Undergraduate Program of Study

The Civil Engineering program is designed to prepare the student for a productive career in industry as well as advanced graduate study. It is formulated to create an awareness of the various professional avenues open to Civil Engineering students and to facilitate their placement. The program is sound in the fundamental principles of science and engineering, providing a solid base for life-long professional learning. It provides an experience rich in engineering laboratory practice providing an opportunity to experience in the lab those principles and standard practices which they will be exposed to in industry or graduate education. The curriculum covers the breadth of material that encompasses what is commonly referred to as Civil Engineering, ensuring that the graduates will have the basic tools to move into virtually any area of Civil Engineering employment or graduate study. Additionally, the curriculum allows for elective choices that can provide educational breadth in the various important areas of Civil Engineering. A senior level capstone design course highlights the academic experience and provides an awareness of the role of engineering in solving the complex technological and social problems of the environment and social/political world. Above all, the Rose-Hulman Civil Engineering experience provides for a professional/mentor relationship between faculty member and student that allows career, academic and societal counseling as well as professional career tracking. 

Course Requirements:

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Freshman Year
Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
MA111 - Calculus I MA112 -Calculus II MA113 - Calculus III
PH111 - Physics I PH112 - Physics II Science Elective
RH131 - Freshman Composition or Elective (HU/SO)* RH131 - Freshman Composition or Elective (HU/SO)* EM103 - Introduction to Design
MS101 - Organizational Leadership or MS102 - Military History MS101 - Organizational Leadership or MS102 - Military History EM120 - Engineering Statics
EM104 - Graphical Communications CS100 - Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving CE101 - Engineering Surveying
EM100 - College and Life Skills    

Sophomore Year
Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
MA201- Differential Equations I MA202 - Differential Equations II MA205 - Engineering Statistics
CM111 - General Chemistry I CM113 - General Chemistry II EM301 - Fluid Mechanics
Elective (HU/SO)* Elective (HU/SO)* CE310 - C.E. Computer Applications I
EM202 - Dynamics EM203 - Mechanics of Materials CE320 - C.E. Material Science
CE201 - Engineering Surveying II    

Junior Year
Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
CE321 - Structural Mechanics I ME201 - Thermodynamics or
CH303 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I		 CE311 - Computer Applications II
CE336 - Soil Mechanics CE441 - Construction Engineering CE431 - Steel Design I
EE206 - Elements of Electrical Engineering I or
CH201 - Conservation Principles & Balances		 CE361 - Environmental Issues RH330 - Technical Communications
CE371 - Hydraulic Engineering CE432 - Concrete Design I CE460 - Environmental Engineering
  CE471 - Water Resources Engineering CE461 - Environmental Engineering Lab

Senior Year
Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
CE489 - C.E. Design & Synthesis CE489- C.E. Design & Synthesis (continued) CE489 - C.E. Design & Synthesis (continued)
Elective (HU/SO)* CE Elective Elective (Technical)**
Science Elective CE303 - Engineering Economy Elective (HU/SO)*
CE450 - Building Systems Elective (Technical)** Elective (HU/SO)*
Elective (Technical)** Elective (HU/SO)*  

*Humanities and Social Science courses are denoted by the prefixes RH, GL, VA, SL.

**A Technical Elective is any four (4) credit courses in chemistry, computer science, engineering, life science, geology, mathematics, or physics.

Students shall choose 1 of the following courses as the CE elective:
CE421 - Structural Mechanics II
CE442 - Cost Engineering
CE563 - Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering