Civil Engineering

Engineering Degree/A.A.

Career Opportunities: Traditional areas of professional specialization for civil engineers include environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resource and hydrotechnical engineering, public works and urban planning, transportation engineering, structural engineering and construction engineering. The list has expanded to encompass analytical and physical modeling, materials science, nondestructive testing, robotics and artificial intelligence, advanced instrumentation, and computer-aided engineering.
 

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Engineering with a major in Civil Engineering, a student must complete a minimum of 67 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: ENGR 199 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

101

Engineering Problem Solving 1

2

ENGR

199

Orientation to Engineering

1

MATH

155

Calculus 1

4

GEC Electives

 

6

Total

 

 

16

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

102

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

102

Engineering Problem Solving 2

3

MATH

156

Calculus 2

4

CHEM

115

Principles of Chemistry

4

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

17

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

251

Multivariable Calculus

4

PHYS

111

General Physics I

4

MAE

241

Statics

3

GEC Electives

 

6

Total

 

 

17

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

261

Elementary Differential Equations

4

PHYS

112

General Physics II or

 

CHEM

116

Fundamentals of Chemistry

4

MAE

242

Dynamics

3

MAE

243

Mechanics of Materials

3

MAE

320

Thermodynamics

3

Total

 

 

17

Total Hours: 67