Civil Engineering Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org.
Civil engineering is a diverse professional field with discipline specialties in structures, transportation, water supply and water pollution control, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, hydraulics and water resources, geomatics, ocean engineering, construction, and engineering planning and economics. All civil engineering students receive basic instruction in the various disciplines, with the option for additional elective courses in desired areas. The program is supported by highly qualified faculty and staff that maintain the programs and facilities at the highest level of quality.
The civil engineering curriculum within the School of Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE) includes the basic sciences, social sciences, humanities, communication skills, engineering sciences, and engineering design to teach students an integrated approach to finding practical solutions.
The mission of the civil engineering program is to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art education to prepare students for professional and responsible engineering positions with business, industry, consulting firms or government.
Program Educational Objectives—Civil Engineering
The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org, which requires stated program educational objectives and student outcomes to support these.
OSU Civil Engineering graduates receive a compelling education, and within 3 to 5 years of graduation will have:
- Assembled, analyzed and synthesized/evaluated information to solve engineering problems and perform modern civil engineering design by applying mathematics, engineering sciences and fundamentals of civil engineering.
- Participated in modern professional practice or a graduate program in a specialty area of civil engineering, demonstrating effective communication, collaborative work and leadership in diverse teams, ethical decision-making, successful management of personal and professional career objectives, and continual development through lifelong learning and professional involvement.
- Recognized the importance of professional licensure and have achieved or prepared to achieve this significant accomplishment. In this endeavor, consideration of the public health, welfare and safety is seen as the paramount priority.
- Applied an understanding of public policy and contemporary societal issues with sensitivity to the challenge of meeting social, environmental, and economic constraints within a global community.
Design is the essence of civil engineering. Junior and senior level courses include extensive design content, culminating in a team approach to the solution of open-ended, realistic problems, including capstone design and professional practice courses. Courses with design content include those with "design" in their titles. A more detailed explanation of the design experience and design course sequences is contained in the Civil Engineering Advising Guide.
Major Code: 306
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- 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.
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 110 & ENGR 115 or ENGR 310 | +TRANSITIONS 1 or +TRANSITIONS | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | +DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| CH 201 & CH 204 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS and +CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS LABORATORY I | 4 |
| CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING or +*ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3-4 |
| ECON 201Z or ECON 202Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS or +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| MTH 251Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252Z | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Select a basic science course from the following: | 4 | |
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION, GLOBAL CHANGE | ||
| +*HUMAN BIOLOGY: THE HUMAN BODY, HEALTH AND DISEASE | ||
| +*ROYGBIV: THE CHEMISTRY OF COLORS | ||
| +*DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| +*STARS AND THE UNIVERSE | ||
| *STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION | ||
| *GALAXIES, QUASARS, AND COSMOLOGY | ||
| +*ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE | ||
| Credits | 43 | |
| Second Year | ||
| CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| CCE 207 | +BUILDING YOUR CAREER IN CCE | 1 |
| CE 202 | CIVIL ENGINEERING: GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND GIS | 3 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 264 & MTH 265 | INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA and INTRODUCTION TO SERIES | 4 |
| PH 211 & PH 212 & PH 213 | +*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 12 |
| ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| Credits | 43 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CCE 321 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 4 |
| CE 311 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
| CE 313 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | 4 |
| CE 362 | REALITY CAPTURE FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| CE 372 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I | 4 |
| CE 373 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II | 4 |
| CE 381 | STRUCTURAL THEORY I | 4 |
| CE 382 | STRUCTURAL THEORY II | 4 |
| CE 383 or CE 481 | DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES or REINFORCED CONCRETE I | 4 |
| CE 392 | INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 4 |
| CE 412 | HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| CEM 263 | PLANE SURVEYING | 3 |
| Credits | 46 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| CE 418 | ^CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
| CE 419 | ^CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN | 3 |
| CE 420 | ENGINEERING PLANNING | 4 |
| CE 491 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING | 3 |
| ENGR 330 | +INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENGINEERING | 3 |
| ENVE 321 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
| Technical Electives | 11 | |
| Remaining Core Ed and Electives | 16-17 | |
| Credits | 48 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
- 1
Students who complete CORE 100 or CORE 300 or a non-ENGR Transitions course and then declare an Engineering major will use an Engineering elective course to substitute for ENGR 115
Major Code: 306
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CH 201 & CH 204 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS and +CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS LABORATORY I | 4 |
| ENGR 110 & ENGR 115 or ENGR 310 | +TRANSITIONS or +TRANSITIONS | 3 |
| MTH 251Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
| COMM 114 | +*ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or +*PUBLIC SPEAKING or +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3-4 |
| ENGR 102 | +DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| MTH 252Z | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 201Z or ECON 202Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS or +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| Basic Science Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| CCE 207 | +BUILDING YOUR CAREER IN CCE | 1 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| MTH 264 & MTH 265 | INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA and INTRODUCTION TO SERIES | 4 |
| PH 211 | +*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CE 202 | CIVIL ENGINEERING: GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND GIS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CE 311 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
| CE 381 | STRUCTURAL THEORY I | 4 |
| CEM 263 | PLANE SURVEYING | 3 |
| CCE 321 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CE 313 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | 4 |
| CE 382 | STRUCTURAL THEORY II | 4 |
| CE 372 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I | 4 |
| CE 392 | INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CE 412 | HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| CE 481 or CE 383 | REINFORCED CONCRETE I or DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES | 4 |
| CE 373 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II | 4 |
| CE 362 | REALITY CAPTURE FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CE 491 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING | 3 |
| ENGR 330 | +INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENGINEERING | 3 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CE 418 | ^CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
| CE 420 | ENGINEERING PLANNING | 4 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CE 419 | ^CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN | 3 |
| ENVE 321 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course