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Environmental Engineering - B.S.Env.E.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 130 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101* or ENGL 1101E* or ENGL 1101S*
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 2200 or MATH 2250* or MATH 2250E* or  MATH 2300H* or MATH 2400* or MATH 2400H* or MATH 2410H* or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): BIOL 1104*

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2260* or MATH 2260E* or MATH 2310H* or MATH 2410* or MATH 2410H*

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s): 9 hours of World Language and Culture Electives

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
 No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.  
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
MATH 2500* or MATH 2500E*
MATH 2700* or MATH 2700E*
PHYS 1211-1211L* or PHYS 1251* or PHYS 1311-1311L*


If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Entrance Requirements
To be considered as a candidate for Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.), students must have completed, or be enrolled in, the following courses:

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High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria
Selection of applicants is based on a review of student scores and achievements in the following three areas:
  • Entrance Requirement Coursework (30%)
  • Major Specific Coursework (40%)
  • Personal Statement of Purpose (30%)

Entrance Requirement Coursework
Entrance Requirement Coursework applies to all degree programs. Students must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better:

Major Specific Coursework
To be considered as a candidate for Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.), students must have completed the following courses with a grade of "C" or better:

Personal Statement of Purpose
In no more than two pages, provide your personal statement of purpose:

  • Explain your interest in engineering and describe your experience with engineering.
  • What is your ultimate career aspiration?
  • How will your chosen College of Engineering major(s) enable you to reach your career goals?

The above criteria are minimum application requirements and do not guarantee acceptance to any major in the College of Engineering.
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (70 hours)

First Year - Fall Semester
(CHEM 1211-1211D*, CHEM 1211L*) or (CHEM 1311H*, CHEM 1311L*) (Area II)
ENGL 1101* or ENGL 1101E* or ENGL 1101S* (Area I)
ENGR 1120* or ENGR 1120E* or ENGR 1120H*
FYOS 1001
MATH 2250* or MATH 2250E* or MATH 2400* or MATH 2400H* (Area I)
Humanities and the Arts Elective (Area IV)

First Year - Spring Semester
(CHEM 1212-1212D*, CHEM 1212L*) or (CHEM 1312H*, CHEM 1312L*) (Area VI) 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H (Area I)
ENGR 1140* or ENGR 1140H*
MATH 2260* or MATH 2260E* or MATH 2310H* or MATH 2410* or MATH 2410H* (Area III)
PHYS 1211-1211L* or PHYS 1251* or PHYS 1311-1311L* (Area VI)

Second Year - Fall Semester
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L) (Area VI)
ENGR 2120* or ENGR 2120E* or ENGR 2120H*
MATH 2500* or MATH 2500E* (Area VI)
PHYS 1212-1212L* or PHYS 1252* or PHYS 1311-1311L*
World Language and Culture Elective (Area IV) 

Second Year - Spring Semester
BIOL 1104* (Area II)
ENGR 3160* or ENGR 3160E* 
ENVE 2920*
ENVE 2610*
MATH 2700* or MATH 2700E*

Third Year - Fall Semester
EHSC 4350-4350L 
ENVE 3210
ENVE 3320, ENVE 3320L
ENVE 3510 
ENVE 4435/6435

Third Year - Spring Semester
(ECOL 3500, ECOL 3500L)
ENGR 2140* or ENGR 2140E*
ENVE 3220
Social Science Elective (Area V) 
World Language and Culture Elective (Area IV)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester
ENGR 2110* 
ENVE 4910
Choose three (3) Environmental Engineering Electives (see list of course options below)
Social Science Elective (Area V) 

Fourth Year - Spring Semester
ENVE 4911
Choose three (3) Engineering Electives (see list of course options below)
Social Science Elective (Area V)
World Language and Culture Elective (Area IV)

Choose 6 courses: 
At least one (1) course must be taken from Elective Area B. At least 3 design courses (indicated by italics) must also be selected.

A. Energy/Water Resources
AENG 3540
CVLE 3420
CVLE 3440 
CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660 or CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660E/6660E
ENGR 4490/6490
ENVE 4230/6230
ENVE 4410/6410 or ENVE 6430 
ENVE 4450/6450
ENVE 4470/6470 
MCHE 4400/6400

B. Infrastructure/Planning/Economics
ELEE 4710
ELEE 4750
ENGR 3620
ENVE 4250/6250
ENVE 4530/6530
ENVE 4550/6550 
ENVE 4710
ENVE 4720
ENVE 4730/6730
 

Major Requirements: 
All students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in each of the following courses: BIOL 1104; (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L); (CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L); (ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S); (ENGR 1120 or ENGR 1120E or ENGR 1120H); (ENGR 1140 or ENGR 1140H); ENGR 2110; (ENGR 2120 or ENGR 2120E or ENGR 2120H); (ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E); (ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E); ENVE 2610; ENVE 2920; (MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H); (MATH 2260 or MATH 2260E or MATH 2310H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H); (MATH 2500 or MATH 2500E); (MATH 2700 or MATH 2700E); (PHYS 1251 or PHYS 1211-1211L or PHYS 1311-1311L); (PHYS 1252 or PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1312-1312L). 

Except for those Engineering courses requiring a grade of C (2.0) or better, a maximum of two other courses with grades of D (1.0) for all courses with prefixes associated with the UGA College of Engineering (or courses for which a non-CENGR course is approved as a substitute in the program of study) may be used to satisfy graduation requirements. Competency in a computer programming language is expected and may be satisfied with ENGR 1140 or ENGR 1140H.

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a graduation requirement for this degree program.

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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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