Civil Engineering B.S.
Mission
The faculty and staff provide the opportunity for civil engineering students to develop state-of-the-art engineering knowledge and skills through student-centered education and research. Teamwork, professionalism, and the importance of life-long learning are hallmarks of our program. Students and faculty provide outreach through innovative civil engineering solutions to significant regional, national, and global issues.
Vision
The department will be a leader in civil engineering education through the integration of design in the curriculum. Upon graduation, our students will be able to excel in the global civil and environmental engineering community. We will be a recognized center for innovative civil engineering research and expertise that meets the needs of industry, government, and society.
Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become engineering leaders and assume responsibility for multidisciplinary engineering design; project construction, and asset management; and ethical decision making in professional practice.
- Graduates continue to grow intellectually and professionally through participation in professional society activities, continuing engineering education, graduate studies, and/or self-study during their professional career.
- Graduates demonstrate effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills to meet increasing professional demands.
- Graduates become licensed professional engineers.
Student Outcomes
Graduates can:
- Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions; and
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Graduation Requirements
During a civil engineering student’s first semester at The University of Texas at Tyler, a college of engineering advisor is assigned as the student’s academic advisor to work with the student in planning a program of study to complete degree requirements. Students are required to meet with their advisor prior to registering for courses for the next semester or summer session. Additionally, each civil engineering student will be assigned a civil engineering faculty member to serve as a mentor during their time at UT Tyler. The mentor will provide guidance related the student’s career path and navigating the civil engineering profession. Students are required to meet with their mentor at least once per academic year but are encouraged to meet more often as needed.
To graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree, a student must
- Complete Core Curriculum requirements as described in General Degree Requirements with a grade of "C" or better in each course.
- Complete the general baccalaureate degree requirements for the university.
- Earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses used to meet the degree requirements.
- Take and provide results for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination prior to graduation, and
- Complete the Civil Engineering curriculum requirements specified in the following sections.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours=128
Freshman Year
First Semester (16 hrs.)
| ENGR 1201 | Introduction to Engineering [TCCN: ENGR 1201] | |
| ENGL 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] | |
| MATH 2413 | Calculus I [TCCN: MATH 2413] | |
| CHEM 1311 | General Chemistry I [TCCN: CHEM 1311] | |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1111] | |
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
Second Semester (16 hrs.)
| ENGR 1204 | Engineering Graphics I [TCCN: ENGR 1204] | |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus II [TCCN: MATH 2414] | |
| PHYS 2325 | University Physics I [TCCN: PHYS 2325] | |
| PHYS 2125 | University Physics I Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2125] | |
| CMST 1315 | Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315] | |
| ENGL 1302 | College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302] | |
Sophomore Year
First Semester (17 hrs.)
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| ENGR 2301 | Engineering Mechanics: Statics [TCCN: ENGR 2301] | |
| MATH 2415 | Multivariate Calculus | |
| PHYS 2326 | University Physics II [TCCN: PHYS 2326] | |
| and | |
| PHYS 2126 | University Physics II Laboratory [TCCN: PHYS 2126] | |
| or | |
| CHEM 1312 | General Chemistry II [TCCN: CHEM 1312] | |
| and | |
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry II Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1112] | |
NOTE
Enrolling in PHYS 2326 requires enrollment in PHYS 2126.
Enrolling in CHEM 1312 requires enrollment in CHEM 1112.
Second Semester (18 hrs.)
| ENGR 2302 | Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics [TCCN: ENGR 2302] | |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301] | |
| or | |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302] | |
| MATH 3305 | Ordinary Differential Equations | |
| HIST 1303 | History of Technology and Innovation in U.S. Society since 1865 | |
| PHIL 2306 | Introduction to Ethics [TCCN: PHIL 2306] | |
| Additional Science Elective (3 hrs.) | |
Junior Year
First Semester (17 hrs.)
| CENG 3434 | Civil Engineering Materials, Codes, and Specifications | |
| CENG 3310 | Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | |
| MATH 3351 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | |
| CENG 4339 | Civil Engineering Construction Management | |
| CENG 3306 | Mechanics of Materials | |
| CMGT 3104 | Graphical Tools for Design and Modeling of Infrastructure | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| CENG 3361 | Applied Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulic Design | |
| CENG 3351 | Transportation Engineering Systems | |
| CENG 3371 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | |
| CENG 3336 | Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design | |
| CENG 3325 | Structural Analysis | |
Senior Year
First Semester (14 hrs.)
NOTE 1: Approved CE Design Electives are provided in the catalog.
NOTE 2: CENG 4399 requires department chair approval for Enrichment Experience credit.
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| CENG 4315 | Senior Design II | |
| CONE 4341 | Leadership, Law and Ethics in the Built Environment Professions | |
| Creative Arts (3 hrs.) | |
| CENG Approved Technical Electives (6 hrs.) | |
NOTE: Approved CE Technical Electives are provided in the catalog.
Civil Engineering Completion Curriculum
Students who have attended a Texas community college with an overall GPA of at least 2.50/4.00 and with no grade lower than a “C” are eligible to pursue the Civil Engineering Completion Program to earn a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. This pathway enables a student to begin their engineering degree at a participating community college and complete the degree at UT Tyler.
Course Requirements for Completion Curriculum
Junior Year
First Semester (17 hrs.)
| CENG 3310 | Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | |
| CENG 3434 | Civil Engineering Materials, Codes, and Specifications | |
| MATH 3351 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | |
| CENG 3306 | Mechanics of Materials | |
| CENG 4339 | Civil Engineering Construction Management | |
| CMGT 3104 | Graphical Tools for Design and Modeling of Infrastructure | |
Second Semester (18 hrs.)
| CENG 3361 | Applied Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulic Design | |
| CENG 3351 | Transportation Engineering Systems | |
| CENG 3371 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | |
| CENG 3336 | Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design | |
| CENG 3325 | Structural Analysis | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
Senior Year
First Semester (17 hrs.)
| CENG 4412 | Reinforced Concrete and Steel Design | |
| CENG 4115 | Senior Design I | |
| CENG 43xx | CE Design Elective 1 | |
| CENG 43xx | CE Design Elective 2 | |
| CENG 43xx | Enrichment Elective (CENG 4370, CENG 4395 or CENG 4399) | |
| Additional Science Elective (3 hrs.) | |
NOTE 1: Approved CE Design Electives are provided in the catalog.
NOTE 2: CENG 4399 requires department chair approval for Enrichment Experience credit.
Second Semester (18 hrs.)
| CENG 4315 | Senior Design II | |
| CENG 4341 | Leadership, Professionalism & Public Policy | |
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| PHIL 2306 | Introduction to Ethics [TCCN: PHIL 2306] | |
| CENG Approved Technical Electives (6 hrs.) | |
NOTE: Approved CE Technical Electives are provided in the catalog.
Approved Electives
CE Design Electives (when available)
CE Technical Electives (when available)
BSCE/MSCE Straight-through (4+1) Program (30 SCH)
This option is available only to UT-Tyler undergraduate students. This option is intended as a “straight-through” BSCE-MSCE program; students must go directly from the BSCE program into the MSCE program and complete the MSCE portion of the program without interruption. Students interested in the 4+1 pathway must apply for consideration through the Civil Engineering program no later than the end of the spring semester of their junior year. Students that are accepted into the 4+1 program will be conditionally admitted in the fall of their senior year, and fully admitted once completing all BSCE requirements and meeting all admission requirements for the MSCE program.
Students admitted into the program are allowed to take up to nine credits of graduate course work during their senior year that will count towards both their BSCE and MSCE degrees. Upon awarding of the BSCE these 9 SCH will be transferred into the Graduate Career for the MSCE degree. Work completed during the senior year may be counted towards the design and/or technical elective requirements of the BSCE degree. Students admitted into the program must also take one credit of undergraduate research seminar (EENG 4105) during their senior year. Students must obtain a grade of B or higher in all graduate courses attempted during their senior year. Students who do not satisfy the above conditions will not be allowed to continue in the BSCE/MSCE straight-through program.
The candidate electing to pursue this 4+1 option are required to choose either Option 1 or Option 2 (Thesis or Project) both are comprised of 30 SCH degree plans. This completion pathway is not available for the Option 3 (Course Work only). Student’s considering the 4+1 pathway must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher and must submit a personal statement for review. The program requires the completion of a project (CENG 5393) or a Thesis (CENG 5395 & CENG 5396).