Forest Engineering - Civil Engineering Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
The Forest Engineering-Civil Engineering program results in a BS degree in Forest Engineering and a BS degree in Civil Engineering. The BS degree in Forest Engineering and the BS degree in Civil Engineering are both accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The BS in Forest Engineering is also accredited by the Society of American Foresters. This unique five-year, double degree program is offered in cooperation with the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. This program begins with basic science and mathematics and progresses on through engineering science and forest science to arrive at professional-level courses in forest engineering that include surveying, soil and water resources, timber harvesting, operations analysis, road design, and planning. Graduates are eligible to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.
In addition to the listed courses, all students are required to complete a total of six months of satisfactory employment in an area related to their major. This is usually accomplished by two or more summers of work, but it may include work during the academic year.
Professional Forest Engineering-Civil Engineering Program
Students must be admitted to the professional forest engineering program following completion of the pre-professional forest engineering course work in order to progress to the junior year in forest engineering. Students in the double degree program must also be admitted to the College of Engineering professional program prior to beginning the civil engineering junior year. Students should consult the College of Engineering for requirements of the College of Engineering professional program.
Enrollment in professional forest engineering program courses is restricted to those students who have clearly demonstrated an ability to achieve the standards required for professional studies. The number of students admitted to the program is based on available resources. Students meeting the minimum pre-forest engineering GPA of 2.25 may or may not be admitted depending on available resources.
Admission to the professional forest engineering program will be granted for students meeting the admission requirements prior to fall term of the junior year. Application for the professional program will be made at the end of winter term for the following fall term. For admission, students must earn:
- a grade of "C" or better in all pre-professional courses required for entry into the professional program (marked with an E). Grade repeat (replacement) policy will follow OSU Academic Regulation #20.
- a minimum GPA of 2.25 based on the pre-professional courses (or transfer equivalents) satisfactorily completed.
Students who have completed their pre-professional studies at a college or university other than Oregon State University must apply both to the OSU Office of Admissions for admission to OSU as a degree-seeking undergraduate or post-baccalaureate level student and to the College of Forestry for admission to the professional program. Application forms for the forest engineering professional program and information on policies and programs are available from the College of Forestry.
Students who have not satisfactorily completed all of the pre-professional courses when they apply may be provisionally accepted. Final acceptance is contingent on completion of any remaining pre-professional course work with grade of "C" or better by the end of the summer term prior to entrance into the professional program. Students who receive provisional acceptance and then fail to attain a grade of "C" or better in remaining pre-professional course work prior to the beginning of fall term will be re-directed to the pre-professional forestry program.
All required courses for admission to the professional program must be completed before entering the professional program. Students may only enter the professional program in the fall term of each academic year.
The professional forest engineering program begins with Forestry Field School prior to fall term of the professional program.
Grade standards for the pre-professional program as listed in the program description apply.
All students pursuing the BS in Forest Engineering-Civil Engineering:
- must earn grades of "C" or better in all required professional courses, or approved substitutions for majors and options, and
- must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all major course work, and courses used for substitution of required courses.
College of Engineering specific requirements:
- Must earn grades of “C” or better in all required civil engineering major courses in the pre-professional and professional core.
- Must maintain a cumulative 2.25 GPA in all civil engineering major course work and an overall OSU GPA of 2.25.
First Year | Hours | |
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Pre-Forest Engineering and Civil Engineering | ||
CCE 101 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ORIENTATION 1,2 | 2 |
CH 201 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS 1,3 | 3 |
CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS 1,2 | 3 |
CH 205 | LABORATORY FOR CH 202 1,2 | 1 |
COMM 111 or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING 1,3 or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS 1,4 | 4 |
FE 101 | INTRODUCTION TO FOREST ENGINEERING 1 | 2 |
FE 102 | FOREST ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND TECHNOLOGY 1,3 | 3 |
FES 240 | *FOREST BIOLOGY 1,2 | 4 |
HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH 4 | 2 |
HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) 4 | 1-2 |
MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 1,3 | 4 |
MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS 1,3 | 4 |
MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I 1,3 | 4 |
PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1,3,4 | 4 |
WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1,3 | 3 |
Hours | 47-48 | |
Second Year | ||
CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN 1 | 3 |
ENGR 211 | STATICS 1,3 | 3 |
ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS 1,2 | 3 |
ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 1,3 | 3 |
FE 208 | FOREST SURVEYING 1 | 4 |
FE 257 | GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 1,2 | 3 |
FES 241 | DENDROLOGY 1 | 3 |
MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 1,3 | 4 |
MTH 306 | MATRIX AND POWER SERIES METHODS 1,3 | 4 |
PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1,3,4 | 4 |
PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1,3,4 | 4 |
SOIL 205 & FOR 206 |
SOIL SCIENCE and *FOREST SOILS LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 1,4 |
4 |
ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS 1,2 | 3 |
WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING 1 | 3 |
Hours | 48 | |
Third Year | ||
Professional Forest Engineering Junior Year | ||
FE 310 | FOREST ROUTE SURVEYING | 4 |
FE 312/FOR 312 | FORESTRY FIELD SCHOOL | 2 |
FE 315 | SOIL ENGINEERING | 4 |
FE 316 | SOIL MECHANICS | 4 |
FE 371 | HARVESTING PROCESS ENGINEERING | 4 |
FE 434 | FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | 4 |
FE 440 | FOREST OPERATIONS ANALYSIS | 4 |
FE 470 | LOGGING MECHANICS | 4 |
FOR 321 | FOREST MENSURATION | 5 |
FOR 330 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | 4 |
FOR 331 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS II | 4 |
FOR 441 | SILVICULTURE PRINCIPLES | 4 |
Hours | 47 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Professional Civil Engineering Junior Year | ||
CCE 321 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 4 |
CE 311 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
CE 313 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | 4 |
CE 361 | SURVEYING THEORY | 4 |
CE 381 | STRUCTURAL THEORY I | 4 |
CE 382 | STRUCTURAL THEORY II | 4 |
CE 392 | INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 4 |
CE 481 | REINFORCED CONCRETE I | 4 |
ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I 2 | 3 |
ENVE 321 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
Bacc Core Courses | 9 | |
Hours | 48 | |
Fifth Year | ||
CE Design Elective | 3 | |
CE 383 | DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES | 4 |
CE 418 | ^CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
CE 419 | ^CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN | 3 |
CE 491 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING | 3 |
FE 415 | FOREST ROAD ENGINEERING | 3 |
FE 416 | FOREST ROAD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT | 4 |
FE 444 | FOREST REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY | 4 |
FE 456/FOR 456 | *INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY (or other CGI Bacc Core Course) | 3 |
FE 457/FOR 457 | TECHNIQUES FOR FOREST RESOURCE ANALYSIS | 4 |
FE 459/FE 459 | FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN I | 4 |
FE 460 or FOR 460 |
^FOREST OPERATIONS REGULATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES or ^FOREST POLICY |
3-4 |
FE 469/FOR 469 | FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN II | 4 |
FE 480 | FOREST ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM | 1 |
GEOG 300 or FW 350 |
*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD 4 or *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY |
3 |
Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
Hours | 52-53 | |
Total Hours | 242-244 |
* | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
1 | Required for entry into the Forest Engineering Professional Program |
2 | Additional recommended courses for Pre-Civil Engineering Program |
3 | Required courses for Pre-Civil Engineering Program |
4 | Must be selected to satisfy baccalaureate core requirements. |
Major Code: 381
Pre-Forest Engineering-Civil Engineering Major Code: 361
First Year | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
CCE 101 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ORIENTATION | 2 |
CH 201 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
FE 101 | INTRODUCTION TO FOREST ENGINEERING | 2 |
MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
Hours | 14 | |
Winter | ||
CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
FE 102 | FOREST ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1-2 |
MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
Free Elective | 1 | |
Hours | 18-19 | |
Spring | ||
CH 205 | LABORATORY FOR CH 202 | 1 |
COMM 111 or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
FES 240 | *FOREST BIOLOGY | 4 |
MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CCE 201 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN | 3 |
FE 208 | FOREST SURVEYING | 4 |
ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
MTH 306 | MATRIX AND POWER SERIES METHODS | 4 |
PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
Hours | 18 | |
Winter | ||
ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
FE 257 | GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | 3 |
PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
FES 241 | DENDROLOGY | 3 |
MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
SOIL 205 & FOR 206 |
SOIL SCIENCE and *FOREST SOILS LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 |
4 |
Hours | 14 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
FE 312/FOR 312 | FORESTRY FIELD SCHOOL | 2 |
FE 371 | HARVESTING PROCESS ENGINEERING | 4 |
FE 434 | FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | 4 |
FOR 321 | FOREST MENSURATION | 5 |
Hours | 15 | |
Winter | ||
FE 315 | SOIL ENGINEERING | 4 |
FE 440 | FOREST OPERATIONS ANALYSIS | 4 |
FE 470 | LOGGING MECHANICS | 4 |
FOR 331 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS II | 4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
FE 310 | FOREST ROUTE SURVEYING | 4 |
FE 316 | SOIL MECHANICS | 4 |
FOR 330 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | 4 |
FOR 441 | SILVICULTURE PRINCIPLES | 4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
CCE 321 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 4 |
CE 361 | SURVEYING THEORY | 4 |
CE 311 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
CE 381 | STRUCTURAL THEORY I | 4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Winter | ||
CE 313 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | 4 |
CE 382 | STRUCTURAL THEORY II | 4 |
CE 392 | INTRODUCTION TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 4 |
Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
CE 481 | REINFORCED CONCRETE I | 4 |
ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I | 3 |
ENVE 321 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
Bacc Core Course | 6 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Fifth Year | ||
Fall | ||
CE 383 | DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES | 4 |
CE 491 | TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING | 3 |
FE 444 | FOREST REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY | 4 |
FE 457/FOR 457 | TECHNIQUES FOR FOREST RESOURCE ANALYSIS | 4 |
GEOG 300 or FW 350 |
*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD or *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY |
3 |
Hours | 18 | |
Winter | ||
CE 418 | ^CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 |
FE 415 | FOREST ROAD ENGINEERING | 3 |
FE 456/FOR 456 | *INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY (or other CGI Bacc Core Course) | 3 |
FE 459/FOR 459 | FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN I | 4 |
FE 460 or FOR 460 |
^FOREST OPERATIONS REGULATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES or ^FOREST POLICY |
3-4 |
FE 480 | FOREST ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM | 1 |
Hours | 17-18 | |
Spring | ||
CE 419 | ^CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN | 3 |
FE 416 | FOREST ROAD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT | 4 |
FE 469/FOR 469 | FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN II | 4 |
CE Design Elective | 3 | |
Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Total Hours | 243-245 |