Construction Engineering
Major Requirements
Major: Construction Engineering
Degree Type: B.S.Cons.E.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 131
University Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
- Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework. Some academic programs exceed this minimum.
- Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
- A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- At least 30 credits must be NDSU resident credits. Resident credits include credits registered and paid for at NDSU.
- At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
- Students presenting transfer credit must meet the NDSU residence credits and the minimum upper level credit. Of the 30 credits earned in residence, a minimum of 15 semester credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 semester credits must be in the student’s curricula for their declared major.
For complete information, please refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section of this Bulletin.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning † | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology † | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts † | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences † | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness † | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity *† | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives *† | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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Courses for category D & G are satisfied by completing D & G designated courses in another general education category.
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General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review major requirements to determine if specific courses can also satisfy these general education categories.
major requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Core Requirements | ||
| CM&E 111 | Introduction to Construction Management and Engineering | 1 |
| CM&E 200 | Construction Documents and Codes | 3 |
| CM&E 204 | Construction Surveying | 3 |
| CM&E 212 | Construction Graphic Communications | 3 |
| CM&E 240 | Financial Cost Concepts for Construction Managers | 3 |
| CM&E 301 | Construction Technology and Equipment | 3 |
| CM&E 305 | Pre-Construction Management | 3 |
| CM&E 315 | Specifications and Contracts | 3 |
| CM&E 380 | Construction Estimating: Quantities and Costs | 3 |
| CM&E 403 | Scheduling and Project Control | 3 |
| CM&E 405 | Construction Support Operations | 3 |
| CM&E 489 | Construction Design Capstone | 3 |
| CE 303 & 303L | Civil Engineering Materials and Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory | 3 |
| CE 309 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 316 | Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 343 | Structural Engineering and Analysis | 4 |
| CE 400 Level Courses: Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Sustainable Design and Construction | ||
| Bridge Engineering and Management | ||
or CE 425 | Bridge Evaluation and Rehabilitation | |
| Design of Site Erosion Control | ||
| Reinforced Concrete | ||
| Water Resources and Supply | ||
| Design of Pre-stressed Concrete | ||
| Slope Stability and Retaining Walls | ||
| Pavement Design | ||
| Open Channel Flow | ||
| Timber and Form Design | ||
| Finite Element Analysis | ||
| Structural Steel Design | ||
| Foundation Engineering | ||
| Designing with Geosynthetics | ||
| Water Quality Management | ||
| ME 221 | Engineering Mechanics I | 3 |
| ME 222 | Engineering Mechanics II | 3 |
| ME 223 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| MATH 128 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 1 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 259 | Multivariate Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 266 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| BUSN 431 | Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts | 3 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| ENGL 320 | Business and Professional Writing | 3 |
| or ENGL 321 | Writing in the Technical Professions | |
| ENGR 327 | Ethics, Engineering, and Technology | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| or GEOL 106 | The Earth Through Time | |
| PHYS 252 | University Physics II | 4 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Elements of Economics | ||
or ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Total Credits | 112 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA is required for transfer students to be admitted to the B.S. in construction engineering program.