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Jean Benoit
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M. Robin Collins
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Robert Henry
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Jennifer Jacobs
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James Malley Jr
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Paula Mouser
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Civil Engineering Major (B.S.)
Civil Engineering Major (B.S.)

What is a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering?
This program is tailored to students who are interested in the design, construction and maintenance of facilities that help humans lead better lives, while protecting the planet. Civil engineers create water and air treatment systems, highways, tunnels, foundations, buildings and bridges, while also restoring, protecting and improving the environment.
Why study civil engineering at UNH?
This program is rich with interesting students and engaged professors. You’ll begin taking civil engineering courses during your first year, and you’ll have the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to your interests. You’ll have the opportunity participate in a wide array of student organizations and activities. The civil engineering program allows for study abroad, complementary minors and dual majors, a track for graduating in fewer than four years, an accelerated master’s degree program and close ties to industry that result in internship and employment opportunities.
Potential careers
- Business executive
- Construction engineer
- Design engineer
- Engineer-of-record
- Field engineer
- Lawyer
- Project engineer
- Teacher
- Technical sales
Contact
Civil and Environmental Engineering
33 Academic Way
Kingsbury Hall, W183
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-1428
Fax: (603) 862-2364
Email: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Curriculum & Requirements
Matriculating students should have strong aptitudes in mathematics and science along with imagination, spatial and graphic abilities, communication skills, and creativity. Students then follow a four-year program that conforms to the guidelines of, and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies, and anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.
The first two years of the program provide the necessary technical knowledge in mathematics, chemistry, and physics, while introducing and developing problem-solving techniques in eight courses tailored to civil engineering students. The junior year provides courses in each of the civil engineering sub-disciplines, providing students with skills in each and allowing students to determine which they wish to pursue further. The senior year is flexible, allowing students to choose where to focus attention by selecting from more than forty elective courses in civil and environmental engineering.
The required curriculum includes seven writing-intensive courses, thereby not only satisfying, but exceeding, the University's writing requirement. (See University Academic Requirements.)
Additional opportunities exist for study abroad, cognates, minors, and dual majors, a three-year accelerated track, and early admission into two masters of science degree programs.
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CEE 400 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | 4 |
CEE 520 | Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context | 4 |
MATH 418 |
Analysis and Applications of Functions (if necessary, 0-4 credits) | |
Elective AutoCAD 3 | 3 | |
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 | 4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MATH 425 | Calculus I | 4 |
PHYS 407 | General Physics I | 4 |
Elective Spatial Metrics 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 401 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
Credits | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CEE 500 | Statics for Civil Engineers | 3 |
MATH 426 | Calculus II | 4 |
PHYS 408 | General Physics II | 4 |
Elective Technical Writing 3 | 4 | |
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 | 4 | |
Credits | 19 | |
Spring | ||
CEE 501 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
CEE 502 | Project Engineering | 3 |
CHEM 405 | Chemical Principles for Engineers | 4 |
MATH 527 | Differential Equations with Linear Algebra | 4 |
Elective Discovery Program requirement | 4 | |
Credits | 18 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
CEE 635 | Engineering Materials | 4 |
CEE 650 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
CEE 680 | Classical Structural Analysis | 3 |
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 | 4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
CEE 620 | Fundamental Aspects of Environmental Engineering | 4 |
CEE 665 | Soil Mechanics | 4 |
Elective Statistics 3 | 4 | |
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 | 4 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
CEE 797 | Introduction to Project Planning and Design | 2 |
Elective Project-Based Design Elective 3 | 4 | |
Elective Area Elective 2 3 | 3 | |
Elective Civil Engineering 3 | 3 | |
Elective Discovery Program requirement 1 | 4 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
CEE 798 | Project Planning and Design | 2 |
Elective Area Elective 3 3 | 3 | |
Elective Area Elective 4 3 | 3 | |
Elective Civil Engineering 3 | 3 | |
Elective Senior Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 129 |
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A course satisfying one each of the Discovery Program categories of Biological Science, Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, Historical Perspectives, Social Science and World Cultures, preferably taken in this order. The Discovery Social Science elective must be selected from CEP 415, CSL 401, ECON 401, ECON 402, ECON 444, EREC 411, GEOG 582, GEOG 584, or POLT 402.
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Satisfies capstone requirement for Discovery.
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Approved list available in the CEE office.
More than half of the major's total credits and nearly all of the senior-level courses are elected by the student. Of these, there are Discovery Program electives required by the University and other electives required by the department in order to satisfy departmental objectives and accreditation requirements.
The Discovery Program is described in University Academic Requirements. Courses required by the BSCIVE program fulfill Discovery requirements in Inquiry and Environment, Technology, and Society; Writing Skills; Quantitative Reasoning; Physical Sciences and Discovery Lab; and Capstone.
To graduate with a bachelor of science in civil engineering, a student must achieve the following: 129 or more credits, credit for the civil engineering program's major and elective courses, satisfaction of the University's Discovery Program requirements, satisfaction of the University's writing-intensive course requirements, a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better for all courses, and a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better in all CEE courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major Requirements | ||
CEE 400 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | 4 |
CEE 402 | 2D Computer Aided Design | 3 |
CEE 403 | GIS for Civil and Environmental Engineering | 3 |
or CEE 404 | Surveying and Mapping | |
or NR 658 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
or FORT 581 | Applied Geospatial Techniques | |
or ANTH 674 | Archaeological Survey and Mapping in Belize | |
CEE 500 | Statics for Civil Engineers | 3 |
CEE 501 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
CEE 502 | Project Engineering | 3 |
CEE 520 | Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context | 4 |
CEE 620 | Fundamental Aspects of Environmental Engineering | 4 |
CEE 635 | Engineering Materials | 4 |
CEE 650 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
CEE 665 | Soil Mechanics | 4 |
CEE 680 | Classical Structural Analysis | 3 |
CEE 797 | Introduction to Project Planning and Design | 2 |
CHEM 405 | Chemical Principles for Engineers | 4 |
or CHEM 403 & CHEM 404 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | |
CEE 798 | Project Planning and Design | 2 |
ENGL 502 | Professional and Technical Writing | 4 |
or ENGL 602 | Advanced Professional and Technical Writing | |
MATH 425 | Calculus I | 4 |
MATH 426 | Calculus II | 4 |
MATH 527 | Differential Equations with Linear Algebra | 4 |
MATH 539 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 4 |
or MATH 644 | Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | |
PHYS 407 | General Physics I | 4 |
PHYS 408 | General Physics II | 4 |
Electives | ||
Choose seven courses from the '700-level CEE Electives Course List' below with the following restrictions: | ||
1. Courses must be taken in four of six different areas (sustainability, environmental, transportation, water resources, geotechnical, structural). | ||
2. At least three design courses; including one Project-based Design Elective PDE course. | ||
3. One of the seven 700-level courses is a senior technical elective. | ||
Design/Area Elective (Project-based Design Elective PDE) | 3-4 | |
Design/Area Elective | 3-4 | |
Design/Area Elective | 3-4 | |
Area Elective | 3-4 | |
CEE Elective | 3-4 | |
CEE Elective | 3-4 | |
Senior Technical Elective (choose a course from the '700-level CEE Electives Course List' below, CEPS 700-level course, GEOG 757, INCO 795, NR 757, TECH 750, or TECH 780). | 3-4 | |
700-Level CEE Electives Course List | ||
Project-based Design Elective (PDE) courses: | ||
CEE 733 | Public Infrastructure Asset Management | |
CEE #734 | Bioenvironmental Engineering Design | |
CEE 749 & CEE 748 | Pavement Design and Analysis and Pavement Design Project | |
CEE 755 | Design of Pressurized Water Transmission Systems | |
CEE 758 | Stormwater Management Designs | |
CEE 759 | Stream Restoration | |
CEE 778 | Foundation Design I | |
CEE 791 | Reinforced Concrete Design | |
CEE 793 | Structural Design in Steel | |
Additional Design courses: | ||
CEE 719 | Green Building Design | |
CEE 730 | Public Health Engineering for Rural and Developing Communities | |
CEE 731 | Advanced Water Treatment Processes | |
CEE 732 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Design | |
CEE 779 | Foundation Design II | |
CEE 789 | Timber Design | |
CEE 790 | Structural Design in Masonry | |
CEE 792 | Pre-stressed Concrete | |
CEE 794 | Bridge Design | |
Structural Engineering (STR) area courses: | ||
CEE 735 | Properties and Production of Concrete | |
CEE 780 | Matrix Structural Analysis and Modeling | |
CEE 781 | Dynamics of Structures | |
CEE 789 | Timber Design | |
CEE 790 | Structural Design in Masonry | |
CEE 791 | Reinforced Concrete Design | |
CEE 792 | Pre-stressed Concrete | |
CEE 793 | Structural Design in Steel | |
CEE 794 | Bridge Design | |
Geotechnical Engineering (GEO) area courses: | ||
CEE 765 | Engineering Behavior of Soils | |
CEE 766 | Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | |
CEE 767 | Geological Engineering | |
CEE 768 | Geo-Environmental Engineering | |
CEE 778 | Foundation Design I | |
CEE 779 | Foundation Design II | |
Transportation (TRA) area courses: | ||
CEE 704 | Transportation Eng & Planning | |
CEE 733 | Public Infrastructure Asset Management (PDE) | |
CEE 735 | Properties and Production of Concrete | |
CEE 736 | Asphalt Mixtures and Construction | |
CEE 737 | Pavement Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and Management | |
CEE 749 | Pavement Design and Analysis | |
Water Resources WAT area courses: | ||
CEE #750 | Ecohydrology | |
CEE 751 | Open Channel Flow | |
CEE 754 | Engineering Hydrology | |
CEE 755 | Design of Pressurized Water Transmission Systems | |
CEE #757 | Coastal Engineering and Processes | |
CEE 758 | Stormwater Management Designs | |
CEE 759 | Stream Restoration | |
Environmental Engineering (ENV) area courses: | ||
CEE 720 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering | |
CEE 721 | Environmental Sampling and Analysis | |
CEE 722 | Introduction to Marine Pollution and Control | |
CEE 723 | Environmental Water Chemistry | |
CEE 724 | Environmental Engineering Microbiology | |
CEE 730 | Public Health Engineering for Rural and Developing Communities | |
CEE 731 | Advanced Water Treatment Processes | |
CEE 732 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Design | |
CEE 733 | Public Infrastructure Asset Management | |
CEE #734 | Bioenvironmental Engineering Design (PDE) | |
CEE 768 | Geo-Environmental Engineering | |
Sustainability (SUS) area courses: | ||
CEE 705 | Introduction to Sustainable Engineering | |
CEE 706 | Environmental Life Cycle Assessment | |
CEE 719 | Green Building Design | |
Additional CEE Electives: | ||
CEE 700 | Building Information Modeling | |
CEE #702 | Issues in Engineering Practice and Management | |
CEE 703 | Site Design and Project Development |
Program Policies and Requirements
To transfer into the BSCIVE major, a student must satisfy the following:
- Be a CEPS major or have at least 12 credits of graded work at UNH along with Calculus I, and either chemistry or calculus-based physics.
- Have an overall UNH grade-point average of 2.33 or greater.
- Have an overall grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in all CEE courses taken to date;
- Have a grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in courses taken to date at UNH of MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 .
- Have a grade-point average of 2.33 or greater in courses taken to date of CEE 500, CEE 501, ME 525, ME 526
At the time of transferring into the BSCIVE program, only CEE 600-level and CEE 700-level classes with a grade of C- or better may be transferred in.
BSCIVE majors wishing to participate in domestic or international exchange programs must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 2.50 or better in all CEE courses taken to date at the time of application to the exchange program.
To begin taking the required CEE 600-level courses in the junior year, students must meet the following requirements:
- MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 must have been completed with passing grades.
- The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in all CEE courses.
- The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in MATH 425, PHYS 407, CHEM 403 or CHEM 405, CEE 500 or ME 525 , and CEE 501 or ME 526 .
- The student must have a grade-point average of 2.00 or greater in CEE 500 or ME 525 and CEE 501 or ME 526 .
BSCIVE Program Student Outcomes[3]
(What students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation.)
- To have obtained a working knowledge[4] in the civil engineering areas of environmental, geotechnical, structural, sustainability, transportation, and water resources.
- To be able to locate, assess, and compile data,and to conduct experiments to gather data, and analyze and interpret data using engineering judgement to draw conclusions.
- To have an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge, techniques, skills, and software necessary for engineering practice.
- To be able to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, use project management skills to establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- To be able to effectively communicate and support ideas in documents and presentations to a range of audiences.
- To be able to apply principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems.
- To have been prepared for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination and understand the importance of professional licensure.
- To have an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, social, economic, public policy, and environmental issues.
- To recognize the roles and responsibilities of public institutions, private organization, and businesses in project development, management, and regulatory compliance.
- To be able to apply engineering design to produce solutions [5] that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
[1] Approved by the Faculty on 29 Oct 2013, Feb 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 2 Oct 2018, May 2019; 3 Sept 2019.
[2] Approved by the Faculty on 10 Oct 2013, 24 Feb 2015, 22 May 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 2 Oct 2018, May 2019, 3 Sept 2019.
[3] Approved by the Faculty on 17 Oct 2013, 24 Feb 2015, 22 May 2015, 12 Dec 2016, 27 Mar 2017, May 2019. Updated 3 Sept 2019.
[4] A “working knowledge” is defined as understanding and being able to apply a sub-discipline in analysis and design as demonstrated by successful completion of two or more courses with a substantial focus in at least four sub-disciplines.
[5] “Solutions” consists of systems, components, or processes that may consider risk, uncertainty, sustainability, life-cycle principles, and environmental impacts.
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Our curricula exceed the University's writing requirements, meets the University’s Discovery Program requirements, and meets ABET's requirements . Our two undergraduate degree programs are, and have always been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET.

- Pursue and disseminate knowledge through teaching, scholarship, outreach, and public service.
- Provide excellent undergraduate and graduate education.
- Advance the state-of-the-art in science and engineering by conducting research.
- Enhance the quality of life for people in New Hampshire and beyond.
In accordance with its mission, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks to attain the specific Educational Objectives and Outcomes listed herein.