Environmental Engineering Major, B.S.

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The Environmental Engineering (EVE) program prepares students to plan and design sustainable environmental systems maximizing the quality of life by minimizing the impact of human activity on the environment. Environmental Engineering graduates will receive a crosscutting collaborative education between two distinct departments. By offering a multidisciplinary approach between engineering and earth and atmospheric sciences, students will receive more customized degree tailored to their interests and flexible to an ever-changing job market. The educational approach will incorporate theory and hands-on learning to reinforce theoretical concepts. The engineering core component will provide solid training on the majority subjects required by Fundamental Engineering (FE) exam.

A minimum grade of “C” is required for all prerequisites before a student can progress. A full-time student may complete the program in four years (total of eight semesters). All students completing the EVE program will be required to take the Fundamental Engineering (FE) exam during their senior year, as part of their Capstone: Thesis in Sustainable Development course.

General Studies Courses- Total Credit Hours: 38

Written Communication Credits: 6
Oral Communication Credits: 3
Quantitative Literacy Credits: 4
- MTH 1410 Calculus I Credits: 4
Arts and Humanities Credits: 6
Historical Credits: 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences I Credits: 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences II Credits: 3
Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 10
Global Diversity Credits: 0 TO 3

The department recommends that this requirement be met along with the Arts and Humanities, Historical, or Social and Behavioral Sciences general studies choices.

TOTAL General Studies: 38 credits

Required Prerequisite Courses - Total Credit Hours: 26

BIO 1080 - General Biology I Credits: 3
BIO 1090 - General Biology Laboratory I Credits: 1
MTH 2410 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MTH 2420 - Calculus III Credits: 4
MTH 3420 - Differential Equations Credits: 4
PHY 2311 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 2321 - General Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1
PHY 2331 - General Physics II Credits: 4
PHY 2341 - General Physics II Laboratory Credits: 1

Required Core Courses- Total Credit Hours: 50

ENV 1200 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3
EVE 3000 - Concepts in Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
EVE 3320 - Environmental Impact Statements in Engineering Credits: 3
EVE 3400 - Engineered Water Credits: 3
EVE 4200 - Environmental Policy in Engineering Credits: 3
EVE 4420 - Wetland Studies Credits: 3
EVE 4450 - Wood in Engineering Credits: 3
GEL 3420 - Soil Resources Credits: 4
SSE 1040 - Life Cycle and Systems Engineering - An Introduction Credits: 3
SSE 1215 - Engineering Graphics: Solid Modeling Credits: 3
SSE 2150 - Mechanics of Static Systems Credits: 3
SSE 3135 - Strength of Materials with Laboratory Credits: 4
SSE 3160 - Mechanics of Dynamic Systems Credits: 3
SSE 3185 - Fundamental Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
SSE 4160 - Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 3
SSE 4610 - Capstone: Thesis in Sustainable Development Credits: 3

Elective Courses- students are required to take at least 15 credit hours from the list below to complete their major.

BIO 1081 - General Biology II Credits: 3
BIO 1091 - General Biology Laboratory II Credits: 1
CET 3330 - Environmental Technology Processes Credits: 3
ENV 2000 - Applied Pollution Science Credits: 3
ENV 2100 - Basic Water Sampling and Analysis Credits: 3
ENV 3100 - Air Pollution Credits: 3
ENV 3710 - Environmental Remediation Credits: 3
ENV 3720 - Waste Management Credits: 3
ENV 3730 - Environmental Risk Assessment Credits: 3
ENV 4400 - Landscape Ecology Credits: 3
ENV 4440 - Limnology Credits: 3
ENV 4450 - Stream Ecology Credits: 3
ENV 4460 - Advanced Water Quality Analysis Credits: 3
GEL 4150 - Hydrology (Surface Water) Credits: 4
GEL 4250 - Hydrogeology (Groundwater) Credits: 4
SSE 2200 - Materials Science Credits: 3
SSE 3175 - Modeling Structural Systems Credits: 3
SSE 3300 - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Credits: 3
SSE 3500 - Humanitarian Engineering Credits: 3
SSE 4200 - Sustainable Development Strategy Credits: 3

Multicultural Requirement Total Credit Hours: 0 TO 3

The department recommends that this requirement be met along with the Arts and Humanities, Historical, or Social and Behavioral Sciences general studies choices.

See the Multicultural Graduation Requirements of the catalog for approved courses.

(Program added July 17, 2017)