Program Overview

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Civil Engineering Technologies (Civil Construction option or Water Resources option)

Diploma

School of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Sustainability

Civil Engineering Technologies is a 27-month diploma program offered full time at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus. It includes five academic semesters and two four-month consecutive Co-operative Education work terms. The program offers two options; Construction and Water Resources.

Start Date and Length

• August
• 76 weeks (Construction option or Water Resources option)

Locations

• Moose Jaw

Length and Location Notes

• There are two four-month mandatory paid Co-operative Education work terms.
• Semesters and co-op work term time patterns are listed in Courses below.
• The first two semesters are common to both disciplines. You will build skills in:
  • Surveying
  • Computer applications and modelling
  • Communications
  • Materials analysis and testing procedures and protocols
  • Hydraulics
  • Project Management
  • Municipal infrastructure
• Students select their option after successfully completing the second semester. Twenty-eight students will be accepted into the Construction option and 20 students will be accepted into the Water Resources option. If the number of students desiring either option is more than the available seats, a competitive entry process will be utilized based on student performance in the first two semesters.
• In semesters three, four and five, you will focus on your chosen option.

Overview

Construction Option

• You will develop well-rounded knowledge and skills in:
  • Geotechnical Engineering (soils investigations and earthworks projects, etc.)
  • Pavement design
  • Structures (steel, timber, reinforced concrete)
  • Transportation

Water Resources Option

• Your studies will focus on:
  • Meteorological and hydrometric data collection and analysis
  • Water chemistry
  • River engineering
  • Hydrology
  • Watershed Management
  • Water supply and flood and drought management
  • Water quality management

Admissions

Admission Requirements

• Grade 12 with Pre-Calculus 30
• Previous: Grade 12 with Math A30, B30 and C30
• English Language Requirement

Alternative Admission

• Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through an alternative admission assessment. Applicants are automatically considered for alternative admission. However, some specific admission requirements may still need to be met.

ACCUPLACER

• Refer to the ACCUPLACER cut scores for this program below, and review additional details concerning Alternative Admission using Accuplacer.
  • 250 Arithmetic
  • 240 Advanced Algebra and Functions
  • 256 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics
  • 250 Reading
  • 245 Writing

Post-secondary

• Some programs allow applicants to meet the admission grade level requirement using 15 approved post-secondary credits. Review additional information.

Tuition and Fees

• Estimates are based on current rates and are subject to change. Amounts for a program may vary by campus. Totals shown here include all mandatory fees as well as approximate cost for books and supplies. Visit the Tuition and Fees web page for a complete breakdown of tuition and fees for this program.
• Academic Year
  • Year 1 - $10,870
  • Year 2 (Construction option) - $6,420
  • Year 3 (Construction option) - $3,790
  • Year 2 (Water Resources option) - $6,860
  • Year 3 (Water Resources option) - $3,060

Courses

• The program follows this academic and co-operative education schedule. Courses are outlined below by semester.

Year 1 - Semester 1

• CADD-120 Computer Aided Drafting 1 (3 credits)
• CONC-120 Concrete Technology 1 (3 credits)
• MAT-110 Mathematics for Engineering Technologies (4 credits)
• MEAS-110 Analytical Measurements (2 credits)
• SEM-101 Technology Seminars (1 credit)
• SRVY-107 Surveying 1 (4 credits)
• TCOM-102 Workplace Communication (3 credits)
• TERR-101 Engineering Geology (3 credits)
• TERR-102 Engineering Geology Laboratory (2 credits)

Year 1 - Semester 2

• CADD-125 Civil Design (3 credits)
• CLTR-200 Culture and Diversity (2 credits)
• MAT-111 Calculus for Engineering Technologies (4 credits)
• PHYS-104 Physics for Engineering Technologies (3 credits)
• SOIL-120 Soil Analysis (3 credits)
• SRVY-108 Surveying 2 (4 credits)
• SRVY-109 Survey Camp (4 credits)
• TCOM-103 Technical Communication (3 credits)

Co-operative Work Term 1

• COOP-101 Co-operative Work Term (0 credits)

Co-operative Work Term 2

• COOP-201 Co-operative Work Term (0 credits)

Semester 3 Civil Construction

• CONC-220 Concrete Technology 2 (3 credits)
• HYDR-220 Hydraulics 1 (4 credits)
• PAVE-220 Asphalt Construction (3 credits)
• SOIL-220 Soils (4 credits)
• STAT-201 Statistics for Engineering Technology (3 credits)
• STRU-235 Applied Mechanics (3 credits)
• STRU-236 Mechanics of Materials 1 (3 credits)
• STRU-237 Structures (2 credits)

Semester 3 Water Resources

• CHEM-200 Engineering Chemistry (4 credits)
• HYDO-225 Groundwater Technology (3 credits)
• HYDR-220 Hydraulics 1 (4 credits)
• INST-227 Instrumentation and Measurement 1 (4 credits)
• LABS-220 Water/Wastewater Lab Analysis (4 credits)
• STAT-201 Statistics for Engineering Technology (3 credits)
• WTER-232 Water and Wastewater (3 credits)

Semester 4 Civil Construction

• HYDR-221 Hydraulics 2 (3 credits)
• MGMT-103 Construction Contracts (3 credits)
• PAVE-223 Highway Materials (3 credits)
• STRU-225 Structural Steel Design (3 credits)
• STRU-231 Mechanics of Materials 2 (2 credits)
• TRAN-222 Transportation Engineering 1 (4 credits)
• WTER-233 Water and Wastewater (2 credits)

Semester 4 Water Resources

• ENVR-232 Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
• HYDO-228 Hydrology 1 (3 credits)
• HYDR-221 Hydraulics 2 (3 credits)
• INST-231 Instrumentation and Measurement 2 (3 credits)
• MGMT-103 Construction Contracts (3 credits)
• WTER-226 Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
• WTER-231 Watershed Management (2 credits)

Semester 5 Civil Construction

• MGMT-226 Project Management (3 credits)
• MUNI-220 Municipal Infrastructure (4 credits)
• PAVE-222 Pavement Structures (3 credits)
• PROJ-206 Capstone Project (2 credits)
• SOIL-222 Geotechnical Design (4 credits)
• STRU-241 Wood and Concrete Design (4 credits)
• TCOM-104 Applied Research in Technology (2 credits)
• TRAN-223 Transportation Engineering 2 (3 credits)

Semester 5 Water Resources

• CAMP-226 Field Camp (4 credits)
• HYDO-229 Hydrology 2 (4 credits)
• MGMT-226 Project Management (3 credits)
• MUNI-220 Municipal Infrastructure (4 credits)
• PROJ-206 Capstone Project (2 credits)
• RVRS-220 River and Reservoir Engineering (4 credits)
• TCOM-104 Applied Research in Technology (2 credits)

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Transfer Credit

• Many Sask Polytech students benefit from transferring course credit. You may be eligible to transfer credit to Sask Polytech or to another college or university.

Student Awards

• Thanks to the generosity of donors and alumni, Saskatchewan Polytechnic gives away more than $2 million in student awards during the academic year.

Accreditation

• Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC) accredits the program at the Technologist level.

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Additional Information

• Co-operative Education
• Program testimonials
• Hannin Creek - CAMP 226 (video)
• What is a technologist and technician (video)

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