Environmental Engineering Major, BS in Environmental Engineering

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)
• ENVE 101 - Introduction to Environmental and Water Resource Engineering 1 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:

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

• Global Citizenship – US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENVE 200 - Environmental Process Fundamentals 2 Credit Hours
• ENVE 205 - Professional Development I 2 Credit Hours
• ME 202 - Engineering Mechanics 2 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

• Global Citizenship – International  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• EF 305 - Engineering Approaches to Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 391 - Water Resources I 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 496 - Water Resources Engineering Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology: Cells, Genetics, and Physiology 4 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity and Ecology 4 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 150 - Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 158 - Honors: Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 168 - Honors: Cellular and Molecular Biology 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

• BSE 231 - Biochemistry for Engineers 3 Credit Hours
• COSC 111 - Computational Thinking and the Art of Programming 3 Credit Hours *
• ENVE 305 - Professional Development II 2 Credit Hours
• ENVE 381 - Environmental Engineering I 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 495 - Special Topics in Geography 1-4 Credit Hours (3 hours) (GIS)
• EEPS 485 - Principles of Hydrogeology 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• BSE 321 - Biothermodynamics, Heat, and Mass Transfer 3 Credit Hours
• STAT 251 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ENVE 481 - Environmental Engineering II 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 487 - Honors: Environmental Engineering II 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ENVE 495 - Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 498 - Honors: Hydrology 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ENVE 399 - Senior Design I 1 Credit Hours *
• ENVE 410 - Fate, Transport, and Risk Assessment 2 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ENVE 474 - Air Pollution and Control 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 477 - Honors: Air Pollution Control 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ENVE 494 - Water Resources II 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 497 - Honors: Water Resources Engineering II 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CE 340 - Construction Engineering and Management I 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 400 - Senior Design II 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 482 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ENVE 456 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 Credit Hours
• ENVE 458 - Honors: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 127-129

Footnotes

1. ENGL 118* – Students receiving a passing grade below B in ENGL 118* will complete the English Composition requirement by taking ENGL 102*. Students receiving a grade of B or above will complete their freshman English requirements by choosing ENGL 102*, a sophomore-level course in the English Department, or ENGL 355*.
2. Must be approved by the Department. Please see the CEE website for a pre-approved list of courses.

Environmental Engineering Major – Honors Concentration

In addition to satisfying the requirements for the environmental engineering major, candidates for the honors environmental 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 environmental engineering (ENVE 458 , ENVE 477 , ENVE 487 , ENVE 497 , ENVE 498 ).
• Satisfy the Breadth Requirements for the Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program.

**While most students fulfill this requirement with 100- and 200-level courses, students may substitute upper level courses on approval of the Honors faculty.

Environmental Engineering Major – Five-Year BS/MS Program

The department offers a Five-Year BS/MS program with a BS (major in environmental engineering) and 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  Requirement. All electives must be pre-approved by the advisor and the department head.