BS - Environmental Engineering 24

  • Environmental engineering is a diverse field of Civil Engineering that covers both traditional water/waste-water treatment and emerging issues of public health. Much of the world still suffers from a lack of sanitation and clean water and environmental engineers are trained to solve these and many other problems. Environment engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to protect public health and minimize human impacts on the environment.

    Challenges in energy, water resources, solid/hazardous waste, air quality, globalization, climate change, and environmental degradation must be addressed in a comprehensive effort to promote a sustainable and resilient society. Graduates of Kennesaw State University (KSU) Environmental Engineering program are prepared for careers devoted to finding solutions to these and other problems. The KSU Environmental Engineering program provides a comprehensive education with special emphasis on the demands of water pollution, air pollution, water and waste-water treatment, solid and hazardous waste management and treatment, and other emerging environmental issues, including sustainable air, water, and land resources, human health, and environmental restoration. The program prepares students for entry-level environmental engineering jobs in these fields, for admission to graduate programs, and for professional licensure anywhere in the USA and around the world.

    Graduates are qualified to work for consultants, federal, state, and local governments. There are professional opportunities as an environmental design engineer, permitting engineer, compliance engineer, environmental specialist, water and waste-water engineer, environmental scientist, and more. The curriculum is tailored to develop professionals who are able to move between the technical and managerial aspects of environmental engineering projects and to serve in key leadership positions within the engineering profession.

Term 1

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ENGL 1101 English Composition I
      3
    • MATH 1190 Calculus I
      4
    • ENGR 1000 Introduction to Engineering
      1
    • CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I
      3
    • CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry Lab I
      1
    • General Education Core Curriculum Institutional Priorities
      3
    Total: 15

Term 2

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ENGL 1102 English Composition II
      3
    • MATH 2202 Calculus II
      4
    • PHYS 2211 Principles of Physics I
      3
    • PHYS 2211L Principles of Physics I Lab
      1
    • CE 1001L Intro Civil and Envl Eng Lab
      1
    • ECON 1000 Contemporary Economic Issues
      2
    • POLS 1101 American Government
      3
    Total: 17
Year 1 (Hours: 32)

Term 3

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • EDG 2160 Civil Graphics
      3
    • CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II
      3
    • MATH 2306 Ordinary Differential Equation
      3
    • ENGR 2214 Engineering Mechanics-Statics
      3
    • BIOL 1107 Principles of Biology I
      3
    • BIOL 1107L Principles of Biology I Lab
      1
    Total: 16

Term 4

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • ENGR 3324 Project Cost Analysis
      3
    • ENGR 3343 Fluid Mechanics
      3
    • ENGR 3345 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
      1
    • ENGR 3131 Strength of Materials
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Art & Humanities
      3
    Total: 13
Year 2 (Hours: 29)

Term 5

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • SURV 2221 Surveying I
      3
    • SURV 2221L Surveying I Lab
      1
    • ENGR 3305 Data Collection & Analysis
      3
    • ENVS 2202 Environmental Science
      3
    • CE 3702 Intro to Environmental Engr
      3
    • CE 3704 Intro Environmental Engr Lab
      1
    • General Education Core Curriculum Political Science & US History
      3
    Total: 17

Term 6

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • CE 3501 Materials for CE & CNST
      3
    • CE 3502 Materials for CE&ConstEngrLab
      1
    • CE 3701 Geotechnical Engineering
      3
    • CE 3708 Geotechnical Engineering Lab
      1
    • CE 4703 Engineering Hydrology
      3
    • CE 4708 Hazardous Waste Engr
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Social Sciences
      3
    Total: 17
Year 3 (Hours: 34)

Term 7

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • CE 3703 EnvironmentalEngineeringDesign
      3
    • CE 4343 Solid Waste Engineering
      3
    • CE 4353 Air Pollution Control
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Social Studies
      3
    • Major Electives (1 of 3)
      3
    Total: 15

Term 8

  • Requirement
    Hours
    • CE 4371 Environmental Engineering Lab
      1
    • CE 4800 Senior Project
      3
    • General Education Core Curriculum Arts and Humanities
      3
    • Upper Division Elective (2 of 3)
      3
    • Upper Division Elective (3 of 3)
      3
    Total: 13
Year 4 (Hours: 28)


Program Total: 123 Hours

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Disclaimer: An academic map is a suggested four-year schedule of courses based on degree requirements in the KSU undergraduate catalog. This sample schedule serves as a general guideline to help build a full schedule each term. Some departments allow students to use the three credit first-year seminar course as a free elective for a degree program, which may impact the program's total credit hours. Milestones, courses, and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major are designated to keep you on track to graduate in four years. Missing milestones could delay your program. Enrolled Students should reference DegreeWorks and not this plan.

This map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about scheduling or about your degree requirements. Also see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.kennesaw.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Note: Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked; contact the department and/or program area for current information.

You may choose to attend a summer term to reduce your load during fall or spring terms but still stay on track to graduate in four years.


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