Civil Engineering Requirements
Civil Engineering requirements include required courses and electives.
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 101 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | 1 |
CE 103 | Graphical Communication *** | 3 |
CE 306 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
CE 313 & 313L | General Surveying and General Surveying Laboratory ‡ | 3 |
CE 351 | Structural Mechanics | 4 |
CE 411 | Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory ‡ | 1 |
CE 412 | Soil Mechanics | 3 |
CE 412L | Soil Mechanics Lab ‡ | 1 |
CE 414 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
CE 416 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
CE 421 | Hydrology | 3 |
CE 423 | Hydraulic Engineering | 3 |
CE 423L | Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory ‡ | 1 |
CE 431 | Environmental Engineering I | 3 |
CE 431L | Environmental Engineering Laboratory ‡ | 1 |
CE 432 | Environmental Engineering II | 3 |
CE 444 | Contracts and Specifications | 3 |
CE 451 | Steel Design | 3 |
CE 453 | Reinforced Concrete | 3 |
CE 482 | Civil Engineering Design I | 3 |
CE 483 | Civil Engineering Design II | 3 |
Total Credits | 54 |
III. Program Required Electives
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
Total Credits | 6 |
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 200 | Computer Applications in Engineering † | 2 |
ENGR 201 | Statics *** | 3 |
ENGR 202 | Dynamics † | 3 |
ENGR 203 | Mechanics of Materials *** | 3 |
ENGR 340 | Professional Integrity in Engineering | 3 |
ENGR 460 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
GEOE 203 | Earth Dynamics * | 3 |
or GEOL 101 | Introduction to Geology |
Total Credits | 20 |
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 165 | Calculus I *** | 4 |
MATH 166 | Calculus II *** | 4 |
MATH 265 | Calculus III *** | 4 |
MATH 266 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
MATH 321 | Applied Statistical Methods ** | 3 |
or ECON 210 | Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics |
or CHE 315 | Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments |
PHYS 251 | University Physics I *** | 4 |
or PHYS 251C & 251CL | University Physics I and University Physics I Lab |
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 Credits | 30 |
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 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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