The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE) degree program is designed to provide students with comprehensive training in environmental engineering fundamentals. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the General Criteria and the Environmental Engineering Program Criteria. The EnvE degree requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 126 units as indicated in the BSEnvE Requirements table below. Of the courses listed in the BSEnvE Requirements, only the humanities and social sciences courses may be taken as Pass/No Pass, with the exception of College Writing, which must be taken for a letter grade.

The program of study consists of 25 units of physical and biological sciences (i.e., biology, chemistry, and physics); 21 units of mathematics and engineering computing; 44 units of core environmental engineering courses; 18 units of humanities and social sciences; and 18 units of environmental engineering and science electives. The environmental engineering electives permit students to tailor their studies toward specific goals such as obtaining more depth in an environmental engineering subdiscipline (e.g., air quality) or increasing breadth by choosing courses from different subdisciplines. At least one environmental engineering elective course must be chosen from a set of natural science course options, and at least 3 of the 18 units must be taken in EECE. The rest may be taken in other engineering departments or in the natural or physical sciences. Students, in collaboration with their advisors, design a course of study (subject to certain requirements) for the environmental engineering and science electives. Consult the EECE department website for more details, including lists of approved courses.

BSEnvE Requirements

Total Units Required: 126

Physical Sciences Units
General Chemistry (CHEM 1701 or CHEM 1601, CHEM 1702 or CHEM 1602) (CHEM 1701 and CHEM 1702 recommended) 6
General Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 1751, CHEM 1752) 4
General Physics (PHYSICS 1740 or PHYSICS 1760, PHYSICS 1742 or PHYSICS 1762) 6 or 8
Physics Laboratory (PHYSICS 1741, PHYSICS 1743) 2
Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 2561) 4
Unit Subtotal 22
Biological Science Units
Biology in EECE (EECE 3550) or Principles of Biology I (BIOL 2960) 3 or 4
Unit Subtotal 3 or 4
Mathematics & Computing Units
Calculus II, III (MATH 1520, MATH 2130) 6
Differential Equations (MATH 2500) 3
Engineering Mathematics A (ENGR 3180) 3
Introduction to Engineering Computing (ENGR 1201) 3
Engineering Statistics with Probability (ENGR 3280) or Probability and Statistics for Engineering (ESE 3260) (ENGR 3280 recommended) 3
Computational Modeling in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (EECE 2020) 3
Unit Subtotal 21
Environmental Engineering Core Units
Introduction to Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (EECE 1000) (first-year students only; transfer students should take EECE 1010) 3
Process Analysis and Thermodynamics (EECE 2000) 4
Introduction to Environmental Engineering (EECE 2100) 3
Transport Phenomena I: Basics and Fluid Mechanics (EECE 3000) 3
Water Resources Engineering (EECE 3100) 3
Green Engineering (EECE 3110) 3
Air Quality Engineering with Lab (EECE 3120) 4
Environmental Engineering Fate and Transport (EECE 3130) 3
Environmental Biotechnology (EECE 4110) 3
Environmental Engineering Laboratory (EECE 4100) 4
Environmental Chemistry Selection (EECE 5050 or EECE 5120) 3
Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Treatment (EECE 5130) 3
Process Design, Economics and Simulation (EECE 4000) 2
Environmental Engineering Capstone (EECE 4971) 3
Unit Subtotal 44
Other Units
Environmental Engineering electives (3 of 15 units must be in EECE) 15
Natural science elective 3
Environmental humanities or social sciences elective 3
Other humanities and social sciences electives 12
College Writing 3
Unit Subtotal 36

Program Educational Objective

The Program Educational Objective for the BSEnvE degree program is that, within a few years of graduation, graduates will do the following:

  1. Thrive in their professional practice or graduate education, leveraging their knowledge and skills to address complex challenges in environmental engineering or their chosen field.
  2. Foster a lifelong commitment to learning, growth, and professional development, seeking opportunities to advance their expertise and contribute to their environmental engineering practice or chosen field.
  3. Be dedicated to positively advancing society by promoting equity, diversity, sustainability, and ethical practices in their professional endeavors.

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