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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 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 2410 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):

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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)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H
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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.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Entrance Requirements
Applicants are initially admitted as "Intended Majors."  There is no guarantee of acceptance into the Civil Engineering Degree program. To be considered as a candidate for Civil Engineering (B.S.C.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 Civil Engineering (B.S.C.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 (130 hours)
First Year - Fall Semester

ENGL 1101* or ENGL 1101E* or ENGL 1101S* (Area I)
ENGR 1120* or ENGR 1120E* or ENGR 1120H* (Area VI)
ENGR 1140* or ENGR 1140H*
ENGR 1920 
FYOS 1001
MATH 2250* or MATH 2250E* or MATH 2400* or MATH 2400H* (Area I)
Social Science Elective (Area V)

First Year - Spring Semester
COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H (Area IV)
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H (Area I)
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)
Life Science Elective*  - choose from BIOL 1103* or BIOL 1103E* or BIOL 1104* or ECOL 1000* or ECOL 1000E* or ECOL 1000H* or FANR(MARS) 1100* or FANR 1100E* (Area II)

Second Year - Fall Semester
(CHEM 1211-1211D*, CHEM 1211L*) or (CHEM 1311H*, CHEM 1311L*) (Area II)
ENGR 2120* or ENGR 2120E* or ENGR 2120H*
MATH 2500* or MATH 2500E* (Area VI)
PHYS 1212-1212L* or PHYS 1252* or PHYS 1312-1312L* (Area VI)
Social Science Elective (Area V) 

Second Year - Spring Semester
CVLE 2210
ENGR 2110* 
ENGR 2140* or ENGR 2140E*
ENGR 3160* or ENGR 3160E* 
MATH 2700* or MATH 2700E* (Area VI)
ENGR 3140* or ENGR 3140E*

Third Year - Fall Semester
CVLE 3460L
CVLE 3610
ENGR 2130* or ENGR 2130E*
ENVE 3510 
ENVE 4435/6435
ENVE 4450/6450

Third Year - Spring Semester
CVLE 2710 or CVLE 2710E 
CVLE 3310
CVLE 3420
CVLE 3450L
CVLE 3730 or CVLE 3730E
CVLE 4210/6210
World Languages and Culture (Area IV)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester
CVLE 3470L 
CVLE 4910
Choose three (3) Civil Engineering Electives (see below)
World Languages and Culture (Area IV)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester
CVLE 4911
Choose three (3) Civil Engineering Electives (see below)
World Language and Culture (Area IV)
Social Science Elective (Area V)

Civil Engineering Electives
Choose six (6) courses from at least two (2) of the following tracks: Geotechnical, Hydraulics, Infrastructure Engineering or Structural Engineering. At least 3 design courses (indicated by italics) must be selected.

Geotechnical:
CVLE 4420
CVLE 4430
CVLE 4440
CVLE 4450
CVLE 4470/6470
GEOL 4360/6360

Hydraulics:
CVLE 3440 
ENVE 4410/6410 or ENVE 6430 
WASR 4500/6500

Infrastructure Engineering:
CVLE 4220/6220
CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660 or CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660E/6660E
CVLE 4730
CVLE 4750
CVLE 4760
CVLE 4780/6780
ENGR 3620
ENVE 4470/6470
ENVE 4550/6550 
ENVE 4710
ENVE 4720 
MCHE 4400/6400

Structural Engineering:
CVLE 4330/6330
CVLE 4340/6340
CVLE 4530
CVLE 4610
CVLE(MCHE) 4720
CVLE 4810
ENGR 4350/6350


Major Requirements 
*All students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in the following courses: (BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1104 or ECOL 1000 or ECOL 1000E or ECOL 1000H or FANR(MARS) 1100 or FANR 1100E); [(CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L)]; (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 2130 or ENGR 2130E); (ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E); (ENGR 3140 or ENGR 3140E); (ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E); (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 1211-1211L or PHYS 1251 or PHYS 1311-1311L); and (PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1252 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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