Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science Degree

The civil engineering major prepares students in the fundamental principles necessary to practice this profession in any of its branches, including construction anagement,water resources, structural, transportation, environmental, geotechnical, and public facilities engineering.

• Curriculum
• Curriculum guide class of 2009 and 2010
• Curriculum guide class of 2011+
• Requirements
• Advising
• Concentrations
• Minors
• Dual Degree Programs
• Announcements
• Course Evaluations

 

 

Requirements

Students must complete a total of 40 General Education credits, 65 Foundation Requirment course credits, 68 credits of Major requirements and 18 credits of Senior professional electives.
Seven of the required courses in the discipline include integral laboratories or field projects for both educational illustration and professional practice exposure.
Careful selection of the electives specified in the curriculum can lead to a wide variety of career objectives. Seniors, with the approval of the department head, can elect certain graduate courses.
In order to graduate all students must pass 3 writing intensive courses after their freshman year. Two of those courses must be in your major the other can be in any discipline. Transfer students need to meed with their academic advisor to see the number of writing intensice courses needed to graduate.

 

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Advising

Students are assigned a tDEC advisor prior to the freshmen year. This advisor works with the student through the freshman and sophomore years. The Office of Student Services lists the tDEC advising staff.

Mr. Ken Holmes is the contact for students in their pre-junior, junior and senior year. Mr. Holmes will help identify the appropriate faculty advisor for students.

Mr. Ken Holmes,
Curtis Hall, Room 251.
Assistant to Department Head (Student Services), 215-895-1828.
holmeskc@drexel.edu

BS/MS Program
Students Interested in the BS/MS Program should contact Dr. Jonathan Cheng

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Concentrations

Students must take 3 of their 6 electives in one of the following concentration areas:

• Structural
• Water Resources/Environmental
• Project Managment
• Transportation
• Geotechnical

Students can minor in an area other than engineering. Popular minors include businees, construction managment, architectural engineering and environmental engineering. For more information on minors contact the department of the program you are interested in minoring in.

Minors

The requirements for a minor are set by the department offering it. To determine the most current information you need to consult that department.

With in the department students have the option of minoring in

• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Construction Management (Goodwin College of Professional Studies)

 

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