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Program checklist · Civil Engineering BSCIV / Civil Engineering MSCE

Civil Engineering BSCIV / Civil Engineering MSCE

Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Civil Engineering BSCIV / Civil Engineering MSCE
Total credits (published)
225.5-254.5
Credits (computed from items)
523.5-592.5
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
212054
CourseShelf checklist
CK_212054_373bc9ef
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Track

0 items

    General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements

    general education · 8 items
    1. CIVC 101
      Introduction to Civic Engagement
      Not resolved to a course
      1.0
    2. COOP 101
      Career Management and Professional Development *
      Not resolved to a course
      1.0
    3. ENGL 101
      3.0
    4. ENGL 102
      3.0
    5. ENGL 103
      Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
      or: ENGL 113 English Composition III
      3.0
    6. UNIV E101
      1.0
    7. General Education Requirements **
      Not resolved to a course
      21.0
    8. Free Electives
      Not resolved to a course
      6.0

    Foundation Requirements

    1 item
    1. BIO 141
      4.5

    Chemistry Requirements

    1 item
    1. Select one of the following options: ***
      Not resolved to a course
      3.5-7.5

    Option A:

    1 item
    1. CHEM 111& CHEM 101
      General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course

    Option B:

    2 items
    1. CHEM 101
      General Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CHEM 102
      General Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4.5

    Engineering (ENGR) Requirements

    5 items
    1. ENGR 111
      Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3.0
    2. ENGR 113
      First-Year Engineering Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3.0
    3. ENGR 131
      Introductory Programming for Engineers
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
      3.0
    4. MATE 220
      4.0
    5. MEM 210
      3.0

    Mathematics Requirements

    1 item
    1. Selection one of the following options: †
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0-10.0

    Option A:

    1 item
    1. MATH 105& MATH 121
      Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometryand Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course

    Option B:

    1 item
    1. MATH 116& MATH 117
      Calculus and Functions Iand Calculus and Functions II
      Not resolved to a course

    Option C:

    5 items
    1. MATH 121
      Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MATH 122
      Calculus II
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0
    3. MATH 200
      Multivariate Calculus
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0
    4. CAEE 231
      3.0
    5. CAEE 232
      3.0

    Physics Requirements

    1 item
    1. Select one of the following options: †
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0-8.0

    Option A:

    1 item
    1. PHYS 100& PHYS 101
      Preparation for Engineering Studiesand Fundamentals of Physics I
      Not resolved to a course

    Option B:

    3 items
    1. PHYS 101
      Fundamentals of Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHYS 102
      Fundamentals of Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0
    3. PHYS 201
      Fundamentals of Physics III
      Not resolved to a course
      4.0

    Major Requirements

    major core · 23 items
    1. CAE 491
      Senior Design Project I
      Not resolved to a course
      3.0
    2. CAE 492
      Senior Design Project II
      Not resolved to a course
      3.0
    3. CAE 493
      Senior Design Project III
      Not resolved to a course
      3.0
    4. CAEE 202
      3.0
    5. CAEE 203
      3.0
    6. CAEE 212
      4.0
    7. CAEE 361
      3.0
    8. CIVE 240
      3.0
    9. CIVE 250
      4.0
    10. CIVE 302
      4.0
    11. CIVE 303
      3.0
    12. CIVE 312
      4.0
    13. CIVE 315
      4.0
    14. CIVE 320
      3.0
    15. CIVE 330
      4.0
    16. CIVE 375
      3.0
    17. CIVE 430
      3.0
    18. CIVE 477
      [WI] Seminar I
      As published: “Seminar I”
      2.0
    19. CIVE 478
      [WI] Seminar II
      As published: “Seminar II”
      1.0
    20. ENVE 300
      3.0
    21. MEM 202
      3.0
    22. MEM 230
      4.0
    23. MEM 238
      4.0

    Senior Professional Electives (18 credits total) ‡

    electives · 3 items
    1. CIVE 421
      3.0
    2. CIVE 422
      3.0
    3. CIVE 423
      3.0

    9 credits of GR Theme Courses as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives

    electives · 0 items

      Master's Degree Courses

      0 items

        Required Theme Course ^

        5 items
        1. CIVE 531
          Advanced Foundation Engineering
          Not resolved to a course
        2. CIVE 632
          Advanced Soil Mechanics
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CIVE 633
          Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CIVE 635
          Slope Stability and Landslides
          Not resolved to a course
        5. CIVE 637
          Seepage and Consolidation
          Not resolved to a course

        Core Technical Electives

        electives · 0 items

          These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

          0 items

            Select from any of the following:

            13 items
            1. CIVE 516
              Geotechnical Site Investigation
              Not resolved to a course
            2. CIVE 518
              Natural Hazards and Infrastructure
              Not resolved to a course
            3. CIVE 605
              Advanced Mechanics of Materials
              Not resolved to a course
            4. CIVE 636
              Engineering Ground Improvement
              Not resolved to a course
            5. CIVE 639
              Applied Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
              Not resolved to a course
            6. CIVE 650
              Geosynthetics in Civil Infrastructure
              Not resolved to a course
              or: CIVE 651 Geosynthetics in Waste Containment
            7. CIVE 730
              Experimental Soil Mechanics I
              Not resolved to a course
              or: CIVE 731 Experimental Soil Mechanics II
            8. CIVE 737
              Seismic Geotechnics
              Not resolved to a course
            9. CIVE 839
              Constitutive Models in Geomechanics
              Not resolved to a course
            10. MATH 520
              Numerical Analysis I
              or: MATH 521 Numerical Analysis II
              3.0
            11. MEM 591
              Applied Engr Analy Methods I
              Not resolved to a course
              or: MEM 591 Applied Engr Analy Methods I
            12. MEM 681
              Finite Element Methods I
              Not resolved to a course
              or: MEM 682 Finite Element Methods II
            13. MEM 777
              Fracture Mechanics I
              Not resolved to a course

            Additional Technical Elective Courses ^^

            electives · 0 items

              These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

              0 items

                Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.

                electives · 9 items
                1. CIVE 562
                  Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CIVE 640
                  Environmental Geotechnics
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. ENVE 555
                  3.0
                4. ENVE 727
                  3.0
                5. ENVE 750
                  3.0
                6. MEM 660
                  Theory of Elasticity I
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. MEM 663
                  Continuum Mechanics
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. MEM 664
                  Introduction to Plasticity
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ^^^
                  Not resolved to a course
                  0.0-9.0

                Structural Engineering Graduate Track

                0 items

                  General Education / Liberal Studies Requirements

                  general education · 8 items
                  1. CIVC 101
                    Introduction to Civic Engagement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    1.0
                  2. COOP 101
                    Career Management and Professional Development *
                    Not resolved to a course
                    1.0
                  3. ENGL 101
                    3.0
                  4. ENGL 102
                    3.0
                  5. ENGL 103
                    Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
                    or: ENGL 113 English Composition III
                    3.0
                  6. UNIV E101
                    1.0
                  7. General Education Requirements **
                    Not resolved to a course
                    21.0
                  8. Free Electives
                    Not resolved to a course
                    6.0

                  Foundation Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. BIO 141
                    4.5

                  Chemistry Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. Select one of the following options: ***
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.5-7.5

                  Option A:

                  1 item
                  1. CHEM 111& CHEM 101
                    General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Option B:

                  2 items
                  1. CHEM 101
                    General Chemistry I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. CHEM 102
                    General Chemistry II
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.5

                  Engineering (ENGR) Requirements

                  5 items
                  1. ENGR 111
                    Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.0
                  2. ENGR 113
                    First-Year Engineering Design
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.0
                  3. ENGR 131
                    Introductory Programming for Engineers
                    Not resolved to a course
                    or: ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
                    3.0
                  4. MATE 220
                    4.0
                  5. MEM 210
                    3.0

                  Math Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. Select one of the following options: †
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0-10.0

                  Option A:

                  1 item
                  1. MATH 105& MATH 121
                    Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometryand Calculus I
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Option B:

                  1 item
                  1. MATH 116& MATH 117
                    Calculus and Functions Iand Calculus and Functions II
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Option C:

                  5 items
                  1. MATH 121
                    Calculus I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. MATH 122
                    Calculus II
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0
                  3. MATH 200
                    Multivariate Calculus
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0
                  4. CAEE 231
                    3.0
                  5. CAEE 232
                    3.0

                  Physics Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. Select one of the following options: †
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0-8.0

                  Option A:

                  1 item
                  1. PHYS 100& PHYS 101
                    Preparation for Engineering Studiesand Fundamentals of Physics I
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Option B:

                  3 items
                  1. PHYS 101
                    Fundamentals of Physics I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. PHYS 102
                    Fundamentals of Physics II
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0
                  3. PHYS 201
                    Fundamentals of Physics III
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4.0

                  Major Requirements

                  major core · 23 items
                  1. CAE 491
                    Senior Design Project I
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.0
                  2. CAE 492
                    Senior Design Project II
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.0
                  3. CAE 493
                    Senior Design Project III
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3.0
                  4. CAEE 202
                    3.0
                  5. CAEE 203
                    3.0
                  6. CAEE 212
                    4.0
                  7. CAEE 361
                    3.0
                  8. CIVE 240
                    3.0
                  9. CIVE 250
                    4.0
                  10. CIVE 302
                    4.0
                  11. CIVE 303
                    3.0
                  12. CIVE 312
                    4.0
                  13. CIVE 315
                    4.0
                  14. CIVE 320
                    3.0
                  15. CIVE 330
                    4.0
                  16. CIVE 375
                    3.0
                  17. CIVE 430
                    3.0
                  18. CIVE 477
                    [WI] Seminar I
                    As published: “Seminar I”
                    2.0
                  19. CIVE 478
                    [WI] Seminar II
                    As published: “Seminar II”
                    1.0
                  20. ENVE 300
                    3.0
                  21. MEM 202
                    3.0
                  22. MEM 230
                    4.0
                  23. MEM 238
                    4.0

                  Senior Professional Electives ‡

                  electives · 3 items
                  1. CIVE 400
                    3.0
                  2. CIVE 401
                    3.0
                  3. CIVE 402
                    3.0

                  9 credits of GR Theme Courses count as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives

                  electives · 0 items

                    Master's Degree Courses

                    0 items

                      Required Theme Courses ^

                      5 items
                      1. CIVE 605
                        Advanced Mechanics of Materials ^
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. CIVE 701
                        Advanced Structural Analysis I
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. CIVE 702
                        Advanced Structural Analysis II
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. CIVE 703
                        Advanced Structural Analysis III
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. CIVE 708
                        Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Core Technical Elective Courses

                      electives · 0 items

                        Select from any of the following:

                        17 items
                        1. CIVE 510
                          Prestressed Concrete
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. CIVE 511
                          Advanced Steel Design
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. CIVE 512
                          Wood and Timber Design
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. CIVE 513
                          Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Smart Structures and Systems
                          Not resolved to a course
                        5. CIVE 520
                          Advanced Concrete Technology
                          Not resolved to a course
                        6. CIVE 540
                          Forensic Structural Engineering
                          Not resolved to a course
                        7. CIVE 615
                          Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
                          Not resolved to a course
                        8. CIVE 704
                          Behavior and Stability of Structural Members I
                          Not resolved to a course
                        9. CIVE 711
                          Engineered Masonry I
                          Not resolved to a course
                        10. CIVE 714
                          Behavior of Concrete Structures I
                          Not resolved to a course
                        11. MATH 520
                          Numerical Analysis I
                          or: MATH 521 Numerical Analysis II
                          3.0
                        12. MEM 591
                          Applied Engr Analy Methods I
                          Not resolved to a course
                          or: MEM 592 Applied Engr Analy Methods II
                        13. MEM 660
                          Theory of Elasticity I
                          Not resolved to a course
                        14. MEM 663
                          Continuum Mechanics
                          Not resolved to a course
                        15. MEM 664
                          Introduction to Plasticity
                          Not resolved to a course
                        16. MEM 681
                          Finite Element Methods I
                          Not resolved to a course
                          or: MEM 682 Finite Element Methods II
                        17. MEM 777
                          Fracture Mechanics I
                          Not resolved to a course

                        Additional Technical Elective Courses ^^

                        electives · 0 items

                          These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

                          0 items

                            Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.:

                            electives · 11 items
                            1. AE 510
                              Intelligent Buildings
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. AE 561
                              Airflow Simulation in Built Environment
                              Not resolved to a course
                            3. CIVE 531
                              Advanced Foundation Engineering
                              Not resolved to a course
                            4. CIVE 633
                              Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures
                              Not resolved to a course
                            5. CIVE 639
                              Applied Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
                              Not resolved to a course
                            6. CIVE 839
                              Constitutive Models in Geomechanics
                              Not resolved to a course
                            7. ENVE 555
                              3.0
                            8. ENVE 571
                              3.0
                            9. ENVE 727
                              3.0
                            10. ENVE 750
                              3.0
                            11. Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ^^^
                              Not resolved to a course
                              0.0-9.0

                            Water Resources Engineering Graduate Track

                            0 items

                              General Education / Liberal Studies Requirements

                              general education · 8 items
                              1. CIVC 101
                                Introduction to Civic Engagement
                                Not resolved to a course
                                1.0
                              2. COOP 101
                                Career Management and Professional Development *
                                Not resolved to a course
                                1.0
                              3. ENGL 101
                                3.0
                              4. ENGL 102
                                3.0
                              5. ENGL 103
                                Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
                                or: ENGL 113 English Composition III
                                3.0
                              6. UNIV E101
                                1.0
                              7. General Education Requirements **
                                Not resolved to a course
                                21.0
                              8. Free Electives
                                Not resolved to a course
                                6.0

                              Foundation Requirements

                              1 item
                              1. BIO 141
                                4.5

                              Chemistry Requirements

                              1 item
                              1. Select one of the following options: ***
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.5-7.5

                              Option A:

                              1 item
                              1. CHEM 111& CHEM 101
                                General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Option B:

                              2 items
                              1. CHEM 101
                                General Chemistry I
                                Not resolved to a course
                              2. CHEM 102
                                General Chemistry II
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.5

                              Engineering (ENGR) Requirements

                              5 items
                              1. ENGR 111
                                Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.0
                              2. ENGR 113
                                First-Year Engineering Design
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.0
                              3. ENGR 131
                                Introductory Programming for Engineers
                                Not resolved to a course
                                or: ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
                                3.0
                              4. MATE 220
                                4.0
                              5. MEM 210
                                3.0

                              Mathematics Requirements

                              1 item
                              1. Select one of the following options: †
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0-10.0

                              Option A:

                              1 item
                              1. MATH 105& MATH 121
                                Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometryand Calculus I
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Option B:

                              1 item
                              1. MATH 116& MATH 117
                                Calculus and Functions Iand Calculus and Functions II ‡
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Option C:

                              5 items
                              1. MATH 121
                                Calculus I
                                Not resolved to a course
                              2. MATH 122
                                Calculus II
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0
                              3. MATH 200
                                Multivariate Calculus
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0
                              4. CAEE 231
                                3.0
                              5. CAEE 232
                                3.0

                              Physics Requirements

                              1 item
                              1. Select one of the following options: †
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0-8.0

                              Option A:

                              1 item
                              1. PHYS 100& PHYS 101
                                Preparation for Engineering Studiesand Fundamentals of Physics I
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Option B:

                              3 items
                              1. PHYS 101
                                Fundamentals of Physics I
                                Not resolved to a course
                              2. PHYS 102
                                Fundamentals of Physics II
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0
                              3. PHYS 201
                                Fundamentals of Physics III
                                Not resolved to a course
                                4.0

                              Major Requirements

                              major core · 23 items
                              1. CAE 491
                                Senior Design Project I
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.0
                              2. CAE 492
                                Senior Design Project II
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.0
                              3. CAE 493
                                Senior Design Project III
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3.0
                              4. CAEE 202
                                3.0
                              5. CAEE 203
                                3.0
                              6. CAEE 212
                                4.0
                              7. CAEE 361
                                3.0
                              8. CIVE 240
                                3.0
                              9. CIVE 250
                                4.0
                              10. CIVE 302
                                4.0
                              11. CIVE 303
                                3.0
                              12. CIVE 312
                                4.0
                              13. CIVE 315
                                4.0
                              14. CIVE 320
                                3.0
                              15. CIVE 330
                                4.0
                              16. CIVE 375
                                3.0
                              17. CIVE 430
                                3.0
                              18. CIVE 477
                                [WI] Seminar I
                                As published: “Seminar I”
                                2.0
                              19. CIVE 478
                                [WI] Seminar II
                                As published: “Seminar II”
                                1.0
                              20. ENVE 300
                                3.0
                              21. MEM 202
                                3.0
                              22. MEM 230
                                4.0
                              23. MEM 238
                                4.0

                              Senior Professional Electives ^

                              electives · 0 items

                                9 credits of GR Theme Courses count as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives

                                electives · 0 items

                                  Master's Degree Courses

                                  0 items

                                    Required Theme Courses ^^

                                    5 items
                                    1. CIVE 564
                                      Sustainable Water Resource Engineering
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    2. CIVE 565
                                      Urban Ecohydraulics
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    3. CIVE 664
                                      Open Channel Hydraulics
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    4. ENVE 681
                                      3.0
                                    5. ENVS 501
                                      3.0

                                    Core Technical Elective Course

                                    electives · 7 items
                                    1. CIVE 562
                                      Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    2. CIVE 567
                                      Watershed Analysis
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    3. ENVE 660
                                      3.0
                                    4. ENVE 661
                                      0.0-3.0
                                    5. ENVE 665
                                      3.0
                                    6. ENVE 727
                                      3.0
                                    7. ENVE 750
                                      3.0

                                    Additional Technical Elective Courses §

                                    electives · 0 items

                                      These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

                                      0 items

                                        Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.:

                                        electives · 4 items
                                        1. CIVE 615
                                          Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                        2. ENVE 555
                                          3.0
                                        3. ENVE 571
                                          3.0
                                        4. Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ±
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                          0.0-9.0
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