Civil Engineering (BCE)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Major: CE

Degree: BCE

Unit: Speed School of Engineering (SS)

Department: Civil Engineering

Students specializing in Civil Engineering will complete a program consisting of two semesters in Engineering Fundamentals
and a further period of study in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering - nine semesters in Departmental
Studies to complete the Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a fifth year in Graduate Studies for the Master of
Engineering degree. This curriculum is designed as an integrated five-year program, with a cooperative education
component, culminating in the Master of Engineering degree. The Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering programs
are both accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.

Engineering Fundamentals1

Courses Hours

Speed School Core

ENGR 100, 1012, 102 10

ENGL2,3 101 , 102 6

CHEM 2012 3

PHYS 2982 4

CEE Core

CHEM 2072 1

ENGR 150 2

PHYS 295, PHYS 299 5

Total 31
Departmental Studies

Courses Hours

Engineering Fundamentals

ENGR 201, 205, 307 8

Department

CEE 205, 254, 255, 260, 261, 288, 289, 309, 320, 370, 371, 389, 401, 420, 421, 422,
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450, 451, 452, 460, 470, 471, 480, 489, 530

Speed/University

CECS 121 1

ECE 252 3

GEOS 301 3

IE 360, 370 6

ME 206, 251 6

General Education

Arts/CD/HUM/SBS Electives2 12

COMM2 111 or 112 3

HIST2 101 or 102 or 105 or 106 3

Total 104

Total Hours

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 1354

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Acceptance into a Department requires that a student have a 2.0 GPA in the prescribed set of courses totaling 31 semester hours in
Engineering Fundamentals. In addition, the student must be in good standing with the university (university GPA ≥ 2.0).
2
This course is a General Education requirement for the program; see http://www.louisville.edu/provost/GER/ for the listing, by
academic year, of Arts/CD/Hum/SBS Electives which satisfy the University-wide General Education requirements.
3
Students completing ENGL 105 in lieu of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 satisfy the General Education and Engineering Fundamentals
requirements for Written Communication. However, an additional 3-hr Writing (WR) course or honors Written Communication (WC)
course is needed to satisfy program credit hour requirements. A current list of acceptable WR and WC courses is at
http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/advising/ENGL105.html. ENGL 303 (Technical Writing) is recommended as the additional
course for CEE students.
4
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree must be in Good Standing (university GPA ≥ 2.00) and must attain a grade point average
of at least 2.00 for all courses used to satisfy degree requirements.