Environmental Engineering (BENE)

Four Year Plan

University Requirements:

• ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing  (C- minimum)
• First Year Seminar (FYS)  (0-4 credits)
• Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)  (three credits)
• Multicultural Requirement  (three credits)
• University Breadth Requirements  (C- minimum):
  • Creative Arts and Humanities  (three credits)
  • History and Cultural Change  (three credits)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences  (three credits)
  • Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology  (three credits)
• Capstone Experience  

College Requirements:

• The College of Engineering requires nine additional breadth credits (21 credits total including the University Breadth requirements) (minimum grade of C-).
  • These nine credits may be selected in any combination from the University Breadth Requirements  list and the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement List  in any category except Math, Natural Sciences and Technology.
  • Of the 21 credits, six credits must be at the Upper Level, defined as:
    • any 300-level or higher course on the University Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
    • any 300-level or higher course on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
    • any foreign language instruction course at the 107 level or higher as designated on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (some courses above the 107 level do NOT count toward this requirement because they are taught in English).
  • A maximum of two courses (six credits) can be taken from the Career and Professional Preparation sub-section of the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list to satisfy the College of Engineering additional breadth requirement.
  • Of the 21 credits, three credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).
  • With few exceptions, students may not use courses from their major to satisfy Breadth Requirement coursework.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses taken from the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list can ONLY count toward the additional nine credits of breadth the College of Engineering requires for its majors. They CANNOT count for University Breadth.

Major Requirements:

Minimum grade of C- required in CHEM 103  and CHEM 133 ; and CHEM 104  and CHEM 134 ; or CHEM 111  and CHEM 112 ; CIEG 133 , CIEG 233 ; MATH 241 , MATH 242 , MATH 243 , and PHYS 207  and PHYS 227 .

• BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4

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• CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3

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• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• CHEM 104 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3

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• CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 133 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 211 - Statics Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 233 - Environmental Engineering Processes I Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 305 - Fluid Mechanics Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 306 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Credit(s): 1
• CIEG 315 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 333 - Environmental Engineering Processes II Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 337 - Designing an Environmental Treatment System for Surface Water Pollution Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 430 - Water Quality Modeling Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 468 - Principles of Water Quality Criteria Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 434 - Air Pollution Control Credit(s): 3

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• MAST 415 - Air Pollution Meteorology Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 436 - Processing, Recycling, Management of Solid Wastes Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 437 - Water and Wastewater Quality Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 438 - Water and Wastewater Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 440 - Water Resources Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 444 - Microbiology of Engineered Systems Credit(s): 4
• CIEG 461 - Senior Design Project Credit(s): 2

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• CIEG 498 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Credit(s): 3

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• GEOL 428 - Hydrogeology Credit(s): 3

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• CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3
• EGGG 101 - Introduction to Engineering Credit(s): 2
• ENGL 410 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
• MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
• MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B Credit(s): 4
• MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C Credit(s): 4
• MATH 351 - Engineering Mathematics I Credit(s): 3

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• PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 3

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• PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1

Technical Electives:

Twelve credits of technical elective courses in the Environmental Engineering curriculum give students the opportunity to complete their education by focusing in an area of special interest. The technical electives can also be chosen to provide a more general environmental engineering education. Technical electives must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Technical electives will include courses from engineering, mathematics, and the sciences, or by the approval of the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Committee.

2. All technical electives must be 300-level or higher, or by approval of the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Committee.

The following is a list of technical electives approved for Environmental Engineering. Some of these courses may not be offered a particular year. Some courses offered in other departments may also be approved as technical electives, per the requirements stated above.

• BISC 641 - Microbial Ecology (3cr.)
• CHEG 332 - Chemical Engineering Kinetics Credit(s): 3
• CHEG 342 - Heat and Mass Transfer Credit(s): 3
• CHEG 622 - Chemicals, Risk and the Environment (3cr.)
• CHEM 443 - Physical Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
• CHEM 444 - Physical Chemistry II Credit(s): 3
• CHEM 527 - Introductory Biochemistry (3cr.)
• CIEG 300-699
• ENEP 410 - Political Economy of the Environment Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 405 - Computing for Environmental Research Credit(s): 2
• GEOG 432 - Environmental Hydrology Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 455 - Certification Systems for Sustainable Development Credit(s): 1
• GEOG 473 - Select Technical Topics Credit(s): 1-3
• GEOL 421 - Environmental and Applied Geology Credit(s): 3
• LARC 343 - Site Engineering Credit(s): 3
• LARC 431 - Urban Hydrology and Drainage Design Credit(s): 3
• LARC 442 - Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development Credit(s): 3
• MAST 382 - Introduction to Ocean Sciences Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 405 - Environmental Forensics and Society Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 419 - Soil Microbiology Credit(s): 4
• PLSC 421 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 439 - Plant-Contaminant Interactions Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 603 - Soil Physics (3cr.)
• PLSC 608 - Environmental Soil Chemistry (3cr.)
• UAPP 411 - Regional Watershed Management Credit(s): 3
• UNIV 401 - Senior Thesis Credit(s): 2-4
• UNIV 402 - Senior Thesis Credit(s): 2-4

Credits to Total a Minimum of 126

Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year