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Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (131 Unit Program)

A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as for all courses taken within the Department of Civil Engineering. In addition, a minimum grade of C must be earned in each of the following courses: CE 205, CE 225, CE 309 and CE 325. See also the common requirements for undergraduate degrees section.

First Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 106Design and Planning of Civil Engineering Systems2
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115aLAdvanced General Chemistry4
MATH 125Calculus I4
WRIT 140*Writing and Critical Reasoning4
General education*Social Issues4
18

First Year, Second SemesterUnits
CE 107Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics3
CE 108Introduction to Computational Methods in Civil Engineering2
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 151L**Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics4
13

Second Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 205Statics2
MATH 226Calculus III4
PHYS 152LFundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism4
General education8
18

Second Year, Second SemesterUnits
AME 310Engineering Thermodynamics I3
CE 225Mechanics of Deformable Bodies3
CHEM 105bLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115bLAdvanced General Chemistry, or
GEOL 305Introduction to Engineering Geology, or
PHYS 153LFundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics4
MATH 245Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I4
General education4
18

Third Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 309Fluid Mechanics3
CE 325Dynamics3
CE 358Theory of Structures I3
CE 471Principles of Trans- portation Engineering3
CE 404Fundamentals of Law for Engineers, or
ISE 460Engineering Economy3
15

Third Year, Second SemesterUnits
CE 334LMechanical Behavior of Materials3
CE 402Computer Methods in Engineering3
EE 202LLinear Circuits, or
EE 326LEssentials of Electrical Engineering4
ElectiveCivil Engineering3
Kernel course***3
16

Fourth Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 408Risk Analysis in Civil Engineering3
CE 453Water Quality Control3
CE 467LGeotechnical Engineering4
ElectiveCivil Engineering3
Kernel course***3
16

Fourth Year, Second SemesterUnits
CE 451Water Resources Engineering4
CE 480Structural Systems Design3
WRIT 340Advanced Writing3
General education4
Kernel course***3
17

*Taken concurrently.
**Satisfies a general education requirement for Category III.
***Kernels must be selected from the following list of design courses: CE 409abL, CE 456, CE 457, CE 465, CE 476, CE 478, CE 466, CE 482. Students must select a minimum of one of the following courses from the list of kernels: CE 456, CE 457, CE 478.

The Department of Civil Engineering must approve all curricula leading to a degree; please note this includes transfer credit and units for courses waived for subject credit only, which have been approved through the Degree Progress Department.