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Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Information Management) (134 Unit Program)

A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required in 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
CSCI 101LFundamentals of Computer Programming3
CE 107Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics3
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 151L**Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics4
14

second year, first semesterunits
CE 205Statics2
CSCI 102LData Structures4
MATH 226Calculus III4
PHYS 152LFundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetics4
General education4
18

second year, second semesterunits
CE 225Mechanics of Deformable Bodies3
CE 460Construction Engineering3
CSCI 201LPrinciples of Software Development4
GEOL 305Introduction to Engineering Geology, or
PHYS 153LFundamentals of Physics III: Optics
and Modern Physics4
MATH 245Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I4
18

third year, first semesterunits
CE 309Fluid Mechanics3
CE 325Dynamics3
CE 358Theory of Structures I3
General education4
General education4
17

third year, second semesterunits
CE 334LMechanical Behavior of Materials3
CE 402Computer Methods in Engineering3
GEOG 381LGeographic Information Science4
WRIT 340Advanced Writing Course3
Design**Design elective #13
16

fourth year, first semesterunits
CE 408Risk Analysis in Civil Engineering3
CE 467LGeotechnical Engineering4
CE 471Principles of Transportation Engineering3
CE 477Civil Infrastructure Information Systems3
Design**Design elective #23
16

fourth year, second semesterunits
CE 480Structural Systems Design3
CE elective3
CSCI 485File and Database Management, or
IOM 435Business Database Systems4
Design**Design elective #33
General education4
17

*Taken concurrently.
**The Design electives must be selected from the following courses: CE 409a, CE 456, CE 457, CE 478, CE 465, and CE 476.
***Satisfies a general education requirement for Category III.
One general education elective must also satisfy the diversity requirement or additional units will be required.