Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Overview
Upon completing the first two years of Core Engineering at Rensselaer
or elsewhere, students who declare their major in Civil Engineering
begin to follow either a baccalaureate program leading to the
Bachelor of Science degree or a professional program leading to
the Master of Engineering degree as well as the Bachelor of Science
degree
Minimum Credit Hours This curriculum requires a minimum
of 132 credit hours. For students enrolled in ROTC programs, a
maximum of 6 credit hours in ROTC may count toward the 132 credit
hours required for a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering.
Courses graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory are not counted in
the 132 credit hour requirement.
The Civil Engineering Curriculum consists of approximately 32
semester hours credits, divided as follows:
- 33202 - Transportation Engineering Fundamentals
- 33262 - Geotechnical Engineering Fundamentals
- 33266 - Introduction to Structures
- 33270 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- 33402 - Computer Aided Design in Civil Engineering
- 33491 - Capstone Design
- Transportation: 33464- Facility Design, 33466-Traffic Engineering;
33467-Highway Engineering
- Geotechnical: 33401-Foundation Engineering, 33408-Soil Mechanics
- Structural: 33407-Structural Engineering I, 33408-Structural
Engineering II
Technical Electives - Minimum of 8 Semester Hours (2+ Courses)
Technical electives may be selected from the following list,
from other civil and environmental engineering courses listed
in this catalog, or from courses in related disciplines, such
as mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, operations research,
etc. Students interested in a particular field (i.e., structures,
geotechnical, transportation, environmental engineering) are encouraged
to form their electives program around relevant courses on the
list.
- General CE: 33213-Surveying, 33204-Professional Practice,
33427-Construction Management,
- Transportation: 33462- Mass Transit Systems
- Infrastructure: 33458- Infrastructure Engineering, 33496-Analytical
Methods in Infrastructure Engineering
- Geotechnical: 33459-Mechanics of Particulate Materials
- Structural: 33444-Structural Analysis
