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.

Academic Requirements

Student Learning Outcomes

Accreditation, Certification, Licensure

Course Delivery Format

Requirements for Civil Engineering Major: 130 Credits

Bachelor of Science

System General Education Requirements*: 33

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
, and
ENGL 201
or
ENGL 277
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 123
Credits: 4
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
PHYS 211-211L
, and
PHYS 213-213L
Credits: 8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

Goal #1 First Year Seminar:
GE 109-109L**
Credits: 2
Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility:
CEE 225**
Credits: 3

Major Requirements: 80

CHEM 112-112L - General Chemistry I and Lab* (COM)
Credits: 3, 1
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II* (COM)
Credits: 3
or
CHEM 120 - Elementary Organic Chemistry*
Credits: 3
Additional Departmental Approved Basic Science Course Credits: 3

MATH 125 - Calculus II * (COM) Credits: 4
MATH 225 - Calculus III * (COM) Credits: 4
MATH 321 - Differential Equations (COM) Credits: 3
STAT 381 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
EM 214 - Statics (COM) Credits: 3
EM 215 - Dynamics (COM) Credits: 3
EM 321 - Mechanics of Materials (COM) Credits: 3
EM 331 - Fluid Mechanics (COM) Credits: 3
CEE 106-106L - Elementary Surveying and Lab Credits: 4
CEE 216-216L - Materials and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 282 - Computer-Aided Design Credits: 3
CEE 311 - Structural Materials Lab Credits: 1
CEE 323-323L - Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 331 - Fluid Mechanics Lab Credits: 1
CEE 340-340L - Engineering Geology and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 346-346L - Geotechnical Engineering (COM) and Lab Credits: 4
CEE 353 - Structural Theory (COM) Credits: 3
CEE 363 - Highway and Traffic Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 432 - Hydraulic Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 455 - Steel Design Credits: 3
CEE 456 - Concrete Theory and Design (COM) Credits: 3
CEE 464 - Civil Engineering Capstone Design I (COM) Credits: 1
CEE 465 - Civil Engineering Capstone Design II (COM) (AW) Credits: 2
CEE 482 - Engineering Administration Credits: 3
CEE 490 - Seminar (COM) Credits: (1-3)

Technical Elective Credits: 12

Complete a total of four courses in at least two of the five technical areas: (geotechnical, environmental, structural, transportation, and water resources). Technical electives require approval by the advisor or department head.

CEE 208-208L - Engineering Surveys and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 304 - Land Surveying Credits: 3
CEE 434/534 - Hydrology Credits: 3
CEE 411-411L/511-511L - Bituminous Materials and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 422-422L/522-522L - Environmental Engineering Instrumentation and Lab Credits: 3
CEE 423/523 - Municipal Water Distribution and Collection System Design Credits: 3
CEE 424/524 - Industrial Waste Treatment Credits: 3
CEE 435/535 - Water Resources Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 443/543 - Matrix Analysis of Structures Credits: 3
CEE 446/546 - Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 447-547 - Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 452/552 - Prestressed Concrete Credits: 3
CEE 458/558 - Design of Timber Structures Credits: 3
CEE 467/567 - Transportation Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 491 - Independent Study (COM) Credits: (1-3)
CEE 492/592 - Topics (COM) Credits: (1-3)
CEE 494 - Internship Credits: (1-6)
EE 300-300L - Basic Electrical Engineering I and Lab Credits: 3
ME 314 - Thermodynamics 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.