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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Civil Engineering (BSE)


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The goal of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Civil Engineering degree program is to prepare graduates who can perform at the entry level in civil engineering practice having responsibility for the planning, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of civil engineering infrastructure. It is expected that some years after graduation, they can become licensed professionals. Graduates will be provided with skills and tools for life-long learning, continuing professional development, and pursuing advanced degrees.

The BSE- Civil Engineering curriculum covers five technical areas of civil engineering. The areas, and the comprehensive 400-level course work in each respective area, are:

Note that among the courses listed above, five are required: CEE 413 *, CEE 450 *, CEE 480 *, CEE 498 , and CEE 499 .

In the BSE-Civil Engineering program, students must enroll in at least two design-intensive courses. These two design-intensive courses are required to be significantly different from one another, such as two different technical specialty areas. The design-intensive courses are designated by an asterisk (*) above. By completing the required courses, students fulfill the design-intensive course requirement.

Please see the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering web page at www.unlv.edu/engineering for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plans for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bse-civil-engineering.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

The educational objectives of the Civil Engineering undergraduate degree program are that within a few years, graduates will:

  • Serve in leadership positions and multidisciplinary teams that create a climate of innovation to address evolving engineering challenges.
  • Continue life-long learning for professional growth leading to certifications, professional licenses, and advanced academic degrees.
  • Develop engineering solutions to improve quality of life and enhance economic development of communities.

Student Outcomes (SO)

The BSE-Civil Engineering program has adpoted the following Student Outcomes as specified by Engineering Accreditation Commitssion (EAC).

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Career Possibilities

A Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) is intended to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to design, build, and operate engineered systems such as roads, foundations, buildings, bridges, dams, airports, and water supply and wastewater treatment systems. Civil engineers can be employed by consulting firms, government agencies and utilities. The degree prepares students for licensure as civil engineers; licenses are required for professional practice in all US states and territories.

Advising


Please see advising information at the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Student Advising Center.

Modality: Blended


This program requires some In-Person courses to graduate, while other courses can be taken online. A blended student is one who has committed to pursuing their degree, minor, certificate, or microcredential through both in-person and online education.

Accreditation


For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements


Please see Graduation Policies  for complete information.

Civil Engineering (BSE) Degree Requirements - Total: 122-134 Credits


General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 27-39 Credits


First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3


(See note 9 below)

English Composition - Credits: 6


(See note 1 below)

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3


(See note 2 and note 9 below)

Constitutions - Credits: 4-6


(See note 2 below)

Mathematics - Credits: 0


Fulfilled by Pre-Major Requirements

Distribution Requirements - Credits:15


Please see Distribution Requirements  for more information.

(See note 3 below)

Multicultural and International (0-6 credits)


(See note 2 below)

Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements.  A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. Students are encouraged to use “double dipper” courses with their fine arts and social science requirements. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.

Major Requirements - BSE in Civil Engineering - Subtotal: 68 Credits


Other Required Courses (can be taken as Pre-Major or Advanced Standing) - Credits: 14


Advanced Standing - Credits: 54


Total Credits: 122-134


Notes


  1. Must take as a Civil Engineering Pre-Major.
  2. Can be taken as a Civil Engineering Pre-Major or in Advanced Standing.
  3. UNLV requires six credits of humanities, three credits of fine arts and six credits of social science for College of Engineering students. Six of these 15 credits must be taken before the student can achieve Advanced Standing status. The remaining nine credits may be taken either pre-major or advanced standing.
  4. CEE 491  may not replace a required course in the curriculum, may not count for more than three elective credits toward the degree, and may not be used for work experience.
  5. Civil engineering elective courses are required in at least two technical areas with a minimum of two courses in one area. CEE 444  is required as one of the technical electives if a student elects the structural technical area.
  6. Three credits of Cooperative Training (CEE 225 , CEE 325 , and CEE 425 ) may be used in place of one three-credit civil engineering elective. No more than one of these credits may be CEE 225 .
  7. To earn required credits for graduation, transfer students lacking laboratory credit for any CEE laboratory course (CEE 334 , CEE 346 , CEE 367  or CEE 450 ), must, for each lab course in which they lack credit, register simultaneously for both the corresponding zero-credit laboratory course and for a one-credit CEE 491  independent study course.
  8. EGG 101  in combination with EGG 202 , preferred for First-Year Seminar.
  9. PHIL 242   will simultaneously satisfy both a humanities requirement and the Second Year Seminar requirement for students obtaining a degree from the College of Engineering that requires more than 120 credits.
  10. CEE 370  is a Milestone Experience course for B.S.E.- Civil Engineering.
  11. CEE 498  is a Culminating Experience course for B.S.E.- Civil Engineering.
  12. All the required and elective courses in engineering, mathematics, science, and English must be completed with a grade of C or better.

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