Program Overview

BS in Civil Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from UIC requires students to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering degree requirements are outlined below.

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree, students need to complete the following requirements:

• Nonengineering and General Education Requirements: 51 hours
• Required in the College of Engineering: 59 hours
• Technical Electives: 18 hours
• Total Hours: 128

Nonengineering and General Education Requirements

The following courses are required:

• ENGL 160: Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts (3 hours)
• ENGL 161: Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research (3 hours)
• Exploring World Cultures course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Creative Arts course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Past course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Individual and Society course (3 hours)
• Understanding U.S. Society course (3 hours)
• MATH 180: Calculus I (4 hours)
• MATH 181: Calculus II (4 hours)
• MATH 210: Calculus III (3 hours)
• MATH 220: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 hours)
• One of the following:
  • MATH 218: Applied Linear Algebra (3 hours)
  • STAT 381: Applied Statistical Methods I (3 hours)
• PHYS 141: General Physics I (Mechanics) (4 hours)
• PHYS 142: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) (4 hours)
• CHEM 122: Matter and Energy (3 hours)
• CHEM 123: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I (2 hours) Total Hours: 51

Required in the College of Engineering

The following courses are required:

• ENGR 100: Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen (1 hour)
• or ENGR 101: Engineering Success Seminar for Transfer Students
• CS 109: Programming for Engineers with MatLab (3 hours)
• CME 197: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (0 hours)
• CME 201: Statics (3 hours)
• CME 203: Strength of Materials (3 hours)
• CME 205: Structural Analysis I (3 hours)
• CME 211: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (3 hours)
• CME 260: Properties of Materials (3 hours)
• CME 290: Engineering Surveying (1 hour)
• CME 300: Composition and Properties of Concrete (2 hours)
• CME 301: Behavior and Design of Metal Structures (3 hours)
• CME 302: Transportation Engineering (3 hours)
• CME 310: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3 hours)
• CME 311: Water Resources Engineering (3 hours)
• CME 315: Soil Mechanics and Laboratory (4 hours)
• CME 322: Environmental Engineering (3 hours)
• CME 396: Civil Engineering Systems Design (2 hours)
• CME 402: Geometric Design of Highway Facilities (3 hours)
• CME 405: Foundation Analysis and Design (3 hours)
• CME 497: Capstone Design (2 hours)
• One of the following:
  • IE 201: Financial Engineering (3 hours)
  • CME 207: Engineering Probability and Economics (3 hours)
• ME 210: Engineering Dynamics (3 hours)
• ME 250: Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics (3 hours)
• or CME 297: Civil and Environmental Engineering Drawing and Design (3 hours) Total Hours: 59

Technical Electives

Students must select six Technical Elective courses (total of 18 hours), which can be any 400-level CME course (with faculty advisor approval) other than CME 493, CME 494, and CME 496.

Sample Course Schedule

The following is a sample course schedule for the BS in Civil Engineering program:

Freshman Year

• First Semester:
  • MATH 180: Calculus I (4 hours)
  • CHEM 122: Matter and Energy (3 hours)
  • CHEM 123: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I (2 hours)
  • ENGL 160: Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours)
  • ENGR 100: Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen (1 hour) Total Hours: 15
• Second Semester:
  • MATH 181: Calculus II (4 hours)
  • PHYS 141: General Physics I (Mechanics) (4 hours)
  • ENGL 161: Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research (3 hours)
  • CME 197: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (0 hours)
  • ME 250: Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics (3 hours)
  • or CME 297: Civil and Environmental Engineering Drawing and Design (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 17

Sophomore Year

• First Semester:
  • MATH 210: Calculus III (3 hours)
  • PHYS 142: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) (4 hours)
  • CS 109: Programming for Engineers with MatLab (3 hours)
  • CME 201: Statics (3 hours)
  • CME 207: Engineering Probability and Economics (3 hours)
  • or IE 201: Financial Engineering (3 hours) Total Hours: 16
• Second Semester:
  • MATH 220: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 hours)
  • MATH 218: Applied Linear Algebra (3 hours)
  • or STAT 381: Applied Statistical Methods I (3 hours)
  • CME 203: Strength of Materials (3 hours)
  • ME 210: Engineering Dynamics (3 hours)
  • CME 211: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 18

Junior Year

• First Semester:
  • CME 205: Structural Analysis I (3 hours)
  • CME 302: Transportation Engineering (3 hours)
  • CME 315: Soil Mechanics and Laboratory (4 hours)
  • CME 322: Environmental Engineering (3 hours)
  • CME 290: Engineering Surveying (1 hour)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 17
• Second Semester:
  • CME 310: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3 hours)
  • CME 311: Water Resources Engineering (3 hours)
  • CME 260: Properties of Materials (3 hours)
  • CME 300: Composition and Properties of Concrete (2 hours)
  • CME 301: Behavior and Design of Metal Structures (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 17

Senior Year

• First Semester:
  • CME 396: Civil Engineering Systems Design (2 hours)
  • CME 402: Geometric Design of Highway Facilities (3 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective I (3 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective II (3 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective III (3 hours) Total Hours: 14
• Second Semester:
  • CME 405: Foundation Analysis and Design (3 hours)
  • CME 497: Capstone Design (2 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective IV (3 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective V (3 hours)
  • CME Technical Elective VI (3 hours) Total Hours: 14 Total Hours: 128