example programs have been developed. While each example program (following this page) focuses on a different area of expertise within the department, many other combinations of courses are also possible.