CET Degree Requirements 2003-2004

Civil Engineering Technology Major for Bachelor of Science
The four-year bachelor of science degree is awarded upon completion of the required courses with a construction or structures concentration.

All majors in Civil Engineering Technology are required to complete all civil engineering technology courses, mechanical engineering technology courses, surveying courses, MTH 1110, MTH 1410, MTH 2410, COM 2610, PHY 2311, PHY 2321, PHY 2331, PHY 2341, and CHE 1100 with a grade of “C” or better.

The head of the program, or designee, must approve all technical electives.

All students who are considering a major in Civil Engineering Technology are expected to consult with CET faculty for advising.

Required Courses 2003-2004

Required Technical Studies ......................Semester Hours
CET 1100 Civil Technology ................................. 3
CET 1200 Technical Drawing I .............................. 3
CET 1210 Technical Drawing II ............................. 3
CET 2100 Structural Drawing ............................... 4
CET 2150 Mechanics I—Statics .............................. 3
CET 3100 Construction Methods ............................. 3
CET 3120 Engineering Economy .............................. 3
CET 3130 Mechanics of Materials ........................... 3
CET 3140 Mechanics of Materials—Laboratory ................ 1
CET 3150 Thermodynamics (MET 3110) ........................ 3
CET 3160 Mechanics II—Dynamics ............................ 3
CET 3170 Introduction to Structural Analysis .............. 3
CET 3180 Fluid Mechanics I ................................ 3
CET 3190 CET Hydrology..................................... 3
CET 3330 Environmental Technology Processes ............... 3
CET 4130 Soils Mechanics .................................. 3
COM 2610 Introduction to Technical Writing ................ 3
SUR 1520 Construction Surveying ........................... 4

One of the following courses:

CSI 1050 Computer Science 1
CSS 1247 Introduction to Programming: Visual Basic
MTH 1510 Computer Programming: FORTRAN................ 4

Approved Upper-Division Technical Elective**............... 1
Subtotal ................................................. 59

Additional Requirements
CHE 1100 Principles of Chemistry .......................... 4
CHE 1150 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory................ 1
ECO 2010 Principles of Economics—Macro
–or–
ECO 2020 Principles of Economics—Micro,
(required General Studies–Social Science).................. 3
ENG 1010 Freshman Composition: The Essay................... 3
ENG 1020 Freshman Composition: Analysis,
Research and Documentation................................. 3
MTH 1400 Precalculus Mathematics .......................... 4
MTH 1410 Calculus I ....................................... 4
MTH 2410 Calculus II ...................................... 4
PHY 2311 General Physics I................................. 4
PHY 2321 General Physics I Laboratory ..................... 1
PHY 2331 General Physics II................................ 4
PHY 2341 General Physics II Laboratory .................... 1
SPE 1010 Public Speaking .................................. 3
Three hours of Level II General Studies–Historical*........ 3
Six hours of Level II General Studies–Arts and Letters*.... 6
Three hours of Level II General Studies–Social Science*.... 3
Subtotal ................................................. 51

*Selecting any General Studies level II course approved for multicultural credit will satisfy the multicultural requirement of three credits.

Concentrations (Choose one only)

Structures Concentration

Required Technical Studies
CET 4120 Concrete Design I ..................... 3
CET 4140 Concrete Design II .................... 3
CET 4400 Steel Design I ........................ 3
CET 4410 Steel Design II ....................... 3
CET 4450 Timber Design ......................... 3
Approved Upper-division Technical Elective**.... 3
Total ......................................... 18

Construction Concentration

Required Technical Studies
CET 3110 Construction Estimating ............... 3
CET 4120 Concrete Design I ..................... 3
CET 4400 Steel Design I ........................ 3
CET 4570 Construction Law ...................... 3
SUR 2530 Route Surveying........................ 4
Approved Upper-division Technical Elective**.... 3
Total ......................................... 19

**Electives in the CET major maybe chosen in consultation with a CET program advisor to satisfy an optional mathematics minor

Program Total ....................................... 128-129

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Students may choose to select an additional optional minor in Mathematics.

Mathematics Minor (Optional)

Required Technical Studies .................. Semester Hours
MTH 1410 Calculus I.................................... 4
MTH 2410 Calculus II................................... 4
MTH 2420 Calculus III.................................. 4
MTH 3420 Differential Equations........................ 4
MTH 3140 Linear Algebra................................ 4
MTH 3210 Probability and Statistics
-or one of the following courses-

CSI 1050 Computer Science I
CSS 1247 Introduction to Programming: Visual Basic
MTH 1510 Computer Programming: FORTRAN............ 4

Total ................................................ 24