Program educational objectives describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation.
The Environmental Engineering undergraduate program educational objectives are to impart our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Actively contribute to the practice and profession of environmental engineering, including management, administration, and leadership in the public, private or academic sector;
- Attain licensure as professional engineers and/or earn graduate degrees in engineering and other disciplines;
- Keep up to date with the evolving demands of the engineering profession, including meeting the needs of diverse communities with sustainability, equity and justice in mind.
The Environmental Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Location
Modality
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
The Environmental Engineering major requires a total of 128 credits. Environmental Engineering majors are required to complete the following:
Earth Science Requirement
The Earth Science requirement may be fulfilled by:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 3-4 |
| Earth's Dynamic Environment (Lecture) | |
| Engineering and Environmental Geology | |
| Introduction to Oceanography | |
| Climatology | |
| Meteorology | |
| Introduction to Ground Water Hydrology | |
| Environmental Soil Science | |
| |
| Total Credits | 3-4 |
Biological Science Requirement
The Biological Science requirement may be fulfilled by:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 3-4 |
| Principles of Biology II | |
| Global Change Ecology | |
| Environmental Microbiology | |
| Wetlands Biology and Conservation | |
| Sustainable Urban Ecosystems | |
| Stream Ecology | |
| Ecotoxicology | |
| |
| Total Credits | 3-4 |
Professional Requirements
Professional Requirements include:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| HAZWOPER | |
| Environmental and Resource Policy | |
| Environmental and Resource Economics | |
| Current Issues in Environmental Science | |
| Climate Resilience and Adaptation: Municipal Policy and Planning | |
| Environmental Evaluation and Assessment | |
| Environmental Planning and Management | |
| Sustainable Environmental Planning and Landscape Design | |
| Environmental Law | |
| Project Management and Planning | |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| Organic Chemistry | |
| Organic Chemistry | |
| Total Credits | 12 |
No course that was used to meet another requirement for the Environmental Engineering Program may double count as a Professional Requirement. This includes university Common Curriculum requirements and requirements for the College of Engineering. Environmental Engineering Honors students are required to take three credits of ENVE 4886 Thesis I and/or ENVE 4897 Thesis in Environmental Engineering in place of three credits of Professional Requirements.
University Common Curriculum Requirements
Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college. For more information about these requirements, please see Common Curriculum Requirements.
College of Engineering Degree Requirements
Students must meet a set of requirements established by the college in addition to the University's Common Curriculum requirements. For more information, see the College of Engineering section of this catalog.