Environmental Engineering (BS)

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The program requires a minimum of 134 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as all upper-division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. In addition, a minimum grade of C must be earned in the following course: ENE 410 . See also common requirements for undergraduate degrees .

Composition/Writing Requirements

WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 4 (4 units required)

General Education

General education Units: 20

Pre-Major Requirements

Chemistry Requirement

CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry Units: 4 * or
CHEM 115aLg Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4
CHEM 105bL General Chemistry Units: 4 * or
CHEM 115bL Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4

Math Requirement

Students who must take MATH 125g Calculus I will be waived from the required course ISE 460 Engineering Decisions, Economics and Ethics .

MATH 126g Calculus II Units: 4 * or
MATH 129 Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
MATH 226g Calculus III Units: 4 * or
MATH 229 Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I Units: 4

Physics Requirement

Major Requirements

Engineering

ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy Units: 2

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Students who complete MATH 125g before MATH 126g will be excused from completing CE 483 .

CE 108 Programming for Civil and Environmental Engineers Units: 2
CE 110 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Units: 2
CE 119 Statistical Data Analysis in Engineering Units: 2
CE 215 Statics and Dynamics Units: 4
CE 363L Environmental Chemistry and Analysis Units: 4
CE 408 Risk and Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering Units: 2
CE 410L Introduction to Environmental Engineering Microbiology Units: 4
CE 451 Water Resources and Coastal Engineering Units: 4
CE 483 Engineering Economics in Civil Engineering Units: 2
CE 485 Water and Wastewater Treatment Design Units: 4
ENE 200 Environmental Engineering Principles Units: 4
ENE 215 Energy Systems and Environmental Tradeoffs Units: 4
ENE 300 Contaminant Transport in the Environment Units: 4
ENE 415 Environmental Organic Chemistry Units: 4
ENE 426 Particulate Air Pollutants: Properties/Behavior/Measurement Units: 4
ENE 428 Air Pollution Fundamentals Units: 4
ENE 410 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Units: 4
Choose one design course (4 units) from the following list:
CE 450 Coastal Engineering and Design Units: 4
OR
CE 476 Design of Hydraulic Systems Units: 4
Or
ENE 400 Quantitative Sustainability Units: 4

Courses from Other Departments

BISC 220Lg General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4 *
ISE 460 Engineering Decisions, Economics and Ethics Units: 4

Capstone Course

CE 480 Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design Units: 4

Total units: 134

^*Satisfies GE requirement.

All curricula leading to a degree must be approved by the Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; please note this includes transfer credit and units for courses waived for subject credit only, which have been approved through the Degree Progress department.