Wayne State University · Bachelor's · 2026-2027 catalog
Civil Engineering (B.S.)
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124credit hours to graduate
7requirement groups
48courses named
Requirements
Pre-professional Requirements
about 33 credit hours
- Requirements
- MAT 2010
- MAT 2020
- MAT 2030
- CHM 1125
- CHM 1130
- PHY 2170
- PHY 2180
- BE 1200
- Introduction to Programming and Computation: any 1 of
BE 1500BE 1600 - CE 2410
- ENG 1020
Specific Engineering Requirements
about 12 credit hours
- Requirements
- MAT 2150
- BE 2100
- ENG 3050
- ENG 3060
Life or Earth Science Elective (select one)
about 3 credit hours
- any 1 of
BIO 1050BIO 1500BIO 1510ESG 1010ESG 1500
Physical Science Elective
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits any course · Physical Science Elective 1, 3-4 credits
Civil Engineering Core
about 36 credit hours
- Requirements
- CE 2420
- CE 3250
- CE 3450
- CE 4020
- CE 4210
- CE 4230
- CE 4400
- CE 4420
- CE 4510
- CE 4600
- CE 4985
- CE 4995
General Education Requirements
about 15 credit hours
- Requirements
- Civic Literacy (CIV) course: 3 credits any course · Civic Literacy (CIV) course
- Social Inquiry (SI) course: 3 credits any course · Social Inquiry (SI) course
- Cultural Inquiry (CI) course: 3 credits any course · Cultural Inquiry (CI) course
- US Perspectives (USP): 3 credits any course · US Perspectives (USP)
- Global Learning (GL) course: 3 credits any course · Global Learning (GL) course
Civil Engineering Concentration
about 21 credit hours · pick one option
- Civil Engineering Concentration (pick one):
- Special Topics (Masonry Design or Timber Design)
- Special Topics (Masonry Design or Timber Design)
- CE 4410
- CE 5370
- CE 5390
- Special Topics (Masonry Design or Timber Design): 3 credits from
CE 5995 · CE 5995 Special Topics in Civil Engineering I (Masonry Design OR Timber Design) - Advanced Design Course: any 1 of
CE 6340CE 6370 - Electives: 6 credits in CE · ET 2140, IE 4850, GPH 3600 or CE 4000-level or above
- One other transportation-oriented course
- One other transportation-oriented course
- CE 4610
- CE 4640
- CE 5620
- CE 6650
- One other transportation-oriented course: 3 credits from
CE 5080CE 6660 · One other transportation-oriented course (e.g., CE 5080, CE 6660) - Electives: 6 credits in CE · ET 2140, IE 4850, GPH 3600 or CE 4000-level or above
- Select 3 construction courses
- Select 3 construction courses
- IE 4850
- CE 4410
- Select 3 construction courses: any 3 of
CE 5995CE 6050CE 6060CE 6880 - Electives: 6 credits in CE · ET 2140, GPH 3600 or CE 4000-level or above
- Select 4 environmental courses
- Select 4 environmental courses
- CE 4240
- Select 4 environmental courses: 12 credits from
CE 5220CE 5230CE 5240CE 5995 · Select 4 of: CE 5220, CE 5230, CE 5240, CE 5995 (Wastewater Treatment and Recovery and/or Urban Hydrology) - Electives: 6 credits in CE · ET 2140, IE 4850, GPH 3600 or CE 4000-level or above
- Transportation design course
- Transportation design course
- CE 4240
- CE 4410
- Transportation design course: any 1 of
CE 4610CE 4640 - Electives: 12 credits in CE · ET 2140, IE 4850, GPH 3600 or CE 4000-level or above, 12 credits
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