Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org.
The ENVE program draws upon a strong foundation in the basic sciences and prepares students for environmental engineering careers in consulting, industry, and state and local governments. It is a rigorous program incorporating course work in civil and chemical engineering, water and wastewater treatment, hazardous substance management, air pollution, and environmental health. The concept of environmental engineering design is introduced during the freshman year, with most of the design skills developed at the junior and senior level. Training culminates in team-based solutions to open-ended, realistic problems that incorporate aspects of economics, process operation and maintenance, process stability and reliability, and consideration of constraints.
Alumni of the environmental engineering program will be work-ready engineers prepared with the knowledge and skills necessary to solve contemporary environmental engineering problems. Program educational objectives can be found here.
The environmental engineering undergraduate curriculum is designed to meet the student objectives through relevant course content, structured collaborative learning experiences, and hands-on laboratory and design experiences in the first year through senior levels. The school has a core curriculum where students from all three programs housed within the school (CHE, BIOE, ENVE) take common courses in the areas of first-year engineering, materials and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and senior year unit operations.
Environmental engineering students have opportunities to obtain internships offered through the School of CBEE, and through the College of Engineering Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP). Many scholarships are available on a competitive basis for environmental engineering undergraduate students. More detailed descriptions of the curriculum and requirements may be viewed here.
Major Code: 311
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 1 | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 1 | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 1 | 5 |
| COMM 114 or COMM 111Z | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3-4 |
| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Credits | 47 | |
| Second Year | ||
| CBEE 211 | MATERIAL BALANCES AND STOICHIOMETRY 1 | 3 |
| CBEE 212 | ENERGY BALANCES 1 | 3 |
| CBEE 213 | PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS 1 | 4 |
| CH 331 & CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 8 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 1 | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 264 & MTH 265 | INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA and INTRODUCTION TO SERIES | 4 |
| PH 212 & PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 8 |
| WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| Credits | 50 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CBEE 320 | PROFESSIONALISM AND ENGINEERING ETHICS | 3 |
| CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN 1 | 3 |
| CE 313 or CE 372 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING or GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I | 4 |
| CE 412 | HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| CHE 311 | THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 331 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I | 4 |
| CHE 332 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II | 3 |
| CHE 333 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA III | 3 |
| CHE 334 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA LABORATORY | 3 |
| ENVE 322 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| GEO 221 | *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 4 |
| MB 230 | +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| *Perspectives Courses | 6 | |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Credits | 51 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| CBEE 414 | ^PROCESS ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| ENVE 415 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| ENVE 421 | DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 422 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 425 | AIR POLLUTION CONTROL | 3 |
| ENVE 431 | FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 4 |
| ENVE 456 | SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| ENVE 457 | BIOREACTORS | 3 |
| ENVE 490 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN | 4 |
| Engineering Elective | 1-2 | |
| *Perspectives Courses | 6 | |
| *Synthesis Courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 193 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
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Prerequisite for several upper-division courses
Major Code: 311
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 | |
| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| COMM 114 or COMM 111Z | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CBEE 211 | MATERIAL BALANCES AND STOICHIOMETRY | 3 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CBEE 212 | ENERGY BALANCES | 3 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CBEE 213 | PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| MTH 264 & MTH 265 | INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA and INTRODUCTION TO SERIES | 4 |
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| *Any PAC Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHE 311 | THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 331 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I | 4 |
| CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| CBEE 320 | PROFESSIONALISM AND ENGINEERING ETHICS | 3 |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHE 332 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II | 3 |
| ENVE 322 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| CE 313 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | 4 |
| MB 230 | +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHE 333 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA III | 3 |
| CHE 334 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA LABORATORY | 3 |
| CE 412 | HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| GEO 221 | *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 4 |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVE 421 | DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 457 | BIOREACTORS | 3 |
| CBEE 414 | ^PROCESS ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| Engineering Elective | 2 | |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENVE 415 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| ENVE 422 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 431 | FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 4 |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVE 425 | AIR POLLUTION CONTROL | 3 |
| ENVE 456 | SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| ENVE 490 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN | 4 |
| *Synthesis Courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 193 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)