BS in Environmental Engineering
Degree Requirements
The BS degree in Environmental Engineering at UIC requires the students to complete university, college, and program degree requirements. Students must complete all courses required to fulfill College of Engineering and General Education requirements, and required courses in the major. In order to graduate with a BS degree in Environmental Engineering, students must have at least a 2.00/4.00 grade point average in all work taken at UIC, in all work taken for the major, and in all work accepted by the university (transfer courses and courses taken at UIC).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Nonengineering and General Education Requirements | 60 | |
| Required in the College of Engineering | 53 | |
| Technical Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
Nonengineering and General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| Exploring World Cultures course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Creative Arts course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Past course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Individual and Society course a | 3 | |
| Understanding U.S. Society course a | 3 | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| or STAT 381 | Applied Statistical Methods I | |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) b | 4 |
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) b | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy b | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I b | 2 |
| CHEM 124 | Chemical Dynamics b | 3 |
| CHEM 125 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II b | 2 |
| EAES 101 | Global Environmental Change b | 4 |
| or EAES 111 | Earth, Energy, and the Environment | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- a
Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list of approved courses in this category.
- b
This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.
Required in the College of Engineering
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar a | 1 |
| CME 119 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science | 3 |
| CME 197 | Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering | 0 |
| CME 207 | Engineering Probability and Economics | 3 |
| CME 211 | Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | 3 |
| CME 260 | Properties of Materials | 3 |
| CME 297 | Civil and Environmental Engineering Drawing and Design | 3 |
| CME 311 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CME 322 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CME 396 | Civil Engineering Systems Design | 2 |
| CME 403 | Hydraulic Design | 3 |
| CME 411 | Chemistry for Environmental Professionals | 3 |
| CME 421 | Water Treatment Design | 3 |
| CME 422 | Wastewater Treatment Design | 3 |
| CME 427 | Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| CME 497 | Capstone Design | 2 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| CHE 210 | Material and Energy Balances | 4 |
| ME 205 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 450 | Air Pollution Engineering | 3 |
| Total Hours | 53 | |
- a
ENGR is a one-hour course, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | ||
| Select five technical elective courses from the offered 400-level CME Technical Electives or from 400-level courses offered by other programs in the College of Engineering or other STEM programs at UIC with the approval of the academic faculty advisor. a | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
- a
Students (and their faculty advisors) must separately petition to substitute CME 493, CME 496, or CME 494 for a technical elective course, and also receive approval from the director of undergraduate studies or the department head prior to the student's enrollment in those courses.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 122 & CHEM 123 |
Matter and Energy and Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I a |
5 |
| CME 119 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science | 3 |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CME 197 | Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering | 0 |
| CHEM 124 | Chemical Dynamics | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CME 211 | Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | 3 |
| CHE 210 | Material and Energy Balances | 4 |
| CME 297 | Civil and Environmental Engineering Drawing and Design | 3 |
| CHEM 125 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II | 2 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) | 4 |
| Hours | 19 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CME 207 | Engineering Probability and Economics | 3 |
| CME 260 | Properties of Materials | 3 |
| CME 322 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| ME 205 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CME 311 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CME 411 | Chemistry for Environmental Professionals | 3 |
| CME 421 | Water Treatment Design | 3 |
| ME 450 | Air Pollution Engineering | 3 |
| STAT 381 or MATH 310 |
Applied Statistical Methods I or Applied Linear Algebra |
3 |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CME 403 | Hydraulic Design | 3 |
| CME 422 | Wastewater Treatment Design | 3 |
| EAES 101 or EAES 111 |
Global Environmental Change or Earth, Energy, and the Environment |
4 |
| Technical Elective I | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CME 396 | Civil Engineering Systems Design | 2 |
| CME 427 | Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| Technical Elective II | 3 | |
| Technical Elective III | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CME 497 | Capstone Design | 2 |
| Technical Elective IV | 3 | |
| Technical Elective V | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |