Environmental Engineering - BS

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College of Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

About This Degree

Environmental engineering applies scientific and engineering principles to protect human populations from harmful environmental factors and to protect and improve the quality of the environment.

For more information about Environmental Engineering, see the Civil and Environmental Engineering department.
Admitted and current students must meet with an advisor.
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The Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering BS degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 2250: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) .

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits: 120
Credits of C- or better: 100
Total credits taken through USU: 30
Total major required credits taken at USU: 10
Minimum Grade Point Average (many majors require a higher GPA): 2.0 GPA
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above): 40
Upper-division credits taken at USU: 20
General Education Requirements
University Studies Requirements
Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Admission Requirements For This Program

Pre-Professional Program

New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing
- Minimum 3.0 High School GPA, 23 ACT, 24 Math ACT score and 73 Admission Index
Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU:
- Completion of MATH 1210 with a C- or better
- 12 credits in science, engineering and math coursework with a 2.7 GPA or better
- No grades less than C-
- No more than 2 repeats

Required for Admission to the Professional Program (60 credits)

An institution GPA of 2.5 or higher is required in the pre-professional courses. All courses require a grade of C- or better. Have no more than 3 repeats total in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats.

BENG 2400 - Biological and Environmental Thermodynamics 3 credit(s) or
MAE 2300 - Thermodynamics I 3 credit(s)
CEE 1400 - Introduction to Computer Programming for Civil and Environmental Engineers 2 credit(s)
CEE 1880 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Orientation and Computer Applications 1 credit(s)
CEE 2240 - Engineering Surveying 3 credit(s)
CEE 2620 - Environmental Engineering Microbiology 2 credit(s)
CEE 2890 - Environmental Engineering Sophomore Seminar 1 credit(s)
CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHEM 1215 - Chemical Principles Laboratory I 1 credit(s)
CHEM 1220 - Principles of Chemistry II (BPS) 4 credit(s)
CHEM 1225 - Chemical Principles Laboratory II 1 credit(s)
CHEM 2300 - Principles of Organic Chemistry 3 credit(s)
ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s) or
ENGL 2020 - Professional Communication (CL2) 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2010 - Engineering Mechanics Statics 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2030 - Engineering Mechanics Dynamics 3 credit(s)
CEE 2270 - Computer Engineering Drafting 2 credit(s)
MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL) 4 credit(s)
MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL) 4 credit(s)
MATH 2250 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) 4 credit(s)
PHYS 2210 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s)
PHYS 2215 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I 1 credit(s)
PSC 3000 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 4 credit(s)
BIOL 1010 - Biology and the Citizen (BLS) 3 credit(s)
* ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020 will fulfill the major requirement. Whichever course is taken becomes required for the pre-professional program.

Environmental Engineering Professional Program Coursework (44 credits)

For Civil and Environmental Engineering majors in the professional program the following academic regulations apply, in addition to University regulations:

A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used as technical electives in, this major. Courses which were part of the pre-professional program requirements and University Studies courses are not included in this GPA calculation.
For Civil and Environmental Engineering, not more than 10 hours of D or D+ credit may be applied toward meeting graduation requirements in engineering/math/science classes.
College of Engineering courses may be repeated only once. Audits count as a time taking a class unless prior written approval is obtained from the department head. A maximum of three required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program can be repeated in order to meet graduation requirements. (Courses completed as part of a pre-professional program are not included in this total of three repeats.)
The P/D+, D, F grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program. (The P/D+, D, F grading option is approved for University Studies Courses.)
The academic regulations listed above (1-4) apply to required coursework and any elective engineering/math/science course which could be used to satisfy graduation requirements for the chosen degree. That is, once a student completes a particular technical elective, it becomes a required course for that student.

CEE 2450 - Computer Programming and Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineers 3 credit(s)
CEE 3430 - Engineering Hydrology 3 credit(s)
CEE 3500 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Fluid Mechanics 3 credit(s)
CEE 3510 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Hydraulics 3 credit(s)
CEE 3610 - Environmental Management 3 credit(s)
CEE 3640 - Drinking Water Engineering 3 credit(s)
CEE 3650 - Wastewater Engineering 3 credit(s)
CEE 3670 - Transport Phenomena in Bio-Environmental Systems 3 credit(s)
CEE 3780 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 credit(s)
CEE 3880 - Civil and Environmental Design I 1 credit(s)
CEE 4870 - Civil and Environmental Design II (CI) 2 credit(s)
CEE 4880 - Civil and Environmental Design III (CI) 2 credit(s)
CEE 5610 - Environmental Quality Analysis 3 credit(s)
CEE 5860 - Air Quality Management 3 credit(s)
ENGR 3080 - Technical Communication for Engineers (CI) 3 credit(s)
STAT 3000 - Statistics for Scientists (QI) 3 credit(s)

Technical Elective Courses (7 credits required)

A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used as technical electives in, this major.

CEE 5190 - Geographic Information Systems for Civil Engineers 3 credit(s)
CEE 5430 - Groundwater Engineering 3 credit(s)
CEE 5490 - Integrated River Basin/Watershed Planning and Management 3 credit(s)
CEE 5600 - Environmental Chemistry of Inorganic Contaminants 2 credit(s)
CEE 5620 - Aquatic Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CEE 5655 - Green Infrastructure 3 credit(s)
CEE 5670 - Hazardous Chemicals Handling and Safety 2 credit(s)
CEE 5680 - Soil-Based Waste Management 2 credit(s)
CEE 5710 - Pollution Prevention and Industrial Ecology 2 credit(s)
CEE 5730 - Environmental Chemistry of Organic Contaminants 3 credit(s)
CEE 5750 - Air Quality Measurements 2 credit(s)
CEE 5810 - Biochemical Engineering 3 credit(s)
CEE 5830 - Management and Utilization of Biological Solids and Wastewater 3 credit(s)
CEE 5880 - Remediation Engineering 3 credit(s)
CHEM 3700 - Introductory Biochemistry 3 credit(s)
CHEM 3710 - Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credit(s)
ENVS 5000 - Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management 3 credit(s)
PUBH 3310 - Occupational Health and Safety 3 credit(s)
PUBH 4310 - Industrial Hygiene Recognition of Hazards 4 credit(s)
PUBH 4320 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Evaluation 3 credit(s)
PUBH 4330 - Industrial Hygiene Physical Hazards 3 credit(s)
PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control (QI) 3 credit(s)
WATS 4500 - Limnology: Ecology of Inland Waters 3 credit(s)
WATS 4530 - Water Quality and Pollution 3 credit(s)
WATS 4930 - Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
WATS 5150 - Fluvial Geomorphology 3 credit(s)

Open Electives

Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your Academic Advisor for details.

Total Credits: 129

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