ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL

CHECKLIST

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing department should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog. Proposals must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate by March 1. Proposals received after this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for that year.

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1. Proposed change leads to the degree of

( ) Bachelor of Arts ( ) Master of Arts ( ) Doctor of Philosophy

( X ) Bachelor of Science ( Master of Science ( ) Other_______________

2. ( ) New major/curriculum____________________________________________________________

Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

( ) New minor _____________________________________________________________________

Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

( ) Change from provisional to permanent status.

3. ( X ) Revision of existing: ( X ) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration

Present title Civil Engineering______________________________________

Records System Program Code CIEG__________________________________________

( X ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours

( ) Add concentration ____________________________________________________________

Title

( ) Delete concentration __________________________________________________________

Title

4. ( ) Deletion of existing/disestablish: ( ) major ( ) minor ( ) Other________________

Title ____________________________________________

Code ____________________________________________

5. ( ) Policy Change _________________________________________________________________

Title/Department

ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

Department Chairperson Date

Dean of College Date

Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies Date

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date

Secretary, Faculty Senate Date

Date of Senate Resolution Date to be Effective

Registrar Program Code Date

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning Date

Provost Date

Board of Trustee Notification Date

a. Rationale for creation, revision, or deletion:

Based on our department’s ABET accreditation process, which involves continuous evaluation and assessment of our curriculum, we are proposing several minor revisions to our existing curriculum. The changes do not affect the number of credits to graduate (this remains at 126). The changes are aimed at ensuring that our curriculum allows our students to achieve the outcomes that we have set for our program. Details of how the changes accomplish this are presented in the attached memo.

b. Summary of program:

Please see attached documentation.

AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES

Please check the appropriate degree:

( ) Bachelor of Applied Science

( ) Bachelor of Arts

( ) Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies

( ) Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

( ) Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

(X) Bachelor of Civil Engineering

( ) Bachelor of Computer Engineering

( ) Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

( ) Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

( ) Bachelor of Fine Arts

( ) Bachelor of Liberal Studies

( ) Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

( ) Bachelor of Music

( ) Bachelor of Science

( ) Bachelor of Science in Accounting

( ) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

( ) Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

( ) Bachelor of Science in Education

( ) Bachelor of Science in Nursing

( ) Master of Applied Sciences

( ) Master of Arts

( ) Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

( ) Master of Business Administration

( ) Master of Chemical Engineering

( ) Master of Civil Engineering

( ) Master of Education

( ) Master of Electrical Engineering

( ) Master of Environmental and Energy Policy

( ) Master of Fine Arts

( ) Master of Instruction

( ) Master of Marine Policy

( ) Master of Materials Science and Engineering

( ) Master of Mechanical Engineering

( ) Master of Music

( ) Master of Physical Therapy

( ) Master of Public Administration

( ) Master of Science

( ) Master of Science in Nursing

( ) Doctor of Education

( ) Doctor of Philosophy

This document will be retained permanently in the Faculty Senate Office

Revised 04/23/01

TO: College and University Educational Activities Committees

FROM: Michael J. Chajes, Chair

Civil and Environmental Engineering

DATE: November 23, 2003

SUBJECT: Proposed Civil Engineering Curriculum Revision

Based on our departments ABET accreditation process, which involves continuous evaluation and assessment of our curriculum, we are proposing several minor revisions to our existing curriculum. The changes do not affect the number of credits to graduate (this remains at 126). The changes are aimed at ensuring that our curriculum allows our students to achieve the outcomes that we have set for our program. How the changes accomplish this is described below.

The appropriate Academic Program Approval Checklist Form, as well as all of the associated course revision and course creation forms are attached (these forms have been routed electronically). Also attached are the proposed new and existing curricula. Revised catalog pages are also included, as is a supporting letter for the change that relates to a course outside of our department (Computer Science-CISC).

A summary of the curriculum changes/justifications is given below (these changes are bolded in the attached curriculum flowcharts):

1. Change CIEG 125 Introduction to Civil Engineering from a graded class to a pass/fail class. This class is intended to teach the students what civil engineering is all about, and provide them with some of the basic skills needed to succeed in the curriculum. As such, it is not an easy class to assign meaningful grades. It has been determined that a pass/fail class is more appropriate.
2. Replace CISC 106 with CISC 105. CISC 105 is based on a more modern computer language (C) than CISC 106 (which is based upon Fortran). This was deemed to be a switch needed to keep the student’s computer programming education up to date (supporting e-mail from CISC is attached).
3. Create a 1 credit lab class CIEG 451 Transportation Engineering Laboratory. This lab class is needed to broaden the exposure of our students to the area of transportation engineering. The credit will replace the 1-credit lab that was eliminated from MASC 302 when the Material Science and Engineering Department changed that course from a 4 credit class with a lab to a 3 credit class without a lab. The new 1-credit lab class is also needed to make sure that CE students get enough opportunities to design and execute laboratory assignments.
4. Change the name and content of CIEG 213 Solid Mechanics Lab to Civil Engineering Materials Lab. This change reflects the change in course content to focus on the understanding of civil engineering materials. This is necessary due to the elimination of the MASC 302 lab, and also based on the need to have civil engineering students continue to learn about the characteristics of construction materials through laboratory exercises.
5. Replace the required course CIEG 482 Civil Engineering Systems with CIEG 486 Construction Methods and Management. It has been determined that the areas of project planning and management are very important and need to be included in the curriculum. Topics such as optimization and engineering economics, which were important portions of CIEG 482, are also relevant in construction management. Therefore, it is felt that CIEG 486 will strengthen the curriculum while not causing the loss of important topics covered in CIEG 482.
6. Replace the required course MATH 450 Statistics for Engineers with CIEG 315 Probability and Statistics for Engineers. This change is being made because MATH eliminated the class and civil engineering has begun offering an equivalent class that is tailored to the needs of a civil engineering students.

A summary of the course changes being made electronically is given below:

1. Change CIEG 125 Introduction to Civil Engineering from a graded class to a pass/fail class.
2. Create a new 1 credit laboratory class, CIEG 451 Transportation Engineering Lab.
3. Change the name of CIEG 213 Solid Mechanics Lab to Civil Engineering Materials Lab to reflect content change.

Should you have any questions about our proposed changes, please feel free to contact me.

Michael,
 Yes, it is fine with us for your students to take CISC-105 instead
of CISC-106.
 Sandee
 
>>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:52:53 -0500
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>>Sandee,
>>
>>We are proposing to revising our CEE curriculum to have our civil 
>>engineers take CISC 105 (instead of CISC 106). Would it be possible for 
>>you to send me a return e-mail confirming that this is acceptable to 
>>your department.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>-- 
>>Michael J. Chajes, Chairperson
>>301 DuPont Hall
>>Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
>>University of Delaware
>>Newark, DE 19716
>>
>>302-831-2442 (Phone)
>>302-831-3640 (FAX)
>>
>>chajes@ce.udel.edu
>>www.ce.udel.edu/faculty/chajes
>>
>>
Sandra Carberry
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
http://www.cis.udel.edu/~carberry
Phone: (302) 831-2711
Email: carberry@cis.udel.edu

Civil Engineering Curriculum

Existing

126 Credits

Freshman Year
First Term		16	Second Term		14
Introduction to Civil Engin.	CIEG 125	(2)	Intro to Surveying and CAD	CIEG 126	(3)
General Chemistry I	CHEM 103	(4)	General Physics I	PHYS 207	(4)
Calculus A	MATH 241	(4)	Calculus B	MATH 242	(4)
Critical Reading & Writing	ENGL 110	(3)	GE Elective		(3)
GE Elective		(3)
Sophomore Year
First Term		17	Second Term		17
Statics	CIEG 211	(3)	Solid Mechanics	CIEG 212	(3)
Science Elective		(4)	Solid Mechanics Lab	CIEG 213	(1)
Calculus C	MATH 243	(4)	Dynamics	CIEG 311	(3)
Technical Writing	ENGL 410	(3)	Material Science	MASC 302	(4)
GE Elective		(3)	Computer Science	CISC 106	(3)
			Eng. Math I	MATH 351	(3)
Junior Year
First Term		17	Second Term		17
Structural Analysis	CIEG 301	(4)	Structural Design	CIEG 302	(4)
Soil Mechanics	CIEG 320	(3)	Geotechnical Engineering	CIEG 321	(3)
Soil Mechanics Lab	CIEG 323	(1)	Environmental Engineering	CIEG 331	(3)
Fluid Mechanics	CIEG 305	(3)	Transportation Engineering	CIEG 351	(3)
Eng. Math. III	MATH 353	(3)	Fluid Mechanics Lab	CIEG 306	(1)
Oral Communication	COMM 312	(3)	Statistics for Engineers	MATH 450	(3)
Senior Year
First Term		14	Second Term		14
Senior Design	CIEG 461	(2)	Senior Design	CIEG 461	(2)
Civil Engineering Systems	CIEG 482	(3)	Technical Elective		(3)
Water Resources Engineering	CIEG 440	(3)	Technical Elective		(3)
Technical Elective		(3)	GE Elective		(3)
GE Elective		(3)	GE Elective		(3)

Note: Bold indicates a proposed change

Civil Engineering Curriculum

Proposed

126 Credits

Freshman Year
First Term		16	Second Term		14
Introduction to Civil Engin.	CIEG 125	(2)	Intro to Surveying and CAD	CIEG 126	(3)
General Chemistry I	CHEM 103	(4)	General Physics I	PHYS 207	(4)
Calculus A	MATH 241	(4)	Calculus B	MATH 242	(4)
Critical Reading & Writing	ENGL 110	(3)	GE Elective		(3)
GE Elective		(3)
Sophomore Year
First Term		17	Second Term		16
Statics	CIEG 211	(3)	Solid Mechanics	CIEG 212	(3)
Science Elective		(4)	CE Materials Lab	CIEG 213	(1)
Calculus C	MATH 243	(4)	Dynamics	CIEG 311	(3)
Technical Writing	ENGL 410	(3)	Material Science	MASC 302	(3)
GE Elective		(3)	Computer Science	CISC 105	(3)
			Eng. Math I	MATH 351	(3)
Junior Year
First Term		17	Second Term		17
Structural Analysis	CIEG 301	(4)	Structural Design	CIEG 302	(4)
Soil Mechanics	CIEG 320	(3)	Geotechnical Engineering	CIEG 321	(3)
Soil Mechanics Lab	CIEG 323	(1)	Environmental Engineering	CIEG 331	(3)
Fluid Mechanics	CIEG 305	(3)	Transportation Engineering	CIEG 351	(3)
Eng. Math. III	MATH 353	(3)	Fluid Mechanics Lab	CIEG 306	(1)
Oral Communication	COMM 312	(3)	Prob. & Stats. for Engineers	CIEG 315	(3)
Senior Year
First Term		15	Second Term		14
Senior Design	CIEG 461	(2)	Senior Design	CIEG 461	(2)
Construction Management	CIEG 486	(3)	Technical Elective		(3)
Water Resources Engineering	CIEG 440	(3)	Technical Elective		(3)
Technical Elective		(3)	GE Elective		(3)
GE Elective		(3)	GE Elective		(3)
Transportation Eng. Lab	CIEG 451	(1)

Note: Bold indicates a proposed change

The following represent the course catalog (on pages 209-211 in the current undergraduate catalog) as it will appear if the proposed changes are approved. All changes are indicated in BOLD/Italic. Some changes are additions, and some are deletions that are indicates with strikethroughs. The changes primarily appear in the “Major Requirments” section, with a few extra appearing in the “Technical Elective” section.

_{CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING}

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department offers programs which lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, both with Honors Degree options, as well as a minor in Civil Engineering.

Traditionally, civil engineering has been identified with the planning and design of constructed facilities such as dams, bridges, buildings, roads, waterways, and tunnels. Modern civil engineering now addresses larger segments of societal infrastructure such as mass transportation systems, water resource exploration and management, environmental protection, coastal management, and off-shore structures. The Civil Engineering curriculum includes specialization options in structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, hydraulic and ocean engineering, and transportation and construction engineering as shown by the listed Technical Electives.

Areas concerned with pollution control, water supply, and water resource management are now considered to comprise the distinct discipline of Environmental Engineering. The Environmental Engineering curriculum is focused on causes, control, and prevention of environmental contamination, environmental facilities design and construction, and pollution transport and control processes. Each of these degrees is described separately below.

DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES

In general, 300- and 400-level courses in civil engineering are open only to students majoring in civil or environmental engineering. Students who have declared a civil engineering minor and students enrolled in other departments of the College of Engineering may be enrolled in 300 and 400-level civil engineering courses with the approval of their home department advisor. In some instances, other students may be permitted to enroll in selected 300 and 400- level courses, but they must have the permission of both the course instructor and the chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.

The Department has developed standards that require minimum grades in certain courses. These standards are intended to promote success in the sequential development of the curriculum. The requirements for the civil and environmental engineering majors are as follows:

Civil Engineering

Admission to 300- and 400-level civil engineering and mechanics courses requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in MATH 241 and MATH 242.

- A minimum grade of C- in CHEM 103.

- A minimum grade of C- in PHYS 207.

Environmental Engineering

Admission to 300- and 400-level civil engineering and mechanics courses requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in CHEM 111 and CHEM 112.

- A minimum grade of C- in PHYS 207.

Admission to CHEG 231 requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in MATH 243.

Admission to CHEG 325 requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in CHEG 231.

Admission to CHEG 332 requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in CHEG 325.

- A minimum grade of C- in MATH 302.

Admission to CHEG 342 requires:

- A minimum grade of C- in CIEG 305 and CIEG 306

Telephone: (302) 831-2442

www.ce.udel.edu

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR: CIVIL ENGINEERING

CURRICULUM CREDITS

Superior figures indicate semester (fall or spring) and/or year or years in which the course should be taken, i.e. 1Ffall of freshman year, 2Sspring of sophomore year, etc.

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31F

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

General Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-4

See p. 206: College General Education Program. One of the general education courses must fulfill the University multicultural requirement (see p. 66-77).

ENGL 410 Technical Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32F

COMM 312 Oral Communications in Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33F

CHEM 103 General Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41F

CISC 105 General Computer Science for Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41F

MATH 242 Analytic Geometry and Calculus B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41S

MATH 243 Analytic Geometry and Calculus C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42F

MATH 351 Engineering Mathematics I .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

MATH 353 Engineering Mathematics III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33F

MATH 450 Statistics for the Engineering and Physical

Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33S

PHYS 207 Fundamentals of Physics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41S

CHEM 104 General Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42F

or

GEOL 107 General Geology I

or

PHYS 208 Fundamentals of Physics II

or

PHYS 345 Introduction to Electricity and Electronics

or

BISC 207 Introductory Biology I

or

BISC 208 Introductory Biology II

MSEG 302 Materials Science for Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

CIEG 125 Introduction to Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21F

CIEG 126 Introduction to Surveying and

Computer Aided Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31S

CIEG 211 Statics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32F

CIEG 212 Solid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

CIEG 213 Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S

CIEG 331 Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33S

CIEG 301 Structural Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43F

CIEG 302 Structural Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43S

CIEG 305 Fluid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33F

CIEG 306 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S

CIEG 311 Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

CIEG 315 Probability and Statistics for Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32S

CIEG 320 Soil Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33F

CIEG 323 Soil Mechanics Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13F

CIEG 321 Geotechnical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33S

CIEG 351 Transportation Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33S

CIEG 440 Water Resources Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34F

CIEG 451 Transportation Engineering Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . 14F

CIEG 461 Senior Design Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44F, 4S

CIEG 482 System Design and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34F

Technical Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94F, 4S

Three courses giving a total of at least three additional design points must be taken; see current department technical elective listing. This technical elective program is under constant review by the faculty. An updated list is available in the department office. Students should check with their advisors before selecting courses and should be aware that a formal mechanism exists to provide additional flexibility in the selection of their technical elective courses.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . 126

Note: Students who begin in MATH 242 but do not have credit for MATH 241 may use four free elective credits in place of the four credits for MATH 241.

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

The required course curriculum gives students a broad introduction to all the major areas of civil engineering offered by the program: Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources, Hydraulics and Ocean Engineering, and Transportation and Construction Engineering. In addition, three technical elective courses in the Civil Engineering curriculum give students the opportunity to complete their education by concentrating in an area of special interest. The technical electives can also be chosen to provide a more general civil engineering education.

The following is a list of departmental technical electives approved for a concentration in one of the above mentioned areas or in general civil engineering. Some of these courses may not be offered a particular year. A current list is available in the department office. Some courses offered in other departments may also be approved as technical electives. Students should check with their advisors before selecting courses.

General Civil Engineering

CIEG 401 Introduction to the Finite Element Method

CIEG 407 Building Design

CIEG 409 Forensic Engineering

CIEG 438 Water and Wastewater Engineering

CIEG 452 Transportation Facilities Design

CIEG 471 Introduction to Coastal Engineering

CIEG 486 Construction Methods and Management

Environmental and Water Resource Engineering

CIEG 407 Building Design

CIEG 433 Hazardous Waste Management

CIEG 437 Water and Wastewater Quality

CIEG 438 Water and Wastewater Engineering

BISC 371 Introduction to Microbiology

BISC 641 Microbial Ecology

BREG 628 Land Application of Wastes

CHEM 213 Elementary Organic Chemistry

CHEM 214 Elementary Biochemistry

CHEM 220 Quantitative Analysis

CHEM 418 Introduction to Physical Chemistry

ELEG 681 Remote Sensing in Environment

GEOL 421 Environmental and Applied Geology

GEOL 428 Hydrogeology

Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering

CIEG 401 Introduction to the Finite Element Method

CIEG 407 Building Design

CIEG 422 Earth Structures Engineering

CIEG 437 Water and Wastewater Quality

CIEG 471 Introduction to Coastal Engineering

MEEG 361 Applied Engineering Analysis

Structures and Geotechnical Engineering

CIEG 401 Introduction to the Finite Element Method

CIEG 405 Matrix Structural Analysis

CIEG 407 Building Design

CIEG 408 Introduction to Bridge Design

CIEG 409 Forensic Engineering

CIEG 410 Experimental Mechanics of Composite Materials

CIEG 411 Structural Dynamics Design

CIEG 417 Advanced Structural Analysis

CIEG 418 Continuously Supported Structures

CIEG 422 Earth Structures Engineering

CIEG 425 Geoenvirnmental Engineering

CIEG 459 Railroad Engineering

CIEG 486 Construction Management and Methods

Transportation and Construction Engineering

CIEG 452 Transportation Facilities Design

CIEG 454 Urban Transportation Planning

CIEG 459 Railroad Engineering

CIEG 486 Construction Management and Methods

GEOG 328 Transportation Geography

STAT 420 Data Analysis and Nonparametric Statistics

HONORS BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

A recipient of the Honors Bachelor of Civil Engineering must satisfy the following:

1. All requirements for the Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.

2. All generic University requirements for the Honors Degree (see p. 49). Graduate courses approved for this purpose by the department may be counted as Honors courses.

3. The Honors Thesis must be within the disciplines of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It must be supervised by a faculty member from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and successfully presented orally in front of a committee approved by the department Undergraduate Committee.

MINOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

A minor in civil engineering may be earned by a student in any University bachelor’s degree program through successful completion of a minimum of 21 credits in civil engineering and engineering mechanics. Before beginning the civil engineering courses, the student must meet the required mathematics and physics prerequisites. A grade of C- or better is required in all of the courses completed for the minor.

The required civil engineering and engineering mechanics courses are the following:

CIEG 211 Statics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CIEG 212 Solid Mechanics (Lab optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CIEG 311 Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CIEG 305 Fluid Mechanics (Lab optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Further, an additional 9 credits (3 courses) in civil engineering must be taken of which at least 6 credits must be at the 300-level or higher. Those courses shall be selected with the specific advice of an advisor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department to meet each student’s objectives. For students oriented toward earth sciences these might include CIEG 320, 323 and 321; for those interested in the environment, CIEG 233 and 331; for

those interested in urban topics, CIEG 331 and 351; for those with interests in construction and structures, CIEG 301 and 302; for those interested in the oceans, CIEG 440 and 471.

Accomplishment of a minor in civil engineering has many advantages for students who are earning degrees in other sciences such as geology or in other professional areas such as business administration, but it must be understood that meeting the requirements for a minor in civil engineering without fulfilling the remaining requirements for an accredited engineering degree does not provide the breadth and depth of knowledge required to be a civil engineer.

New Course Justification and Course Content

CIEG 451 Transportation Engineering Laboratory (1 Credit)

Justification:

This course will be a companion lab course (1-credit hour) to the required course in transportation, Transportation Engineering (CIEG 351). The curriculum of Civil Engineering includes a companion lab course to the required courses in each of major concentrations, Structures, Geotechnical, and Fluids. Transportation Engineering is one of the four concentrations identified in the ABET accreditation process. As such, inclusion of a lab course in this area is consistent with the department educational philosophy. Furthermore, the emergence of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) has greatly expanded the depth and breath of knowledge required in transportation. Introducing a lab course, which emphasizes a hand-on exercise dealing with real world transportation problems, not only strengthens the ability of the students to deal with the real world problems but also enhances the quality of educational preparedness of all of our civil engineering graduates. Finally, a recent change in the Materials Science class to eliminate the laboratory component means that our students would receive less laboratory preparation. Recent ABET assessment has identified that our students would benefit from more, and not less laboratory education. This class will help to address this need.

Course content:

This lab course will provide hands-on engineering exercises related to transportation: design, control, measurement, calculation/simulation, reasoning, and communication. Specific topics may include geometric design of roadways, traffic signal control, design of transportation terminals, simulation of traffic and pedestrian flow, pavement design and maintenance practices, design justification, and contemporary issues on transportation policies and technologies. Emphasis will be given to the application of ITS utilizing the capabilities of the ITS lab.