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Typical Course Schedule

Freshman Year

First Semester	Hours
MATH 180 - Calculus I	5
CHEM 112 - General College Chemistry I	5
ENGL 160 - English Composition I	3
Humanities or social sciences elective	3
ENGR 100 - Orientation	0
ENGR 100 is a one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Total Hours	16

Second Semester	Hours
MATH 181 - Calculus II	5
PHYS 141 - General Physics I (Mechanics)	4
ENGL 161 - English Composition II	3
ME 250 - Engineering Graphics and Design	3
Humanities or social sciences elective	3
Total Hours	18

Sophomore Year

First Semester	Hours
MATH 210 - Calculus III	3
PHYS 142 - General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)	4
CS 108 - Fortran Programming for Engineers	3
CME 201 - Statics	3
IE 201 - Engineering Economy	3
Total Hours	16

Second Semester	Hours
MATH 220 - Introduction to Differential Equations	3
ME 205 - Introduction to Thermodynamics OR ECE 210 - Electrical Circuit Analysis	3
CME 203 - Strength of Materials	3
ME 210 - Engineering Dynamics	3
CME 211 - Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics	3
Total Hours	15

Junior Year

First Semester	Hours
CME 205 - Structural Analysis I	3
CME 216 - Environmental Engineering	3
CME 302 - Transportation Engineering	3
CME 315 - Soil Mechanics and Laboratory	4
Humanities or social sciences elective	3
Total Hours	16

Second Semester	Hours
CME 310 - Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures	3
CME 311 - Water Resources Engineering	3
Technical elective	3
CME 260 - Properties of Materials	3
CME 300 - Composition and Properties of Concrete	2
Humanities or social sciences elective	3
Total Hours	17

Senior Year

First Semester	Hours
CME 301 - Behavior and Design of Metal Structures	3
CME 396 - Senior Design I	3
CME 434 - Finite Element Analysis I	3
Technical elective	3
Elective outside the major rubric	3
Total Hours	15

Second Semester	Hours
CME 397 - Senior Design II	3
CME 402 - Geometric Design of Highway Facilities	3
Technical elective	3
CME 405 - Foundation Analysis and Design	3
Elective outside the major rubric	3
Total Hours	15