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

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)
• CHEM 1310 - Comprehensive General Chemistry (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2160 - Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2243 - Calculus III (4 Credit Hours)

Specific Requirements Credit Hours: 20

• Carryover from Area A2
• Carryover from Area D
• CENG 1731 - Civil Engineering Computations (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 2231 - Engineering Mechanics I (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 2232 - Dynamics of Rigid Bodies (3 Credit Hours)
• ENGR 3233 - Mechanics of Materials (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 3230 - Ordinary Differential Equations (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 37

• 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 3132 - Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment (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)

Technical Electives Credit Hours: 6

Select 6 credit hours from the following recommended technical elective courses: ³

• CENG 4133 - Transportation Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CENG 4232 - Foundation Design (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)
• OR other appropriate topics approved by the Department Chair.

Free Elective Credit Hours: 3

• Select 3 credit hours of Free Electives

Total Credit Hours: 130

¹ While MATH 1441 Calculus I  is a 4 credit hour course, only 3 credit hours count toward fulfilling Area A2. The remaining credit hour is applied toward Specific Requirements.

² While GEOL 1340 Environmental Geology  is a 4 credit hour course, only 3 credit hours count toward fulfilling Area D1. The remaining credit hour is applied toward Specific Requirements.

³ The 6 credit hours listed for technical electives must be upper division courses in order to meet the 39 upper division hours requirement.

Other Program Requirements

• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all CENG courses.
• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all prerequisite courses.
• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all Technical Elective 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 NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam (FE-Civil 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 HONS 4999 Honors Research 
• Maintain a 3.3 institution grade point average, including a 3.5 minimum GPA in all major courses applied towards graduation

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree (ABM) Degree Requirements: 30 Hours

In accordance with SACSCOC requirements, students admitted to the MSCE-ABM may use up to 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses offered in the MSCE curriculum in meeting the requirements of both the BSCE and MSCE degree programs. SACSCOC requires 150 unique credit hours between the two programs. Because the MSCE-ABM program contains the required 150 unique hours between BSCE and MSCE degree programs, MSCE-ABM students may share a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate level courses (5000G) in satisfying the requirements of both degree programs.

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

For regular admission to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to the Master of Science in Civil Engineering (ABM-MSCE) degree program the student must:

1. Be enrolled as a current Georgia Southern undergraduate student majoring in Civil Engineering (CE).
2. Have completed at least 25 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in the CE discipline including: MATH 1441 , MATH 2242 , PHYS 2211K , PHYS 2212K  and CENG 1133 .
3. Have a 3.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average or higher on courses in undergraduate work.

ABM programs do not allow provisional admission. ABM programs are designed for students who have demonstrated a high level of undergraduate academic performance that validates their ability to be successful graduate students. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements for regular admission may be granted admission to the program upon approval of an admissions committee consisting of at least the Department Chair and the Graduate Program director.

ABM Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours Non-Thesis

1. A student in the ABM program will be allowed to use up to 9 credits CENG 5000G level courses offered within the Civil Engineering program in meeting the requirements of both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree.
2. Maintain a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (grade of “B” or better) in their graduate degree course work (including the 9 credits of graduate course work shared with the undergraduate degree).
3. Meet all requirements for both the BSCE and MSCE degrees.
4. An undergraduate student enrolled in graduate classes is limited to 6 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester.
5. A minimum of 50% of courses for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree must be taken at or above the 6000 level.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement  catalog page.