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 semester | units |
|---|
| CE 106 | Design and Planning of Civil Engineering |
| Systems | 2 |
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General >Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General Education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| | 18 |
| First year, second semester | units |
|---|
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| CE 107 | Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| | 14 |
| second year, first semester | units |
|---|
| CE 205 | Statics | 2 |
| CSCI 102L | Data Structures | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetics | 4 |
| General education | 4 |
| | 18 |
| second year, second semester | units |
|---|
| CE 225 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| CE 460 | Construction Engineering | 3 |
| CSCI 201L | Principles of Software Development | 4 |
| GEOL 305 | Introduction to Engineering Geology, or |
| PHYS 153L | Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics |
| and Modern Physics | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| | 18 |
| third year, first semester | units |
|---|
| CE 309 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 325 | Dynamics | 3 |
| CE 358 | Theory of Structures I | 3 |
| General education | 4 |
| General education | 4 |
| | 17 |
| third year, second semester | units |
|---|
| CE 334L | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| CE 402 | Computer Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| GEOG 381L | Geographic Information Science | 4 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing Course | 3 |
| Design** | Design elective #1 | 3 |
| | 16 |
| fourth year, first semester | units |
|---|
| CE 408 | Risk Analysis in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CE 467L | Geotechnical Engineering | 4 |
| CE 471 | Principles of Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CE 477 | Civil Infrastructure Information Systems | 3 |
| Design** | Design elective #2 | 3 |
| | 16 |
| fourth year, second semester | units |
|---|
| CE 480 | Structural Systems Design | 3 |
| CE elective | 3 |
| CSCI 485 | File and Database Management, or |
| IOM 435 | Business Database Systems | 4 |
| Design** | Design elective #3 | 3 |
| General education | 4 |
| | 17 |
