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 |
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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) |
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Semester 1 | 3 | CHEM | 1309 | Chemistry for Engineers | DO NOT TAKE GENERAL CHEMISTRY, needs to be "...for engineers" |
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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") |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.) |
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Semester 8 | 3 | CIVE | X3XX | Technical Elective II | Choose from CIVE Technical Electives (except 3300 or 3100 if you already took either one) |
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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) |
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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§ | |||
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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) |