2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Civil Engineering, B.S.

The Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil Engineering Program Criteria.

Program Educational Objectives

The educational objectives of the Carroll College Civil Engineering Program are to prepare graduates who will:

  1. Find employment in their chosen fields and enjoy successful and rewarding professional careers.
  2. Seek and engage in lifelong learning to grow and develop in their chosen professions and/or continue their education to earn a master's or a doctoral degree.
  3. Demonstrate leadership, especially through good teamwork and effective communication skills.
  4. Conduct themselves as ethical and responsible professionals, always mindful of the safety, environmental, economic, public health, and aesthetic impacts of their work.

The four major areas of study with the Civil Engineering major are: structures, environmental, water resources, and transportation. Students may choose one of two emphases: broadfield civil or environmental.

I. Major Program Requirements

Required classes:

ENGR 104Engineering Graphics & CAD Application

3

ENGR 105Intro to Engineering GPS & Surveying

1

ENGR 155Robotics and Experimental Physics

3

ENGR 205Civil Engineering Materials and Testing

2

ENGR 302Engineering Mechanics I: Statics

3

ENGR 303Engineering Mechanics II: Solids

3

ENGR 307Fluid Mechanics (WI)

3

ENGR 310Structures I

3

ENGR 313Hydrology

3

ENGR 315Transportation Engineering I

2

ENGR 326Energy and the Environment (GD)

3

ENGR 401Hydraulics

3

ENGR 405Water and Wastewater

4

ENGR 409Transportation Engineering II

3

ENGR 411Senior Design Project I

2

ENGR 412Senior Design Project II

2

II. Emphasis Requirements

A. Broadfield Emphasis Requirements

ENGR 202Water Distribution Systems

1

ENGR 305Electronics and Circuit Analysis I

4

ENGR 309Geotechnical Engineering

3.5

ENGR 402Environmental Engineering

3

ENGR 403Structures II Steel Design

3

ENGR 406Structures III Reinforced Concrete Design

2

B. Environmental Emphasis Requirements

ENGR 323Water Quality

2

ENGR 324Air Quality

2

ENGR 325Hydrogeology

3

ENGR 327Land & Stream Restoration

3

ENGR 329Public Health & Environment

3

ENGR 424Groundwater Flow Modeling

3

III. Other Program Requirements

Required classes:

BI 123Fnds of Ecology Evolution & Diversity

3

and

BI 132Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology

1

or

ES 124Climate and Environment

3

and

ES 134Climate and Environment Laboratory

1

 

CH 111Essentials of Chemistry: General

3

CH 111LEssentials of Chemistry Lab

1

EC 203Project Management Economics

3

 

MA 131Calculus of Single Variable Functions

4

or

MA 121Differential Calculus

3

and

MA 122Integral Calculus

3

 

MA 141Introduction to Mathematical Modeling

4

MA 233Multivariable Calculus

4

MA 334Adv Diff Equations & Linear Algebra

4

MA 314Probability and Statistics for Engineers

2

 

PHIL 206Environmental Ethics

3

or

PHIL 207Business Ethics

3

 

PHYS 205Physics Using Calculus I: Mechanics

4

PHYS 206Physics Using Calculus II

4

MA 314: for the Environmental Emphasis only

*PHIL 206 or PHIL 207 are recommended, but any philosophy ethics course is acceptable.

Students must take the Fundamental of Engineering (FE) exam within nine months prior to receiving the degree.

To earn a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in civil engineering, a student must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all of the courses listed under “Major Program Requirements”, the appropriate “Emphasis Requirements” and under “Other Program Requirements.” A lesser grade in any of these courses must be replaced before the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in civil engineering will be granted. In addition, lesser grades in any of these courses preclude taking subsequent courses for which the deficient courses are a prerequisite.

3-2 Civil Engineering Program with St. Edward’s University

Carroll College and St. Edward’s University have established a combined degree program to provide engineering degree opportunities for St. Edward’s University students. Each student enrolled in the program will be required to first attend St. Edward’s for approximately three (3) years, completing 96 semester credits, and then Carroll College for at least two (2) years and completing 59.5 semester credits. After completing the academic requirements of both institutions, the student shall be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree from St. Edward’s and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Carroll College. For more information contact Dr. John Scharf, Carroll College Engineering Program Director.