164 courses with the subject CEGR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
(1 to 3). Prerequisite(s): CEGR major. The special topics covered in each offering of the course serve to advance knowledge at the sophomore level. The content is determined by the instructor and number of credit hours. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
ENGR 1202 with a grade of C or above, and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Elements of plane surveying and technical drawing, including taping, use of level, total station, GPS, topographical surveying, mapping, error adjustment, area and volume computations, sketching, principles of Mechanical drawing, and computer aided drawing (CAD). Three hours of lecture and one laboratory period of three hours each week. CEGR 2104. Surveying and Site Design. (3) Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1202 with grade of C or above, and Engineering major or minor. Elements of plane surveying, including taping, use of level, total station, and GPS; topographical surveying and mapping; error adjustment; area and volume computations; site development; computer applications. One hour of lecture and 3 hours of field work for four weeks: three hours of lecture. CEGR 2154. Design Project Lab. (2) Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1300 and CEGR 2102 both with grade of C or above; and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Problem definition, evaluation of design alternatives, design concepts, conceptual design. Students work 2026-2027 UNC CHARLOTTE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
Prerequisite(s): Permission of CEE Advisor and Engineering major or minor. Examination of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil engineering based upon and synthesizing knowledge students have gained from engineering science, mathematics, and physical science stems of the core curriculum. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. CEGR 3111. Construction Engineering. (3) Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3122, CEGR 3278, and CEGR 3255 or CEGR 3256 all with grades of C or above; and Engineering major or minor. The principles and techniques of engineering construction projects from the conceptual phase, through design and construction, to completion and close-out are presented. Students develop the analytical skills and awareness necessary on the design engineering side of construction projects. Topics include: project initiation, estimating, budgeting, allocation of resources, construction equipment, formwork and bracing, temporary structures, erection and assembly methods, application of PCI, ASCE, and AASHTO codes, and value engineering. CEGR 3122. Structural Analysis. (3) Prerequisite(s): MATH 2171 and MEGR 2144 with grades of C or above; Junior or Senior standing; and Civil Engineering major. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, trusses and frames to include shear and moment diagrams, rough deflected shapes and deflections; influence lines and criteria for moving loads; indeterminate analyses to include methods of consistent deflection, slope deflection, and moment distribution.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2171, CHEM 1251, CHEM 1251L, and MEGR 2141 with grades of C or above; Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Environmental engineering concepts, including stream pollution analysis, water and wastewater treatment processes; solid and hazardous waste management practices; pollution problems and controls; mass balance analyses, and review of pertinent legislation. CEGR 3143. Hydraulics and Hydrology. (3) Prerequisite(s): MATH 2171 and MEGR 2141 with grades of C or above; Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Fluid properties, pressure, closed- conduit flow, pipe network, pumps, open channel flow, weirs, orifices, flumes; precipitation, runoff, groundwater flow, stream flow, flow measurement.
Civil Engineering Unrestricted Elective Courses (6 credit hours) Select two from the following: CEGR 3000-3999 CEGR 4000-4999 Technical Elective Courses (3 credit hours) Select one technical elective course from the list below. Any course appearing on this list requires written permission from the Undergraduate Director prior to registering for the course. Any non- listed courses must be at the 3000-level or above and must come from one of the departments listed below.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 with grade of C or above, and Engineering major or minor. Analysis of land development industry practices and basic business principals. Analyze land forms for implementation of practical engineering solutions based on social, economic and environmental factors. Analyze and design infrastructure planning of residential and non-residential land development projects.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 with grade of C or above, and Engineering major or minor. Conduct and prepare a site analysis to determine the best use for raw land. Site analysis includes determination of infrastructure constraints, understanding government regulations and how they apply to the development of the site and preparing a conceptual plan for cost Course Descriptions | 627
Analysis (3) * *A grade of C or above is required. 2026-2027 UNC CHARLOTTE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG Concentration Elective Courses (3 credit hours) Select one course from the list below. Any course not appearing on this list requires written permission from the Undergraduate Director prior to registering for the course.
MEGR 2141 with grade of C or above, and Civil Engineering major. Pre- or Corequisite(s): MEGR 2144 with grade of C or above. Composition, properties, and testing of: wood, natural and artificial aggregates, bitumins, portland cement concrete, pozzolans, and structural metals. Experiments in solid mechanics. Data analysis, presentation, and report writing. One and a half hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
generation, including fossil fuel, nuclear, gas, bio, hydro, solar, and wind; analysis and design of infrastructure components and systems in energy production and distribution facilities with a focus on structural and geotechnical systems; history of energy and power; key governing codes, policies and/or regulations for energy facilities; economic and management comparisons of uate Catalog 2026-2027
Prerequisite(s): Engineering major or minor Required of co-op students following each work semester. Presentation of engineering reports on work done prior semester. May be repeated for credit; three (3) credit hours maximum.
of department. Supervised individual study within an area of a student’s 628 | Course Descriptions particular interest which is beyond the scope of existing courses. May be repeated for credit up to 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department; Civil Engineering major, Energy Infrastructure Concentration. Supervised individual study within the area of Energy Infrastructure which is beyond the scope of existing courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of CEE Advisor and Engineering major or minor. Independent study of a theoretical and/or experimental problem in a specialized area of Civil Engineering. May be repeated for credit up to
CEE Advisor and Engineering major or minor. Study of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil engineering. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 4224 with grade of B or above, and Engineering major or minor. Finite element method and its application to engineering problems. Application of displacement method to plane stress, plane strain, plate bending and axisymmetrical bodies. Topics include: dynamics, fluid mechanics, and structural mechanics.
Option 4: Transportation Engineering
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 4224 with grade of B or above; and Engineering major or minor. Derivation of the basic equations governing linear structural systems. Application of stiffness and flexibility methods of trusses and frames. Solution techniques utilizing digital computer.
3141 with grade of C or above, or permission of CEE Advisor; and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Analysis and design of water and wastewater treatment processes including physical, chemical and biological treatment. Computer-aided design of treatment systems. 2026-2027 UNC CHARLOTTE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
CEGR 3143 with grade of C or above, or permission of CEE Advisor; and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Problems of liquids as applied in civil engineering; open channel flow; dams and spillways; water power; river flow and backwater curves; pipe networks, fire flow, sewage collection, groundwater, computer applications. CEGR 4147. Stormwater Management. (3) Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141 and CEGR 3143 with grades of C or above, and Engineering major or minor. Introduction to the impacts and water quality parameters due to urbanization. Develop a numerical model to analyze water stormwater impacts and evaluate different mitigation methods. Understand and utilize the guiding principles of low impact design (LID) and evaluate the available BMPs and understand their limitations.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141 and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 5149. Fundamental science and engineering principles used in environmental engineering and how these principles apply in the functioning of the most common unit processes used in water, wastewater, air, and waste management facilities.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141 and Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major. Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 5153. Introductory concepts on fundamentals of environmental microbiology to students from different engineering and science disciplines. This course focuses on understanding the role of microbiology to environmental engineering and science. Concepts related to different molecular biology tools used in microbial ecology will be introduced. Fundamentals of microbiology in different natural and biological processes will be discussed.
CEGR 5168. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. The principles of airport planning and design are studied. Covers essential elements of current airport planning and design trends, including airport master planning and layout plans, forecasting, capacity and delay effects, geometric design and layout of airfields including signage and lighting, and the organization and layout of terminal facilities. Also focuses on environmental planning, such as hazardous wildlife attractants, airport noise, and compatible land use. Additionally, it explores the financing options related to capital development of airports, including grants, passenger facility charges, and bonds.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of CEE Advisor; and Engineering major or minor. A study of the environmental impact analysis and assessment procedures for transportation improvements. Route location decisions. Noise, air quality, socio-economic, and other impacts.
*A grade of C or above is required. Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Elective Course (3 credit ho Select one of the following:
3122 with grade of B or above, and Engineering major or minor. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures using approximate and classical methods. Flexibility method, slope deflection method, and moment distribution method. Introduction to matrix methods of structural analysis and commercial structural analysis software.
3225 with grade of B or above, and Engineering major or minor. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete components and systems with emphasis on the fundamental theories necessary for a thorough understanding of concrete structures. Concentrically loaded slender columns, slender columns under compression plus bending. Wall footings and column footings. Analysis of continuous beams and frames. Total design project involving the analysis and design of a concrete structure. Current ACI Specifications used.
Option 2: Geotechnical Engineering
*A grade of C or above is required. Concentration Elective Courses (3 credit hours) Select one course from the list below.
*A grade of C or above is required. Unrestricted Elective Courses, Double Major and/or Minor to Complete Requirements for Graduation Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate. This requirement can be fulfilled through a combination of elective courses, a minor, or a double major. The 120-credit minimum must be satisfied regardless of the specific academic path chosen (e.g., a minor combined with electives). Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours
CEGR Elective (3 credit hours) Select one course from any CEGR course from 3000 to 4999. College of Engineering | 295
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3122 and CEGR 3278 with grades of C or above, or permission of CEE Advisor; and Engineering major or minor. Earth pressure theories, effects of wall friction and external loads (including earthquake); design of rigid retaining walls (including structural details); sheetpile wall design; soil reinforcement systems for retaining structures; computer applications. 630 | Course Descriptions CEGR 4271. Pavement Design. (3) Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and CEGR 3278 with grades of C or above, or permission of CEE Advisor, and Engineering major or minor. Pavement design concepts and considerations; engineering properties of pavement materials, including soils, bases, asphalt concrete, and portland cement concrete; design of flexible and rigid pavements including shoulders and drainage; computer applications for pavement analysis and design.
3278 and CEGR 3258 or CEGR 3259 all with grades of C or above; and Engineering major or minor. Pre- or Corequisite(s): CEGR 4278. Introduction to geosynthetic materials, properties, laboratory test procedures, and functions; geosynthetic design methods used for geotechnical, transportation hydraulic, and geo-environmental applications (roadways, walls, slopes, foundation soils, landfills, and dams); the incorporation of geosynthetics for soil reinforcement, separation, filtration, drainage and containment.
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Study of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil engineering. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 4224 and permission of department. Finite element method and its application to engineering problems. Application of displacement method to plane stress, plane strain, plate bending and axisymmetrical bodies. Topics include: dynamics, fluid mechanics, and structural mechanics.
CEGR 4122. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 2102, CEGR 3122, and
Prerequisite(s): permission of department. Derivation of the basic equations governing linear structural systems. Application of stiffness and flexibility methods to trusses and frames. Solution techniques utilizing digital computer.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141 and permission of department. Analysis and design of water and wastewater treatment processes including: physical, chemical and biological treatment. Computer-aided design of treatment systems.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3143 and permission of department. Overview of hydrological cycle. Principles of groundwater flow and well hydraulics. Regional groundwater flow and flow nets. Water chemistry and contamination. Applications of groundwater modeling.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3143 and permission of department. Problems of liquids as applied in civil engineering; open channel flow; dams and spillways; water power; river flow
Practices (3)
Microbiology (3)
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. Analysis of basic characteristics of drivers, vehicles and roadway that affect the performance of road systems. Stream flow elements, volume, density, speed. Techniques of traffic engineering measurements, investigations and data analysis, capacity analysis. Intersections, accidents, parking.
Course(s): CEGR 4168. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. The principles of airport planning and design are studied. Covers essential elements of current airport planning and design trends, including airport master planning and layout plans, forecasting, capacity and delay effects, geometric design and layout ate Catalog 2026-2027
Topics, seminars, or other courses in the cognitive sciences approved by the Graduate Program Director Certificate Total = 15 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): permission of department. A study of the environmental impact analysis and assessment procedures for transportation improvements. Route location decisions. Noise, air quality, socio-economic, and other impacts.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. Theory and practice of geometric design of highways including intersections, interchanges, parking and drainage facilities. Driver ability, vehicle performance, safety and economics are considered. Two hours of lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3122 and permission of department. A continuation of CEGR 3122. Methods to determine deflections in structural members, including moment area, conjugate beam, virtual work, and Castigliano’s theorem. Analyze statically indeterminate structures, including approximate method, slope deflection, moment distribution, and matrix stiffness methods. Project to compare analysis techniques and introduce use of structural analysis computer programs.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3225 and permission of department. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete components and systems with emphasis on the fundamental theories necessary for a thorough understanding of concrete structures. Concentrically loaded slender columns, slender columns under compression plus bending. Wall footings and column footings. Analysis of continuous beams and frames. Total design project involving the analysis and design of a concrete structure. Current ACI Specifications used.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and graduate standing. The design of treatment processes for municipal wastewater treatment plants. Also discusses the basics of physical, biological, and chemical processes and their applications in wastewater treatment. CEGR 5247. Sustainability. (3) Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141 and permission of department. Focuses on sustainability as it applies to civil engineering, including land development choices, infrastructure planning, material selection and disposal, energy sources, and water supply and treatment. Methods of assessing sustainability and incorporating sustainable features in design are reviewed.
Geotechnical Engineering Concentration
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3122, CEGR 3278, CEGR 4278, and permission of the department. Corequisite(s): CEGR 4278 duate Catalog 2026-2027
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3278 and permission of department. Engineering principles of soil improvement as they relate to applications in both geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering; innovative techniques to improve soils to meet technical and economic requirements.
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Prerequisite(s): Permission of department. Directed study of current topics of special interest. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 4222 and permission of department. Theory of plastic-behavior of steel structures; current topics in structural steel.
Transportation Engineering Concentration
Engineering (3)
Engineers (3)
and Optimization (3)
Geo-Environmental Engineering Concentration
Note: Undergraduate students who have taken any of the courses listed above, or equivalent material, as part of their
Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 8183. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. An introduction and overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), ITS architecture, advanced technologies for data collection and transportation system management, advanced traveler information systems (ATIS), advanced traffic management systems (ATMS), advanced public transportation systems (APTS), commercial vehicle operations (CVO), electronic toll operations, ITS models and evaluation methods, advanced rural transportation systems (ARTS), and connected/autonomous/driverless vehicles.
Nondestructive Evaluation (3)
Designs (3)
(3) Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 8243. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3141, CEGR 3143, MATH 2171, and permission of department. Physical processes that describe the behavior of materials in natural and engineered environmental systems including transport, diffusion/dispersion, volatilization, sorption/desorption, flocculation, filtration, and sedimentation.
Geo-Environmental Engineering Concentration
Environmental Systems. (3) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, CEGR 3141, and permission of department. Chemical and biological processes that describe the behavior of materials in natural and engineered environmental systems. Chemical processes to be covered may include acid-base reactions, equilibrium partitioning, pH buffering, precipitation/dissolution, complex formation, adsorption, oxidation-reduction, coagulation, and adsorption. Fundamentals of biological theories to be covered may include kinetics, bioenergetics, genetics, and cellular functions.
Structural Engineering Concentration
Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3278 and permission of department. Soil and rock slope stability including the aspects of analysis, design, and stabilization within a geotechnical framework; Concepts related to seepage analysis of isotropic and anisotropic soil structures to relate the influence of groundwater conditions in slope stability problems; Presentation of slope stability analysis procedures based on limit equilibrium principles and stress- deformation analyses; Stability considerations of natural slopes and human-made soil structures. Computer software for seepage and slope stability analysis is explained.
Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 8262. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161. Concepts and basics of connected vehicles (CVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs), the technology used for CVs and AVs, the CV pilot deployment program and current status of AVs, the impact of CVs and AVs on safety, mobility, and the environment, etc., and existing research on CVs and AVs, as well as conduct literature reviews and case studies involving CVs and AVs.
Structural Engineering Concentration
Permission of department. Individual investigation or exposition of results for the 3-hour Master project.
Permission of department. Individual investigation or exposition of results for the 3-hour study.
Completion of 9 credit hours of graduate coursework. Full- or part-time academic year internship in engineering complementary to the major course of studies and designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised industrial experience. Each student’s program must be approved by their graduate program director and requires a mid-term report and final report to be graded by the supervising faculty. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. Credit hours gained from Internship shall not be part of the minimum credit hours requirement for graduation.
Permission of department. Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a thesis. Graded on a Satisfactory Progress/Unsatisfactory Progress or Standard Letter Grade basis each term. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department. Each student initiates or continues an individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a deliverable (could be part of Master Thesis or Project), upon meeting the 30- credit hour degree requirement. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory or IP basis. May be repeated for credit.
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Engineers (3)
and Optimization (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 6183. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3161 and permission of department. An introduction and overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), ITS architecture, advanced technologies for data collection and transportation system management, advanced traveler information systems (ATIS), advanced traffic management systems (ATMS), advanced public
Nondestructive Evaluation (3)
Designs (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 6252. Prerequisite(s): CEGR 3122, CEGR 3278, and permission of department. Review of the dynamics of single and multi-degree of freedom systems. Earthquake mechanism, distribution, magnitude, intensity, ground shaking, site effects, prediction, and response spectra. Soil liquefaction; aseismic design of foundations; seismic codes; and machine foundation design.
Cross-listed Course(s): CEGR 6262. Concepts and basics of connected vehicles (CVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs), the technology used for CVs and AVs, the CV pilot deployment program and current status of AVs, the impact of CVs and AVs on safety, mobility, and the environment, etc., and existing research on CVs and AVs, as well as conduct literature reviews and case studies involving CVs and AVs.
Geo-Environmental Engineering Concentration
Enrollment in Ph.D. in Civil Engineering program and permission of department. Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a dissertation. Graded on a Satisfactory Progress/Unsatisfactory Progress basis each term. May be repeated for credit. CE Ph.D. students are required to complete 18 credit hours of dissertation research.
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