Civil Engineering (BS)

Licensure: This program meets the educational requirements designed to lead to an occupationally required professional license or certificate in the state of Utah. Students pursuing occupations requiring a license or certificate in a state other than Utah should contact the appropriate BYU academic advisement center as well as the licensing agency in the state where they intend to work to seek information and guidance regarding licensure and certification requirements.

Undecided students that are interested in learning more about Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Facility & Property Management may begin with CCE 101 Introduction to Civil/Const Engineering.

No more than 9 credit hours of grades below C- in major courses may be applied toward graduation.

Requirement 1 — Complete 2 Requirements 

Requirement 1.1 — Complete 5 Courses

course - Sustainable Infrastructure - 3.0

course - Engineering Mechanics-Statics 3.0

course - Engr Mechanics - Materials 3.0

course - Computational Methods 3.0

course - Fluid Mechanics 3.0

Requirement 1.2 — Complete 2 Requirements

Requirement 1.2.1 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Engr Draft w/CAD Apps 2.0

course - Construction Modeling 3.0

course - Geomatics - 2.0

Requirement 1.2.2 — Complete 1 Course

course - Surveying - 1.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 3 hours

course - Civil Engr Seminar - You must take 6 times - 0.5

Requirement 3 — Complete 2 Requirements

Option 3.1 — Complete 2 Courses 

course - Calculus 1 4.0

course - Calculus 2 4.0

Option 3.2 — Complete 1 of 2 Options

Option 3.2.1 — Complete 2 Courses

course - Math for Engr 1 4.0

course - Math for Engineering 2 4.0

Option 3.2.2 — Complete 4 Courses

course - Elementary Linear Algebra 2.0

course - Computational Linear Algebra 1.0

course - Calculus of Several Variables 3.0

course - Ordinary Differential Equation 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 3 Requirements

Supporting courses:

Requirement 4.1 — Complete 3 Courses

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - Intro to Newtonian Mechanics 3.0

course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

Requirement 4.2 — Complete 1 of 6 Courses

Course will satisfy Biology Science general education requirement.

BIOL 100 - Principles of Biology - - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 3.0

course - Science of Biology 3.0

course - Unexpect Connect: Biol-Letters 3.0

course - Unexpect Connect: Biol-Arts 3.0

course - Gen Biology: Health & Disease 3.0

course - Environmental Biology 3.0

Requirement 4.3 — Complete 1 of 9 Courses

course - Intro Bio-organic Chemistry 4.0

course - Organic Chemistry 1 - Majors 3.0

course - Engineering Geology 3.0

course - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3.0

MATH 355 - Graph Theory - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 3.0

course - Intro to Waves, Optics, Thermo 3.0

course - Energy, Climate, Environment 3.0

course - Intro Electricity & Magnetism 3.0

course - Statistical Modeling 1 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 12 hours

CE Breadth:

course - Metals, Woods, & Composites - 1.5

course - Concrete, Masonry, & Asphalt 1.5

course - Structural Analysis 3.0

course - Hydrology - 3.0

course - Soil Mechanics 3.0

course - Intro to Environmental Eng 3.0

course - Intro to Transportation Engr 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses 

Culminating design courses: Complete Requirement 5 before enrolling in CE 471.

Requirement 6.1 — Complete 1 Course

course - Civil Engineering Writing 3.0

Requirement 6.2 — Complete 1 of 4 Courses

course - Water Resources Study Abroad 3.0

course - Civil Engineering Design 3.0

course - Senior Project - You may take once - 3.0

course - Honors Thesis - You may take once 0.5v

Requirement 7 — Complete 12 hours

Technical Electives: Complete 12 additional technical elective credits from the following (NOTE: a course taken as a major requirement course may not double count as a technical elective course):

Option 7.1 — Complete at least 9 hours up to 12 hours

course - Metals, Woods, & Composites - 1.5

course - Concrete, Masonry, & Asphalt 1.5

course - Structural Analysis 3.0

course - Hydrology - 3.0

course - Soil Mechanics 3.0

course - Intro to Environmental Eng 3.0

course - Intro to Transportation Engr 3.0

course - Engr Applications of GIS 3.0

course - Structural Steel Design 3.0

course - Reinforced Concrete Design 3.0

course - Hydrology 3.0

course - Hydraulic Engineering 3.0

course - Water Resources Study Abroad 3.0

course - Foundation Engineering 3.0

course - Geometric Design of Highways 3.0

course - Civil Engineering Design 3.0

course - Global Projects - You may take once 0.5v

course - Design & Materials Applicatns 3.0

course - Stress Analysis & Design 3.0

course - Computer Struc Optimization 3.0

course - Port Cement Design & Analysis 3.0

course - Linear Finite Element Methods 3.0

course - Structural Vibrations 3.0

course - Geospatial Software Dev 3.0

course - Adv Structural Steel Design 3.0

course - Aircraft Structures 3.0

course - Bridge Structures 3.0

course - Bridge Preservation 1.5

course - Masonry Design 3.0

course - Structural Wood Design 3.0

course - Hydrologic Modeling 3.0

course - Adv. Hydraulic Routing 3.0

course - Hydroinformatics 3.0

course - Hydraulic Design of Channels 3.0

course - Geo-Environmental Engineering 3.0

course - Deep Foundations 3.0

course - Chemical Stabilization 1.5

course - Seepage & Slope Stability 3.0

course - Geotech Analysis of Earthquake 3.0

course - Groundwater Modeling 3.0

course - Water Treatment Fac Design 3.0

course - Mechanical Behavior 3.0

course - Environmental Chemistry 3.0

course - Traffic Engineering 3.0

course - Pavement Design 3.0

course - Urban Transportation Planning 3.0

course - Pavement Management 3.0

course - Asphalt Mixture Design 1.5

course - CAE Software Development 3.0

course - Optimization Techniques 3.0

course - Technical Writing 1.5

course - Selected Problems in CE - 1.0v

Option 7.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Sustainable Design & Arch - 3.0

course - Managing High Performance Bldg 4.0

course - Pre-Construction Services 3.0

course - Const Scheduling & Cost Contrl 3.0

course - Const Project Mgt & Control 3.0

course - Commercial Real Estate Mgt 4.0

course - Construction Accounting 3.0

course - Real Estate Development 3.0

course - Const Company Operatns & Mgt 3.0

course - Virtual Design & Construction 3.0

course - Construction Law 2.0

course Special Problems - You may take once 0.5v

course - Global Projects - You may take once 0.5v

course - Const Innovation & Tech 3.0

course - Constr Comp Opers and HR 3.0

course - Managing Risk in Construction 3.0

course - Const Co Developmt 3.0

course - Const. Co. Financial Mgt. 3.0

course - Special Topics in CM - You may take once 1.0v

Requirement 8 — Complete 2 of 5 Options 

Option 8.1 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses 

course - Structural Steel Design 3.0

course - Reinforced Concrete Design 3.0

Option 8.2 — Complete 1 Course

course - Hydraulic Engineering 3.0

Option 8.3 — Complete 1 Course 

course - Foundation Engineering 3.0

Option 8.4 — Complete 1 Course 

course - Geometric Design of Highways 3.0

Option 8.5 — Complete 1 Course

course - Water Treatment Fac Design 3.0