Degree Plan

NOTE: This plan is for Freshmen and transfer students entering in the 2020-21 academic year
(or for students in older plans who decided to switch to the most recent plan)

Semester	Hrs	GE	Dept	Number	Course Title	Prerequisites/Substitutions/Notes
FRESHMAN YEAR						NOTE: CIVE courses & all their prerequisites require a min. grade of C
Fall or Spring	1		CIVE	1101	Introduction to Civil Engineering	You should try to take this course on your 1st semester (or 2nd at the latest)
Semester 1	3		CHEM	1309	Chemistry for Engineers	DO NOT TAKE GENERAL CHEMISTRY, needs to be "...for engineers"
	1	1	CHEM	1109	Chemistry for Engineers Lab	CHEM 1309†* (talk to an advisor if you took general chemistry)
Sem Hrs:	4	3	MATH	2413	Calculus I	MATH 2412 or test with HS Calculus (ACT 25, SAT 570. CLM-A 100)
11	2		CIVE	2220	Civil Engineering Measurements

Spring or Fall	4		MATH	2414	Calculus II	MATH 2413
Semester 2	4	4	PHYS	2425	Physics Science & Eng I	MATH 2413*
Sem Hrs:	3		MANE	3332	Engineering Statistics	MATH 2413*
15	4		CIVE	3440	Civil Engineering Materials	CIVE 1101, CHEM 1309, 1109
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall or Spring	3		MECE	2301	Statics	MATH 2414‡ ; PHYS 2425, CIVE 1101 or 1221
Semester 3	3		MECE	2350	Numerical Methods for Engineers	MATH 2414
Sem Hrs:	4		MATH	2415	Calculus III	MATH 2414
14	4	4	PHYS	2426	Physics Science & Eng II	PHYS 2425*

Spring or Fall	3		MECE	2302	Dynamics	MECE 2301, MATH 2414
Semester 4	3		CIVE	3321	Strength of Materials	MECE 2301, MATH 2414 (Note: CIVE 3321 was formerly called "stress analysis")
	3		CIVE	3315	Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics	MECE 2301, MATH 2415 or MECE 3449
Sem Hrs:	1		CIVE	3115	Fluid Mech. and Hydr. Lab	CIVE 3315†
13	3		MATH	3341	Differential Equations	MATH 2414
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall or Spring	3		MANE	3337	Engineering Economics	MANE 2332* or MANE 3332
Semester 5	3		CIVE	3324	Structural Analysis I	CIVE (or MECE) 3321, CIVE 3440 or 2440 or 2240 or 2140
Sem Hrs:	3		CIVE	3331	Environmental Engineering	CHEM1309/1109 or 1307/1107 or 1311/1111, CIVE (or MECE) 3315, 3115
13	4		CIVE	3475	Geotechnical Eng & Applications	CIVE (or MECE) 3321

Spring or Fall	3		CIVE	3341	Structural Steel Design	CIVE 3324
Semester 6	3		CIVE	3345	Transportation Engineering	CIVE 2220, MECE 2302
Sem Hrs:	3		CIVE	4335	Water Resources Engineering	CIVE 3315, 3115 or MECE 3315, 3115, MATH 3341, MECE 2350
12	3		CIVE	4346	Reinforced Concrete Design	CIVE 3324
SENIOR YEAR
Fall or Spring	3		CIVE	4349	Construction Planning & Mgmt.	CIVE 3252 or MANE 3337, PHYS 2426
Semester 7	3		CIVE	X3XX	Technical Elective I	Choose one of the Technical Electives shown below
Sem Hrs:	3		CIVE	4347	Foundation Design	CIVE 3475
12	3		CIVE	4391	CE Senior Fundamentals	Advisor’s consent

Spring or Fall	3			x3xx	Basic Science Elective	See Next Page (we recomend GEOL 4411 Intro. to G.I.S.)
Semester 8	3		CIVE	X3XX	Technical Elective II	Choose from CIVE Technical Electives (except 3300 or 3100 if you already took either one)
Sem Hrs:	3		CIVE	4392	CE Senior Project	CIVE 4391
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Technical Electives
	3		CIVE	4333	Water and Wastewater Treatment	CIVE 3331
	3		CIVE	4315	Applied Hydrology	CIVE 4335
	3		CIVE	4351	Structural Analysis II	CIVE 3324 (Note: formerly CIVE 4351 was called Structural System Design)
	3		CIVE	4348	Highway Engineering	CIVE 3345, CIVE 3475
	3		CIVE	4352	Earthwork Engineering and Design	CIVE 3475
	3		CIVE	4359	Construction Scheduling	CIVE 1101 or 1221, MANE 3337
	3		CIVE	3300	UG Full-time intership/Co-Op	Advisor's Consent
	1		CIVE	3100	UG Research & Part-time Internship	Advisor's Consent
UTRGV Requirements
Core Curriculum					• Required core courses in bold,	electives in italics
	3	3	HIST	1301	American Heritage I	Or Equal. See General Edu. Core 060
	3	3	HIST	1302	American Heritage II	Or Equal. See General Edu. Core 060
	3	3	POLS	2305	US & Texas Gov.	General Edu. Core 070
	3	3	POLS	2306	US & Texas Gov.	General Edu. Core 070
	3	3	PHIL	2326	Ethics, Technology, &Society	General Edu. Core 040
	3	3	ENGL	1301	Composition I	General Edu. Core 010
	3	3	ENGL	1302	Composition II	General Edu. Core 010
	3	3	ENGL	23XX	Language, Phylosophy & Culture	General Edu. Core 040
Total Core:	3	3		x3xx	Creative Arts	General Edu. Core 050
30	3	3		x3xx	Social & Behavior Sciences	General Edu. Core 080
Retention
			UNIV	1301	Learning Framework
Total Hrs:
3 (Not counted toward Degree Plan)
Total Hrs:	##	42

Substitutions for MATH Sequence^§:

	MECE	3449	Mechanical Eng. Analysis I^§
	MECE	3450	Mechanical Eng. Analysis I^§
	or
	MATH	2415	(STC) Linear Algebra^§
	MATH	2420	(STC) Differential Equations^§
				NOTE: Confirm course pre-requisites using ASSIST or current UTRGV
Calculus Prereq's: by exam or coursework				catalog (consult an academic advisor if in doubt).
(coursework does not apply to degree credits)
17/400	1314	Intermediate Algebra		* Must pass prerequisite with a minimum grade of "D"
20/480	1414	College Algebra		† Prerequisite may be taken concurrently (at the same time)
25/570	2412	Pre Calculus/Trig		‡ Corequisite courses (need to take at the same time)

Basic Science Electives
BIOL	1406	General Biology I
BIOL	1487	General Biology I (Honors)
ENVR	1401	Introduction to Environmental Science I
GEOL	1401	Earth Sciences I
GEOL	1403	Physical Geology
GEOL	1404	Historicial Geology
GEOL	4411	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (we recommend this course if available)

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