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Civil Engineering (B.S.)

Earn your civil engineering degree at a top ranked and highly-respected university.

Our personalized, project-based program will immerse you in unique design and undergraduate research projects. Our small class sizes and project-based learning teach you to bring new ideas to planning, design, and construction of civil infrastructure.

Program Snapshot
Program type:
Major
Format:
On-campus or online
Est. time to complete:
4-5 years
Credit hours:
128

Why Study Civil Engineering at UND?

Civil engineers have a direct impact on the world, creating and improving the way we move, interact and live in our communities. It's a rewarding profession that combines planning and designing with teams at the office, with hands-on project management out in the field.

With UND's civil engineering undergraduate program, you'll weave teamwork, problem solving and design exercises together. You will:

  • Gain the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to the field of civil engineering.
  • Conduct experiments to prove or disprove engineering theories or designs.
  • Gain expertise with computer software and other innovative engineering technologies.
  • Develop critical thinking skills needed to excel in a changing workplace.

Top Online Engineering College in the Nation

Every engineering program offers education, but not every program prepares students to make a real impact the way UND does. UND is increasingly regarded as one of the top civil engineering schools in the nation. Our civil engineering programs consistently rank among the best for educational quality, affordability and career outcomes.

#2 - BEST ONLINE BACHELORS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS in 2019

#3 - BEST ONLINE COLLEGES OFFERING BACHELOR'S IN ENGINEERING DEGREES IN 2019

#5 - 15 BEST ONLINE ENGINEERING DEGREE BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS FOR 2020

ABET Accredited Civil Engineering Program

Earn your undergraduate degree in civil engineering from a program accredited by the ABET.

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Application Deadlines

FALL: Feb. 1* (on campus freshmen)  April 15* (on campus transfer students)  Aug. 10 (online)

SPRING: Dec. 1

SUMMER: April 1 (on campus) | May 1 (online)

*academic scholarship priority deadline

Civil Engineering at UND


  • Earn your degree from one of the most well-respected engineering colleges in the upper Midwest, experienced in educating distance engineering students for over 30 years.


  • Focus on engineering design, project management, construction, contract administration, technical support and research.


  • Civil engineering professors and instructors have real-world experience they bring to the classroom.


  • Most students can complete the 134-credit program in four years.

Civil Engineer Job Outlook

 
83K

Median salary range for a civil engineer*

11%

Projected job growth for civil engineers*

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Now is an ideal time to pursue a civil engineering bachelor's degree. Civil engineers are needed to manage projects to rebuild structures, bridges, highways, and upgrade levees and dams as the climate changes and population continues to grow.

UND civil engineering graduates can expect a range of opportunities in engineering design and development, construction, project management and a host of other areas such as:

  • Water resources
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Structural engineering
  • Site development
  • Transportation engineering
  • Environmental regulation

Courses in Civil Engineering

CE 301. Civil Engineering Laboratory I. 2 Credits.

Course involves lab experiences dealing with design of experiments; determing the properties of coarse and fine aggregates, concrete, asphalt, steel, and wood; and determining the properties of soil in terms of moisture content, specific gravity, grain size distribution, index properties, moisture-density relationships, and permeability. Students perform lab work in teams and write reports as a group and/or individually. Prerequisites: CE major, ENGR 203, and ENGL 110. Corequisites: MATH 321 and CE 412. F,SS.

CE 306. Fluid Mechanics. 3 Credits.

Fluid properties; fluid statics and dynamics; transport theory and transport analogies, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum; dimensional analysis; boundary layer concepts; pipe flows; compressible flow; open channel flow. Prerequisites: PHYS 251 and MATH 265. F,S.

CE 313. General Surveying. 2 Credits.

Measurements of distances and angles, EDM, satellite and inertial systems, triangulation, differential leveling, horizontal curves, vertical curves, traverse surveys, U.S. public land surveys, earthwork, boundary surveys and construction surveys. Basic knowledge of geometry and trigonometry required. Prerequisites: MATH 165 and CE 101 or permission of the department. Corequisite: On campus students must take CE 313L along with this class. F.

CE 416. Transportation Engineering. 3 Credits.

Introduction to highway engineering, traffic analysis, and transportation systems; road vehicle performance; highway, vehicle, and driver characteristics; highway capacity and level of service analysis; level of service analysis for signalized intersections; principles of traffic flow; geometric design of highways; pavement design and drainage; highway safety and transportation planning; and group design project. Prerequisite: CE 412. S.

CE 451. Steel Design. 3 Credits.

Selection of sections, bolted and welded connections, trusses, bearings, lightgage structural members, fatigue of structural members and introduction to plastic design. Prerequisite: CE 351. S.

CE 435. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 Credits.

Regulations, generation, storage, transportation, disposal, classification, fate and transport of contaminants, environmental audits, pollution prevention and management facilities, remediation alternatives, physical-chemical treatment, bioremediation, stabilization/solidification, thermal processes. Prerequisites: CE 306 and CHEM 121. S.

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