professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve” (ABET, 2010) within a few years of their graduation.
The program educational objectives of the Civil Engineering program at Portland State University are: Graduates are expected to practice civil engineering responsibly and ethically by (1) working effectively in the professional engineering community and (2) continuing to learn and enhance their abilities in civil engineering.
BSCE Student Outcomes
Graduates of the Civil Engineering program at Portland State University will have the skills and abilities to prepare them to begin professional practice or to succeed in graduate studies.
Graduates will have:
(A) An ability to apply principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to the analysis and design of civil engineering projects.
(B) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
(C) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability. (D) An ability to participate in projects that cross
disciplines and to function on multi-disciplinary teams. (E) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems.
(F) An understanding of the professional and ethical responsibility of engineers in a broad societal context. (G) An ability to communicate effectively.
(H) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context.
(I) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in continuing professional development and life-long learning.
(J) Knowledge of relevant contemporary issues. (K) An ability to use the modern techniques, skills, and
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. (L) An ability to apply knowledge in the following civil
engineering discipline areas: structural, geotechnical, environmental/water resources, and transportation. (M) An awareness of the need for professional registration
in career development.
REQUIREMENTS
BSCE majors must complete all University (p. 32)and department degree requirements:
1. Freshmen and sophomore math, science, and engineering courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C;
2. Junior and senior engineering and science courses, and EC 314U must be completed with a minimum grade of C-;
3. Prerequisite courses must be passed with the minimum grade ("C" for 100 and 200 level courses, "C-" for 300 and 400 level courses) or better in order to move ahead in the sequence;
4. The student’s cumulative PSU GPA must be 2.33 or higher to graduate from the BSCE program; 5. Any deviation from the required courses including
engineering and mathematics substitutions must be approved in writing by the Department Chair.
Transfer students should follow the information found on the MCECS Transfer
Page: https://www.pdx.edu/cecs/transferring-credits
Freshman Year
CE 111 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
3 CE 112 Civil and Environmental
Engineering Computations
3 CE 115 Civil Engineering Drawing and
Spatial Analysis
3
Ch 221 General Chemistry I 4
Ch 222 General Chemistry II 4
Ch 227 General Chemistry Laboratory 1 Ch 228 General Chemistry Laboratory 1
Mth 251 Calculus I 4
Mth 252 Calculus II 4
Mth 261 Introduction to Linear Algebra 4
Freshman Inquiry 15
Subtotal: 46 Sophomore Year
EAS 211 Statics 4
EAS 212 Strength of Materials 4
EAS 215 Dynamics 4
CE 211 Plane Surveying and Mapping 3 CE 212 Field Problems in Plane
Surveying
1
Mth 254 Calculus IV 4
Mth 256 Applied Ordinary Differential Equations
4 Ph 221 General Physics (with Calculus)
I
3 Ph 222 General Physics (with Calculus)
II
3 Ph 223 General Physics (with Calculus)
III 3 Ph 214 Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 1 Ph 215 Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 1 Ph 216 Lab for Ph 203 or Ph 213 or Ph 223 1 Sophomore Inquiry 12 Subtotal: 48 Junior Year
CE 315 The Civil and Environmental Engineering Profession
1 CE 321 CEE Properties of Materials 4
CE 361 Fluid Mechanics 4
CE 324 Elementary Structural Analysis 4 CE 325 Indeterminate Structures 4 CE 341 Soil Classification and Properties 4
CE 351 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
4 CE 362 Engineering Hydraulics 4 CE 364 Water Resources Engineering 4 CE 371 Environmental Engineering 4
G 301 Geology for Engineers 3
Stat 451 Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I
4 Ec 314U Private and Public Investment
Analysis
4
Subtotal: 48
Ec 314U is a required course that can be taken as a part of some upper-division clusters.
Senior Year
CE 444 Geotechnical Design 4
CE 454 Urban Transportation Systems 4 CE 484 Civil & Environmental
Engineering Project Management and Design I
CE 494 Civil & Environmental
Engineering Project Management and Design II
3
CE 432 Structural Steel Design 4 or
CE 434 Principles of Reinforced Concrete
4
Approved civil engineering electives
19 Upper-division cluster 8
Subtotal: 45 Approved Civil Engineering Electives:
CE 401 Research 1-6
CE 403 Honors Thesis 1-4
CE 404 Cooperative Education/Internship 1-12 CE 405 Reading and Conference 1-6
CE 406 Special Projects 1-6
CE 407 Seminar 1-6
CE 410-499 CE 510-599
CE 401 – CE 406: 4 credits recommended maximum; additional credits require Department Chair approval. CE 407/CE 507: 3 credits recommended maximum; additional credits require Department Chair approval. Subtotal: 187
Students may take one course outside the CEE Department to apply toward senior electives. Approved non-CE courses are ME 321 (p. Error! Bookmark not defined.), ME 455 (p. Error! Bookmark not defined.), G 424 (p.
Error! Bookmark not defined.), Geog 488 (p. Error! Bookmark not defined.), and Geog 492 (p. Error! Bookmark not defined.). Additional non-CE classes
require prior approval of the CEE Department; requests should be sent to [email protected] prior to the start of the term.