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Combined Civil Engineering Degree Requirements

Complete these requirements for a Civil Engineering combined degree.

Civil Engineering Bachelor's Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Required 128 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. Civil Engineering required courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
CE 101Introduction to Civil Engineering1
CE 103Graphical Communication ***3
CE 306Fluid Mechanics3
CE 313
& 313L
General Surveying
and General Surveying Laboratory ‡
3
CE 351Structural Mechanics4
CE 411Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory ‡1
CE 412Soil Mechanics3
CE 412LSoil Mechanics Lab ‡1
CE 414Foundation Engineering3
CE 416Transportation Engineering3
CE 421Hydrology3
CE 423Hydraulic Engineering3
CE 423LHydraulic Engineering Laboratory ‡1
CE 431Environmental Engineering I3
CE 431LEnvironmental Engineering Laboratory ‡1
CE 432Environmental Engineering II3
CE 444Contracts and Specifications3
CE 451Steel Design3
CE 453Reinforced Concrete3
CE 482Civil Engineering Design I3
CE 483Civil Engineering Design II3
Total Credits54

III. Program Required Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
Technical Electives6
Total Credits6

All Civil Engineering students must take at least one technical elective in Civil Engineering from UND except those who transfer both technical elective requirements. Approved courses can be found in the CE student handbook  or campus connection. For any other technical elective courses, they must be approved by the CE chair. 

IV. College of Engineering and Mines Requirements 

Course List
Code Title Credits
ENGR 200Computer Applications in Engineering †2
ENGR 201Statics ***3
ENGR 202Dynamics †3
ENGR 203Mechanics of Materials ***3
ENGR 340Professional Integrity in Engineering3
ENGR 460Engineering Economy3
GEOE 203Earth Dynamics *3
or GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology
Total Credits20

 V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines 

Course List
Code Title Credits
CHEM 121
& 121L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory ***
4
MATH 165Calculus I ***4
MATH 166Calculus II ***4
MATH 265Calculus III ***4
MATH 266Elementary Differential Equations3
MATH 321Applied Statistical Methods **3
or ECON 210 Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
or CHE 315 Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments
PHYS 251University Physics I ***4
or PHYS 251C
& 251CL
University Physics I
and University Physics I Lab
Basic Science Requirement (choose one)4
BIOL 150
& 150L
General Biology I
and General Biology I Laboratory
CHEM 122
& 122L
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Laboratory
PHYS 252
University Physics II
or PHYS 252C
& 252CL
University Physics II
and University Physics II Lab
Total Credits30
 
 
*

 Students are encouraged to take GEOE 203.

**

Students can take MATH 321 or CHE 315 or ECON 210 as a statistics course. If students take MATH 321 as their statistics elective and MATH 421 as their technical elective, they will earn a minor in Math, without adding extra courses to their degree plan. 

***

UND Civil Engineering Degree Program requires courses as well as ENGL 110 and ENGL 130 to be completed with at least a “C” grade in each of the courses. 

****

Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum. 

†

Either ENGR 200 OR ENGR 202 must be completed with a "C" or higher. 

‡

Labs must be completed on campus, through CE 102 or from a pre-approved transfer institution. For more information on labs, please visit here. 

Students have the opportunity to take CE 102 where they can petition to waive a program specific requirement, not university or essential studies requirements, for the following courses: CE 101, CE 103,  CE 313, CE 313L, CE 397(up to 3 crs), CE 411 , CE 412L, CE 423L, CE 431L, CE 444, ENGR 200, ENGR 340. 

All engineering, science, and math transfer courses must earn a grade of "C" or higher to be applied to the program. 

Students must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of 300-level or higher coursework in Civil Engineering at UND, including CE 482 and CE 483.

Civil Engineering Master's Requirements

Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies' current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

  1. Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.
  2. Graduate Record Examination General Test for applicants from non-ABET accredited programs.
  3. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.5 for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.0 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A = 4.00).
  4. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Degree Requirements

Students seeking the Master of Engineering degree at the University of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by the School of Graduate Studies as well as particular requirements set forth by the Civil Engineering Department.

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credits in a major option, including the credits granted for the design project and the research leading to the design project. All credits must be pre-approved by the advisor.
  2. At least one-half of the credits must be at or above the 500-level.
  3. A minimum of 15-credit hours of course work.
  4. A maximum of one-fourth of the credit hours required for the degree may be transferred from another institution.
  5. Preparation of a written design project approved by the faculty advisor.
  6. Required Courses:
  7. Course List
    Code Title Credits
    Environmental Option
    CE 536Environmental Engineering III3
    CE 537Environmental Engineering IV3
    CHE 504Air Pollution Control3
    CE 595Design Project6
    Electives15
    Structures Option
    CE 502Structural Stability3
    CE 503Structural Dynamics3
    CE 555Prestressed Concrete-Analysis and Design3
    or CE 557 Advanced Steel Design
    CE 595Design Project6
    Electives15
    Transportation Option
    CE 517Transportation Asset Management3
    CE 518Pavement Engineering3
    CE 519Sustainable Pavements3
    CE 595Design Project6
    Elective15
    Water Resources Option
    CE 526Applied Hydraulics3
    CE 524Open Channel Hydraulics3
    CE 525Surface Hydrology3
    or GEOE 417 Hydrogeology
    CE 595Design Project6
    Electives15
    General Civil Engineering Option
    CE 517Transportation Asset Management3
    or CE 518 Pavement Engineering
    or CE 519 Sustainable Pavements
    CE 502Structural Stability3
    or CE 503 Structural Dynamics
    CE 526Applied Hydraulics3
    or CE 524 Open Channel Hydraulics
    or CE 525 Surface Hydrology
    CE 536Environmental Engineering III3
    or CE 537 Environmental Engineering IV
    CE 595Design Project6
    Electives12

 Combined Degree in Civil Engineering

To encourage undergraduate engineering students to extend their studies to include a graduate degree, the College of Engineering and Mines has a combined program that permits students to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in an engineering discipline. This program allows students to designate two three-credit graduate courses to count for both degrees. The selected courses must have graduate course standing and be designated when a student requests admission to the program.

Students may be admitted to the Civil Engineering Combined Degree program after the completion of 95 credit hours toward the bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.3 and before completion of the bachelor’s degree. The student is admitted to the School of Graduate Studies' on completion of 125 credit hours for the bachelor’s degree.

Civil Engineering Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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