Introduction
In order to satisfy the requirements for the civil engineering baccalaureate degree in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences a student must:

1. take and pass or gain credit in an approved manner, all courses specified in the curriculum,
2. take and pass or gain credit in an approved manner, all elective courses in the specified subject area,
3. have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, and
4. comply with all requirements of the University of Notre Dame.

In addition to registering for and completing with a passing grade courses offered at Notre Dame, other means of gaining credit "in an approved manner" include:

1. advanced placement credit,
2. credit by exam,
3. taking, passing and causing an official transcript to be sent to the College of Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, a course at an accredited institution of higher learning which had been previously approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and
4. courses taken at another institution prior to enrollment at the University of Notre Dame, which have been evaluated and accepted for transfer credit by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Credit obtained by any means other than enumerated above requires petition and justification by the student and approval by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.  A Course Acceptance Petition form is included in the Appendix.

New Course Numbering
Beginning with the 2005 summer session, the University adopted a new 5-digit course numbering system to replace the old 3-digit system. This document uses the new numbers, but provides the old numbers in parentheses.
The first digit in the 5-digit course number is to indicate the level of the course, as follows: 1-first year level; 2-sophomore level; 3-junior level; 4 senior level; 5-5th year senior and advanced undergraduate course; 6-1st year graduate level course; and 7-9 for upper level graduate courses. The second digit is be used to indicate the category of course being taught, as follows: 0-regular classroom; 1-laboratory, drill, or studio; 2-tutorial or discussion; 3-seminar; 4-study abroad; 5-internship, fieldwork, or community service; 6-directed readings; 7-special studies; 8-thesis, research, or dissertation; and 9 is reserved for future use.

The last three digits are used by the department to identify category. Our department has defined these as follows:

Degree Requirements
A copy of the current civil engineering undergraduate curriculum is included in the Appendix.
Elective Courses are indicated by subject area and may be classified as follows:

1. Arts and Letters Courses or Humanities and Social Science Courses
2. Civil Engineering Electives
3. Technical Electives
4. Free Electives

Arts and Letters Electives must include eight (8) three-credit courses and must be distributed as indicated in the Academic Code in the following areas:

1. University Seminar one course
2. Composition one course
3. History one course
4. Social Science one course
5. Literature or Fine Arts one course
6. Philosophy two courses
7. Theology two courses

A University Seminar course taken during the First Year of Studies satisfies a distribution requirement in history, social science, literature or fine arts, philosophy or theology, depending on the subject matter of the University Seminar course.

Civil Engineering Electives must be satisfied by taking Civil Engineering courses. These are identified in the Bulletin of Information and the Schedule of Class booklet with the program abbreviation (i.e., CE 30000 or higher under the new numbering system and CE 300 or higher under the old numbering system).

CE 46600 (498), Directed Readings, allows a student or a small group of students to conduct independent study of selected readings. Typically, this would closely follow a seminar course format using a many articles from different sources, and may prepare students for undergraduate research. The study will be under the direction of a faculty member.

CE 47600 (498), Special Studies, allows a student or a small group of students to conduct independent study of a subject not covered in a regularly scheduled course. Typically, this would closely follow a lecture course format using a single textbook. The study will be under the direction of a faculty member.

CE 48600 (499), Undergraduate Research, allows undergraduates to conduct independent research with a faculty advisor. Students are encouraged to develop a research relationship with a faculty member early in their career by enrolling for one or two credits during the sophomore and junior years and two or three credits during the senior year. A student may earn up to six credits applied as Civil Engineering Electives. Additional CE 48600 credits may be applied to satisfy either Technical or Free Elective program requirements.

CE 25600, CE 35600, and CE 45600 (200, 300, and 400), Civil Engineering Service Projects (CESP) encourages students to enroll for variable credits in more than one semester. For example, a student may enroll as a sophomore or junior for one or two credits, and for two or three credits as a senior. Civil Engineering students may use CE 45600 or CE 35600 to satisfy a Civil Engineering Elective when taken for two or three credits during the senior or junior year in a project relevant to civil engineering. An additional three credits, which may be earned one or two credits per semester, may be used to satisfy the Technical Elective. CE 25600 (or 35600 or 45600) may be used to satisfy the Free Elective.  Normally, a student would enroll for two credits as a senior in the same project that they had enrolled in for one or two credits as an underclass person.
 
Occasionally, other courses offered by a Department in the College of Engineering or by a Department in the College of Science may be allowed with the written approval of the Chair when a student submits a “Course Acceptance Petition.” The Course Acceptance Petition form is included in the Appendix.

Technical Elective requirements must be satisfied by taking a course offered by a Department in the College of Engineering or by a Department in the College of Science, which is numbered 30000 or higher.
The above stated general rule notwithstanding, the following exceptions are noted:
           
Courses not accepted:

1. Math 30390 (318). Introduction to Numerical Methods
2. Phys 30389 (309). Philosophical Issues in Physics
3. EG 40298 (498B). MTXE Seminar
4. Engineering, Science, Technology, and Society Course (ESTS), except specific courses listed below.
5. Special Studies courses without the CE designation are accepted only after approval using the Course Acceptance Petition.

Courses accepted:

1. Chem 20223 and 20224 (223-224). Elementary Organic Chemistry I and II
2. Chem 20235 and 20236 (235-236). Organic Chemistry I and II
3. BIOL 20201 and 20202 (201-202). General Biology A and B
4. CSE 20232 (232). C/C++ Programming
5. EE 20224 (224). Intro Electrical Engineering
6. ESTS 40401 Energy and Society
7. ESTS 40402 Wireless Communications: The Technology and Impact of 24/7 Connectivity

A student may submit a Course Acceptance Petition for any other course other than those included in the general rule or an exception. The submitted course must have explicit written approval of the Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences and concurrence by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to satisfy a Technical Elective requirement for any degree program in the Department.

Free Electives are intended to permit a student an opportunity to explore areas in disciplines far afield from his or her own, or to investigate his or her own discipline in greater depth than would otherwise be possible in the established curriculum. Free Electives should not be viewed as a "burden" to be discharged using "extraneous" credits, which may have been accumulated for some other purpose. Advanced Placement Credit may not be used to satisfy the Free Elective. Subject to the restrictions outlined below, a Free Elective requirement may be satisfied by a three (3) or more credit course offered by any Department in the University. Variable credit courses (Undergraduate Research or Directed Studies) taken in increments of less than three credits may be accumulated to satisfy free elective requirements with the approval of the student's advisor.

Limitations. Students in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences will not be permitted to use Advanced Placement, Credit by Exam or Transfer credits to satisfy any degree requirement if the number of the course for which credit is granted is lower than the initial course in that discipline required in the curriculum. For example, no mathematics course numbered lower than 10550 (125), no chemistry course numbered lower than 10121 (121), and no physics course numbered lower than 10310 (131) may be used to satisfy a Free Elective requirement.

No credits granted for participation in any music organization or completion of applied music instruction (e.g., marching band, glee club, piano class, guitar class) may be used to satisfy any degree requirement, including a Free Elective requirement.

Pass-Fail grades are allowed only in Free Electives, taken outside of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, and courses taken and not needed to satisfy the degree requirement. Approval is required by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

How Other Program Courses Apply
Three programs (i.e., ROTC, EG/BUS, and MBA) have been approved to satisfy degree requirements as described below. However, a student participating in more than one program may use no more than one Civil Engineering or more than the number of Technical or Free electives than the degree program requires.

ROTC. No ROTC (Military Science, Naval Science, Aerospace Studies) course numbered lower than 30000 can be used to satisfy any degree requirement, including a Free Elective. A maximum of six (6) ROTC credits numbered 30000 or above may be used to satisfy degree requirements by those students who complete the ROTC program requirements for a commission in one of the United States Uniformed Services. Three (3) of these credits may be substituted for either the history or the social science requirement and three (3) may be used to satisfy a Free Elective requirement.

EG/BUS. One EG/BUS (Integrated Engineering Business Practice, as administered by the College of Engineering) course may be used to satisfy a Civil Engineering, Technical or Free elective degree requirement. A second course may be used to satisfy a Technical or Free elective degree requirement.

Study Abroad in International Programs
Students seeking to participate in international programs should follow the approach outlined below. Failure to follow this recommended approach could result in completion of international courses that do not contribute to the degree requirements, which may result in failure to meet the degree requirements in the time expected.

The recommended approach is as follows:

1. The student should prepare a written plan, including the list of courses that they expect to take abroad, and an indication on how these will be used to satisfy their degree requirements. If two or more international programs are being considered, each program should have a written plan. A copy of the Proposed Courses for international study is included in the Appendix.
2. The students should review these plans with the Department’s International Studies Academic Advisor, Dr. David Kirkner, who will indicate approval by signing and dating a copy of the plan. The signed copy will be given to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. David Kirkner.
3. The Director of Undergraduate Studies will review the advisor-approved plan, and if in agreement, it will be signed and dated. A copy will be sent to the associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, currently Dr. John Uhran, for his final approval, and a copy filed in the students department file. The Director of Undergraduate Studies and Dr. Uhran will inform the student of the approvals by completing the approval form on the web site of the International Study Program, http://www.nd.edu/~intlstud/.

4. The London Program is administered separately with details provided in the Bulletin of Information for undergraduate programs.
5. For the program in Australia, which currently is being administered by the Department through Dr. Clive Neal, the Department will prepare and post on the Academic Guide web site, an equivalent course list.  The Department’s Undergraduate Curriculum Committee will review the courses in Australia, which are being proposed to be substituted for required Notre Dame courses, and prepare this equivalence list. Dr. Uhran will provide the final approval before it is posted as part of the academic guide.
6. Participation in other international programs will require the student to provide course description information to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, which will allow the approval of both the Department’s Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Dr. Uhran. This approval will be noted in the student’s Department file.

Dual Degree Programs
In general, to obtain two undergraduate degrees, the student must satisfy requirements of both degrees. A more detailed explanation is provided in the Bulletin of Information for undergraduate programs.

Transfer Students
Transfer credit may be awarded for EG 10111 (111), but the Department requires completion of EG 10112 (112).  Physical Education (PE) is not required for transfer students.

Appendix

List of Selected Web Sites
Academic Code of Honor: http://www.nd.edu/~hnrcode/
College of Engineering: http://www.nd.edu/~engineer/
Office of the Registrar: http://www.registrar.nd.edu/
New Course Numbers: http://reg-apps.nd.edu/CourseInventory

List of Advisors:
A team of faculty advises the undergraduate students enrolled in the Civil Engineering program. The advisor team remains with each class throughout their three years in the Department. Approximately twice each semester, the advising team schedules a meeting of the entire class to distribute PINs, advise on enrollment procedures, elective classes, and provide information beneficial to most class members. Students are encouraged to schedule individual meetings with any one of the team advisors to discuss concerns that are more personal. The Director of Undergraduate Programs, currently David P. Devine, coordinates the efforts of the advising teams and serves as a resource person.

Class of 2008:
Tracy Kijewski-Correa (Correa.5@nd.edu)
Robert Nerenberg (Nerenberg.1@nd.edu)
David P. Devine (devine.17@nd.edu)

Class of 2009:
Yahya Kurama (Kurama.1@nd.edu)
Joannes Westerink (Westerink.1@nd.edu)
David P. Devine (devine.17@nd.edu)

Class of 2010:
David Kirkner (Kirkner.1@nd.edu)
Joshua Shrout (shrout.1@nd.edu
David P. Devine (devine.17@nd.edu)

Civil Engineering Curriculum
Curriculum attached. <<download pdf>>

Study Abroad in International Programs: Study Plan
Form attached. <<download pdf>>

Course Acceptance Petition
Form attached. <<download pdf>>

*Approved by the faculty of CEGEOS February 27, 2006.