Construction Engineering Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type:B.S.Cons.E. Minimum Credits Required: 129
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| 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 | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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.