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• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Residency Requirement
• Concentration in Sustainable Engineering Design and Construction

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Requirements		Hours
Core Curriculum as Specified for Engineering Majors		36
Area I: Written Composition (6 credit hours)
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credit hours)
Area III: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 credit hours)
MA 125	Calculus I
PH 221 & 221L & 221R	General Physics I and General Physics Laboratory I and General Physics I Recitation
PH 222 & 222L & 222R	General Physics II and General Physics Laboratory II and General Physics II - Recitation
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours)
Other Required Courses		83
CE 200	Engineering Geology
CE 210	Statics
CE 220	Mechanics of Solids
CE 221	Mechanics of Solids Laboratory
CE 222	Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
CE 230 & 230L	Plane Surveying and Plane Surveying Laboratory
CE 236 & 236L	Environmental Engineering and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
CE 332 & 332L	Soil Engineering and Soil Engineering Laboratory
CE 337	Hydraulics
CE 344	Civil Engineering Analysis I
CE 345	Transportation Engineering
CE 360	Structural Analysis
CE 371	Engineering Communication
CE 395	Engineering Economics
CE 426	Foundation Engineering
CE 430	Water Supply/Drainage Design
CE 450	Structural Steel Design
CE 455	Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 497	Construction Engineering Management
CE 499	Capstone Design Project
CH 115 & 115R & CH 116	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Recitation and General Chemistry I Laboratory
CH 117 & 117R & CH 118	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Recitation and General Chemistry II Laboratory
EGR 110 & EGR 111	Introduction to Engineering I and Introduction to Engineering II
or EGR 200	Introduction to Engineering
EGR 150	Computer Methods in Engineering
EGR 265	Math Tools for Engineering Problem Solving 2
MA 126	Calculus II
ME 102	Engineering Graphics
ME 215 & 215R	Dynamics and Dynamics Recitation
ME 251	Introduction to Thermal Sciences
Civil Engineering Electives		9
Select 9 credit hours from Civil Engineering (CE) elective courses. 1
Construction Engineering Management Electives
CE 415	Building Information Modeling (BIM)
CE 475	Construction Safety and Health Management
CECM 670	Construction Estimating and Bidding
CECM 671	Construction Liability & Contracts
CECM 672	Construction Methods and Equipment
CECM 676	Construction Project Risk Management
Environmental Engineering Electives
CE 431	Energy Resources
CE 433	Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management
CE 434	Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring
CE 480	Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment
CE 485	Engineering Hydrology
Structural Engineering Electives
CE 415	Building Information Modeling (BIM)
CE 420	Advanced Mechanics
CE 453	Design of Wood Structures
CE 454	Design of Masonry Structures
CE 456	Prestressed Concrete Design
CE 460	Structural Mechanics
CE 461	Introduction to the Finite Element Method
CE 462	Advanced Structural Analysis
CE 464	Structural Dynamics
CE 467	Wind and Seismic Loads
CE 468	Bridge Engineering
Transportation Engineering Electives
CE 443	Pavement Design and Construction
CE 446	Green Infrastructure and Transportation
Total Hours		128

1	Students wishing to enroll in graduate level courses (500 and above) must submit an Undergraduate Student Enrollment in Graduate Level Coursework permission form.
2	Students may also replace EGR 265 and a civil engineering elective with MA 227 and MA 252.

Residency Requirement

In addition to UAB's residency requirement, to earn a bachelor of science in civil engineering from UAB, students must successfully complete 15 credit hours of civil engineering courses at the 400- or higher level at UAB. These 15 credit hours must include CE 499 Capstone Design Project.

Concentration in Sustainable Engineering Design and Construction

Students seeking the degree of BSCE may add a concentration in Sustainable Engineering and Construction by appropriate selection of their Civil Engineering Electives courses (9 credit hours total).

Requirements		Hours
Select three of the following courses:		9
CE 431	Energy Resources
CE 433	Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management
CE 434	Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring
CE 600	Sustainable Construction
CE 608	Green Building Design
Total Hours		9

Please refer to the School of Engineering Overview for School policies related to admission, academic progress, reasonable progress toward degree, and graduation.