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B.S. - Environmental EngineeringWhereas the Civil Engineering B.S. degree focuses on the infrastructure of society in the areas of structural, geotechnical, transportation, environmental/water resources, and project management, the B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering focuses on the fundamentals of environmental and water resources engineering with recommended tracks in geo-environmental, surface water hydrology and remote sensing, surface and groundwater water quality, groundwater hydrology, and air quality. Many of the required courses in the program are interdisciplinary drawing from the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Environmental Science, Physics, and Biology. The PSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has 9 faculty and research faculty in the environmental and water resources area. Their research focuses on the natural environment – rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, near coastal waters, and groundwater aquifers. In the last year this group had approximately $1.5 million in externally funded research. Increasing numbers of students with B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering have preferred a degree only in Environmental Engineering without wanting proficiency in the other discipline areas. Other students, such as in Environmental Science, have preferred an engineering degree that can offer them a career in environmental engineering. This new degree provides a pathway for these students to excel in an engineering program tailored to Environmental Engineering. This degree provides training for engineers to preserve the natural environment – an especially important part of our culture in Oregon. Oregon prides itself on its environmental commitments, and educating engineers to fulfill this commitment is in-line with meeting the needs of the State, as well as those of the global community. More environmental engineers are needed to improve the quality of life by improving our environment and living in a sustainable manner. Portland State University’s undergraduate degree program in Civil Engineering is accredited by EAC/ABET. The new program has not yet been evaluated by ABET; however, it would be evaluated during our next scheduled ABET visit during 2012. ABET requires that at least one student should have graduated from the program before submitting it for evaluation. We will have met this criterion at the time of the next visit. If successfully accredited upon evaluation, the program will be considered retroactively accredited from the time of the first student completing the program. BSEVE Course Plan - Requirements in Grid Form (pdf) Junior and senior engineering courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-, and a student's cumulative PSU GPA must be 2.25 or higher to graduate from the BSCE program. Majors in civil engineering must complete University and departmental degree requirements. Any deviation from the required courses, including engineering and mathematics course substitutions, must be approved in writing by the chair of the department. Freshman Year EAS 101 Engineering Problem Solving- Credits: 4 EAS 115 Engineering Graphics - Credits: 3 CH 221, CH 222 General Chemistry - Credits: 8 CH 227, 228 General Chemistry Laboratory - Credits: 2 MTH 251, 252 Calculus I, II - Credits: 8 MTH 261 Intro Linear Algebra - Credits: 4 BIO 234 Elementary Microbiology- Credits: 4 BIO 235 Elementary Microbiology Lab- Credits: 2 Freshman Inquiry- Credits: 15 Total - Credits: 50 Sophomore Year EAS 211 Statics - Credits: 4 EAS 212 Strength of Materials - Credits: 4 EAS 215 Dynamics - Credits: 4 MTH 254 Calculus IV - Credits: 4 MTH 256 Applied Differential Equations - Credits: 4 PH 221, 222, 223 General Physics (with calculus) - Credits: 9 PH 214, 215, 216 Physics Laboratory - Credits: 3 Sophomore Inquiry - Credits: 12 Total - Credits: 44Junior Year EAS 361 Fluid Mechanics - Credits: 4 ESR 320, 321, 322 Analysis of Environmental Systems - Credits: 12 ESR 323, 324, 325 Environmental Systems Laboratory - Credits: 6 ME 321 Engineering Thermodynamics - Credits: 4 CE 315 CEE Profession Seminar - Credits: 1 CE 362 Hydraulics - Credits: 4 CE 364 Water Resources Engineering - Credits: 4 CE 371 Environmental Engineering - Credits: 4 G 301 Geology for Engineers - Credits: 3 Stat 451 Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists - Credits: 4 Total - Credits: 46 Senior Year CE 474 Unit Operations of Environmental Engineering - Credits: 4 CE 480 Chemistry of Environmental Toxins - Credits: 4 CE 484 Civil Engineering Project Management & Design I - Credits: 3 CE 494 Civil Engineering Project Management & Design II - Credits: 3 EC 314 Private and Public Investments Analysis - Credits: 4 Upper Division Cluster - Credits: 8 Approved Environmental Engineering Electives* - Credits: 20 Total - Credits:46 * Approved tracks in geo-environmental engineering, surface water quality, surface hydrology and hydraulics, subsurface hydrology and contaminant transport, and air quality The entire BS curriculum in Environmental Engineering is 186 credit hours. Suggested Junior/Senior Specialty Tracks in Environmental Engineering
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