2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Civil Engineering Major


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Program Contact/Coordinator
Nadim Wehbe, Interim Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Crothers Engineering Hall 120
605-688-5427
e-mail: Civil and Environmental Engineering
http://www.sdstate.edu/cvlee/index.cfm
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Program Description
Civil Engineering includes the location, design, construction, and the operation and maintenance of highways, airports, buildings, bridges, dams, water supply and distribution systems, waste water collection systems and treatment plants, irrigation and drainage systems, river and harbor improvements and many other infrastructure facilities essential in modern life. Civil Engineers are responsible for all aspects of the world’s infrastructure.

To prepare students for these responsibilities, the program provides opportunities for them to solve engineering problems, promote original thought, illustrate the work expected of engineers and stimulate interest and enthusiasm for design. Seniors design teams work on comprehensive, open-ended projects involving scope and definition, evaluation of alternatives on the basis of economic, social, environmental, and other factors, concluding with the preparation of a functional design, plans, specifications and final cost estimates.

 

 

 

 

Requirements for Civil Engineering Major: 130 Credits


 Bachelor of Science

System General Education Requirements*: 33


Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5


  • Goal #1 First Year Seminar:   Credits: 2
  • Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility:   Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 130


Curriculum Notes


* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs).

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

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