Technical Electives & Proficiency Courses

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Technical Electives

CVEN students must complete 12 credits of technical electives that meet the following requirements:

  1. A minimum of 6 credits must be upper-division (3000+) AREN or CVEN courses
  2. The remaining 6 credits may be chosen from the following:
    • Any upper鈥恉ivision (3000+) AREN or CVEN course
    • Any course listed on the听CEAE Approved Technical Elective List
    • Up to 3 credits of independent study听(must be approved by the CEAE Department)

Any other course must be petitioned and approved by the CEAE Department to count as a technical elective.听 Contact your academic advisor for guidance before petitioning.听听Technical electives must be upper鈥恉ivision (3000+) and are generally math, science, or engineering courses with technical content.

听听Technical elective requirements and approved courses vary by major/department.听 Courses that are approved technical electives for other majors may not be accepted by the CEAE Department.听 Make sure you're referring to the information above听when choosing technical electives, and contact your advisor with questions.

Proficiency courses

CVEN students must complete 3 of the following proficiency courses:

  • CVEN 3256 Construction Equipment & Methods (prereq听CVEN 3246) - fall and spring
  • CVEN 3424听Water and Wastewater Treatment (prereq听CVEN 3414) - spring
  • CVEN 3718 Geotechnical Engineering 2 (prereq听CVEN 3708) - fall and spring
  • CVEN 4333 Engineering Hydrology (prereq听CVEN 3313, pre/co-req听CVEN 3227) - fall and spring
  • CVEN 4545 Steel Design (prereq听CVEN 3525) - spring
    OR听CVEN 4555 Reinforced Concrete Design (prereq听CVEN 3525) - fall
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    听听 Important to know:听CVEN 4545听or听4555 can be counted听as a proficiency, not both.听 Students who want to take both courses may count one as a proficiency and the other as a technical elective.

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