General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

• MATH 1441 - Calculus I (4 Credit Hours) (Area A2)

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• CENG 1133 - Engineering Graphics for Civil and Construction Engineers (3 Credit Hours)

• or ENGR 1133 - Engineering Graphics (3 Credit Hours)  

• CENG 1731 - Civil Engineering Computations (3 Credit Hours)
• CHEM 1310 - Comprehensive General Chemistry (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)
• STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
• Carryover from Area A2 ¹

Specific Requirements Credit Hours: 7

• Carryover from Area D
• ENGR 2231 - Engineering Mechanics I (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 3233 - Mechanics of Materials (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 50

• CENG 2131 - Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 2231 - Surveying (3 Credit Hours)

• or  TCM 2233 - Construction Surveying (3 Credit Hours)  

• CENG 3131 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 3135 - Construction Cost Control and Finance (3 Credit Hours)

• or  TCM 3331 - Construction Finance (3 Credit Hours)  

• CENG 3232 - Soil Mechanics (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 3233 - Civil Engineering Materials (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 3331 - Structural Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 3333 - Reinforced Concrete Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 4135 - Highway Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 4331 - Structural Steel Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 4518 - Introduction to Senior Project (1 Credit Hour)
• CENG 4539 - Senior Project (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 2430 - Construction Safety (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 3330 - Quantity Estimating (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 3332 - Construction Equipment Management (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 4710 - Construction Internship (1 Credit Hour)
• TCM 5431 - Construction Cost Estimating (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 5433 - Proj Planning/Scheduling (3 Credit Hours)

Construction Electives Credit Hours: 6

• CENG 4133 - Transportation Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 4730 - Experiential Learning in Civil and Construction Engineering (1 Credit Hour)
• CENG 4890 - Special Problems in Civil Engineering (1-4 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5090 - Selected Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5133 - Water Supply and Wastewater Collection Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5136 - Watershed Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5137 - Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5138 - Water and Sanitation for International Development (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5139 - Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5231 - Pavement Analysis and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5232 - Foundation Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5234 - Asphalt Mix Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5331 - Advanced Structural Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5332 - Prestressed Concrete Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5333 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5334 - Advanced Structural Steel Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5335 - Structural Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5336 - Introduction to Finite Elements (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5337 - Advanced Strength (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5338 - Theory of Elasticity (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5339 - Theory of Elastic Stability (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5431 - Advanced Surveying (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5432 - Introduction to GIS in Surveying-Geomatics and Transportation (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5433 - Drainage & Erosion Control (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5434 - Surveying History & Law (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5435 - Introduction to Terrestrial LiDAR (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 5436 - Introduction to Close-Range Photogrammetry (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 4090 - Selected Topics in Construction (1-3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 4432 - Construction Administration (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 5330 - Green Building and Sustainable Construction (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 5333 - Building Information Modeling (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 5431 - Construction Cost Estimating (3 Credit Hours)
• TCM 5433 - Proj Planning/Scheduling (3 Credit Hours)
• or other appropriate topics as otherwise approved by the Department Chair

Free Elective Credit Hours: 3

• Select 3 credit hours of Free Electives

Total Credit Hours: 130

¹ While Calculus I (MATH 1441 ) is a 4 credit hour course, only 3 credit hours count toward fulfilling Area A2. The remaining credit hour is applied toward Area F-Courses Appropriate to Major.

² Area D1 requirements are fulfilled by PHYS 2211K  and PHYS 2212K  (8 hours). While Environmental Geology (GEOL 1340 ) is a 4 credit hour course, only 3 credit hours count toward fulfilling Area D2. The remaining credit hour is applied toward Specific Requirements

Other Program Requirements

• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all CENG courses.
• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all TCM courses.
• At least 33 credit hours of approved upper division Engineering credit hours must be earned at Georgia Southern.
• At least 100 hours of Departmental pre-approved community service must be completed prior to graduation clearance.
• Students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam (FE Civil Exam only).

Honors in Civil Engineering

To graduate with Honors in Civil Engineering a student must:

• Be admitted in the Honors College
• Complete an Honors thesis (in a minimum of two regular semesters) for a total of 3-credit hours in Honors Research.
• Maintain a 3.3 institution grade point average, including a 3.5 minimum GPA in all major courses applied towards graduation.

Advisement

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