Jan 27, 2026

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.

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Civil Engineering majors are required to follow all requirements and regulations outlined in the Engineering General Degree Information section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

When seeking transfer credit for engineering courses, students are expected to include detailed syllabi, as well as graded assignments and exams, with their petitions requesting course credit.

The major grade point average for civil engineering majors is calculated using all attempts in the following courses taken in residence at the University of Houston: all CIVE courses, MECE 2336 Mechanics I, MECE 3336 Mechanics II, and all engineering computing XXXX 1331 courses.

Web: http://www.cive.uh.edu/programs/undergraduate

First Year

Fall Semester

CIVE 1100 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Credit Hours: 1.0 ⁵
CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
CHEM 1111 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
ENGL 1303 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1431 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4.0 ²
Social/Behavioral Sciences Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 15

Spring Semester

CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Credit Hours: 3.0
CHEM 1112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
CIVE 1331 - Computing for Engineers Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 1304 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1432 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4.0
PHYS 1321 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology or BIOL 1361 - Introduction to Biological Science Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 2330 - Mechanics I (Statics) Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 2433 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4.0
PHYS 1322 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0
MECT 3341 - Computer-Aided Drafting I Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Spring Semester

CIVE 2331 - Mechanics II (Dynamics) Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 2332 - Mechanics of Solids Credit Hours: 3.0
INDE 2333 - Engineering Statistics I Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 3321 - Engineering Mathematics Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGI 2304 - Technical Communications for Engineers Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1336 - U.S. and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹

Total 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

CIVE 3331 - Environmental Engineering Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 3332 - Engineering Materials Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 3337 - Structural Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 3339 - Geotechnical Engineering Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGI 2334 - Introduction to Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1337 - U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹

Total 18

Spring Semester

CIVE 4311 - Professional Practice in Civil Engineering Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 3434 - Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering Credit Hours: 4.0
CIVE 4363 - Concrete Design Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 4369 - Foundation Engineering Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE Elective Credit Hours 3.0 ⁷

Total 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

CIVE 4332 - Hydrology Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE 4333 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credit Hours: 3.0
CIVE Elective Credit Hours: 3.0⁷
Language, Philosophy & Culture Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1377 - The U S To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹

Total 15

Spring Semester

CIVE 4312 - Civil Engineering Design Project Credit Hours: 3.0 ⁶
CIVE Elective Credit Hours: 3.0 ⁷
CIVE Elective Credit Hours: 3.0 ⁷
Creative Arts Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1378 - The U S Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹

Civil Engineering, B.S.C.E.

First Year

Fall Semester

Total 15

Spring Semester

Total 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Total 16

Spring Semester

Total 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

Total 18

Spring Semester

Total 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Total 15

Spring Semester

Total 15

Degree Total: 130 hrs.