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Course Overview

At CU Denver, a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering opens the door to many areas of study including transportation and highways, hydrology and wastewater systems, structures and bridges, environmental and sustainability issues, and geotechnical and earth design.

Curriculum

The undergraduate civil engineering curriculum places an emphasis on the study of six areas of civil engineering: structures, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, hydrology and hydraulics, and construction.

The civil engineering bachelor of science degree is comprised of 130 credit hours. Students are required to complete the following minimum program requirements:

  • 24 credit hours of CU Denver core curriculum coursework
  • A minimum of 33 credit hours of required math and basic science courses
  • A minimum of 12 credit hours design courses
  • A minimum of 61 credit hours of civil engineering core curriculum coursework, including 9 credit hours of elective coursework.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Students who, at the time of application, have completed 24 or more credits at regionally accredited postsecondary institutions will be evaluated using transfer admission criteria.  

Direct admission to a bachelor of science* major 

  • Minimum 3.0 overall GPA with a grade of B- or better in Calculus I OR
  • Minimum 2.75 overall GPA AND a minimum 2.5 GPA (based on most recent course attempts) in Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus-based Physics I with the corresponding lab, with a grade of C- or better in each course. 

NOTE: For admission into the computer science major, calculus-based Physics I is not required, but will be accepted.  
*Please see below for bachelor of science in construction management criteria.

 

Direct admission to the bachelor of arts in computer science major or the bachelor of science in the construction management major 

  • Minimum 2.5 overall GPA
  • Completion of at least one of the following courses with a grade of C or better: College Algebra, College Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, or Calculus II  

Admission to pre-engineering

Students who do not meet the criteria for direct admission to a major will be considered for admission to pre-engineering with major interest.

  • Minimum 2.5 overall GPA
  • Completion of at least one of the following courses with a grade of C or better: College Algebra, College Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, or Calculus II  

Fees

(Bachelor) Tuition & Fees: $27342 per year (Fall and Spring)


This information was accurate on : 06/04/2021
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