Civil Engineering Major, BS in Civil Engineering

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• EF 105 - Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving 1 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• EF 142 - Introduction to Physics and Modeling for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 151 - Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 157 - Honors: Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 132 - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours * *
• MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 147 - Honors: Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• EF 152 - Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 158 - Honors: Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 148 - Honors: Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• CE 210 - Geomatics 4 Credit Hours
• ME 202 - Engineering Mechanics 2 Credit Hours
• STAT 251 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 207 - Honors: Introductory Economics 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 231 - Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 237 - Honors: Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ² Science Electives 3-4 Credit Hours

• CE 205 - Professional Development I 2 Credit Hours *
• CE 262 - Structural Mechanics 4 Credit Hours
• CE 391 - Water Resources Engineering I 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 241 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 247 - Honors: Calculus III 4 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CE 310 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Lab 1 Credit Hours
• CE 331 - Geotechnical Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
• CE 355 - Transportation Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
• CE 371 - Structural Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
• CE 381 - Environmental Engineering I 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CE 300 - CADD Applications in Civil Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• CE 305 - Professional Development II 2 Credit Hours
• CE 321 - Materials of Construction 3 Credit Hours
• CE 340 - Construction Engineering and Management I 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• EF 230 - Computer Solution of Engineering Problems 2 Credit Hours
• EF 237 - Honors: Computer Solution of Engineering Problems 2 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ¹ CE Concentration Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ CE Concentration Lab 1 Credit Hours
• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CE 399S - Senior Design I 1 Credit Hours *
• CE 401 - Review of Engineering Fundamentals 2 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹ CE Concentration Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ CE Concentration Lab 1 Credit Hours
• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Technical Electives 6 Credit Hours

• CE 400 - Senior Design II 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 126-128

Footnotes

1. Select two of the following concentration sequences: construction sequence (CE 441  or CE 448 , and CE 432  or CE 463 ), environmental sequence (CE 481  or CE 487 , and CE 482 ), geotechnical sequence (CE 430  or CE 533 or CE 437  or CE 533, and CE 432 ), structural sequence (CE 461  or CE 467 , and CE 463 ), transportation sequence (CE 455  or CE 458 , and CE 456 ), water resources sequence (CE 494  or CE 497 , and CE 496 ).
2. Select from BIOL 101 *, BIOL 102 *, BIOL 150 *, BIOL 158 *, BIOL 160 *, BIOL 168 *; Environmental Engineering 513; ESS 462 *; GEOG 131 *; EEPS 101 *, EEPS 103 *, EEPS 107 *.
3. Must be approved by the Department. Please see the CEE website for a pre-approved list of courses.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Civil Engineering Major – Honors Concentration

In addition to satisfying the requirements for the civil engineering major, candidates for the honors civil engineering concentration must also complete the following requirements:

• Maintain a 3.4 cumulative GPA.
• Four 100- or 200-level honors courses* (14 hours minimum, at least two courses must be from Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Fundamentals, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, or MSE 117 - Honors: Materials Chemistry  or MSE 207 ).
• Complete two upper-division honors courses in civil engineering (CE 437 , CE 448 , CE 458 , CE 467 , CE 487 , or CE 497 ).
• Satisfy the Breadth Requirements for the Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program.

Civil Engineering Major – Five-Year BS/MS Program

The department offers a Five-Year BS/MS program with a BS (major in civil engineering) and an MS (major in civil engineering or environmental engineering) for qualified students. The primary component of the program is that qualified students may take up to 6 hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Tennessee. This program is designed for students attending the University of Tennessee for their Master of Science degree because other universities may not accept these courses for graduate credit since they were used to satisfy requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. Significant components of the program are:

• Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 in required coursework. Conditional admission to the five-year program may be granted after completion of 65 hours of required coursework, while full admission may be granted after the completion of 96 hours of required coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.4.
• Admission must be approved by the department and the Graduate School.
• Students must at least be conditionally admitted to the program prior to taking courses that receive credit for both the BS and MS degrees. All courses taken for graduate credit must be approved by the graduate program director. Students admitted to the program must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit. Students admitted to the program must also follow the normal procedure for admission to the Graduate School.
• Students will not be eligible for assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements . All electives must be pre-approved by the advisor and the department head.