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Civil Engineering - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering prepares you for a people-serving profession vital to the world’s economic, political and social well-being. Civil engineers engage in a wide range of activities such as research, design, development, management and the control of engineering systems and their components. Upon graduation, you will be in high demand in various fields throughout many different industries.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
MATH 2413 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 4 ______ ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______
Communication 3 ______ MATH 2414 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II 4 ______
CVEN 1201 Introduction to Civil Engineering 2 ______ PHYS 2425 University Physics I 4 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ CVEN 2370 Intro to CAD and Surveying 3 ______
CHEM 1311
and CHEM 1111
General Chemistry I 
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
 4 ______ Creative Arts 3 ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 17 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
PHYS 2426 University Physics II 4 ______ PHIL 2306
or PHIL 1370
Ethics 
or Philosophy of Knowledge
 3 ______
CVEN 2301 Statics 3 ______ INEN 2373 Engineering Economics 3 ______
MATH 3370
or INEN 3320
Intro to Theory of Statistical Inference 
or Probability and Statistics for Eng
 3 ______ MEEN 2302 Dynamics 3 ______
CVEN 3311 Introduction to Environmental Eng 3 ______ CVEN 2372 Mechanics of Solids 3 ______
MATH 2415 Calculus III 4 ______ MATH 2320
or CVEN 2320
Ordinary Differential Equations 
or Diff Equations for Civil Eng
 3 ______
  Hours 17 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
CVEN 3340 Structural Analysis 3 ______ CVEN 3300 Engineering Materials Systems 3 ______
CVEN 3351 Fluid Mechanics 3 ______ CVEN 3360 Engineering Hydrology 3 ______
CVEN 4365 Introduction to Transportation Engineering 3 ______ CVEN 3370 Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ CVEN 3390 Geo-technical Engineering 3 ______
HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______ GEOL 1403
or BIOL 1406
Geology I: Physical Geology 
or General Biology I (Majors)
 4 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 16 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
CVEN 4320 or CVEN 4370 or CVEN 4375 Engineering Project Management or Computer Aided Design or GIS for Civil Engineers 3 ______ CVEN 4320 or CVEN 4370 or CVEN 4375 Engineering Project Management or Computer Aided Design or GIS for Civil Engineers 3 ______
CVEN 4340 Foundation Engineering 3 ______ CVEN 4350 Hydraulic Engineering 3 ______
CVEN 4380 Reinforced Concrete Design 3 ______ CVEN 4390 Structural Steel Design 3 ______
CVEN 4212 Civil Engineering Systems Design Project 2 ______ CVEN 4313 Civil Eng System Design Project (II) 3 ______
CVEN 4110 Seminar 1 ______
POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______ Hours 12 ______