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CEE Electives

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CEE Electives

You have the opportunity to take several electives within the Civil Engineering curriculum.  If you select your electives wisely you can greatly enhance your educational experience here. Some students decide to pursue a minor, while others decide to take a wide variety of classes. If you are pursuing a minor, you must visit the department housing the minor to complete all of the necessary paperwork.

Humanities Elective

Students must take one course from the following list:

  • Arab & Islamic Studies
  • Art History (except skills courses)
  • Classical Studies
  • Communication (except skills courses)
  • English (Literature)
  • History
  • Honors Program (for eligible students only)
  • Humanities
  • Modern Languages (except courses in native language)
  • Philosophy
  • Theater (except skills courses)
  • Theology (2000 and above)

Courses primarily emphasizing skills (such as acting, painting, sculpting, public speaking, etc.) are not acceptable.

Social Sciences Elective

Students must take one course from the following list:

  • Economics
  • Geography (selected courses only)
  • Peace and Justice
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Gender and Women’s Studies (selected courses only)

Courses primarily emphasizing skills (such as acting, painting, sculpting, public speaking, etc.) are not acceptable.

Theology/Philosophy Elective

Students must take one course from the following list:

  • Theology (2000 and above)
  • Philosophy
  • Peace and Justice
  • ETH 2050 - Eth Trad & Contemp Life

Upper Theology Elective

Students must take one Theology (2000 and above).

Ethics Elective

Approved courses include:

Technical Elective

Students must take one course, that is three or more credits, from the following list:

  • All Astronomy and Astrophysics (AST), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), and Mathematical Sciences (MAT) courses at the 2000 level or above except MAT 2930 - History of Mathematics
  • All Physics (PHY) courses at the 2400 level or above, except PHY 2410 - University Physics: Mechanics
  • All non-required Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) courses except


  • All Chemical Engineering (CHE), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME) courses except



  • All of the following

Math/Science Elective

Students must take one course from the following list:

Some classes may be 4 credits, approved classed include:

AP credit may not be used.

CEE Senior Electives

Students must take three courses from the following list:

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