Undergraduate Curriculum Requirements
The civil engineering curriculum requires a minimum of 126 hours of coursework and satisfies the UMKC General Education Matrix.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 210(a) Calculus I 4
CHEM 211 General Chemistry 5
ME 130 Engineering Graphics 3
ME 111 Essential Engineering 3
Total Hours 15
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 220 Calculus II 4
PHYS 240 Engineering Physics I 5
COMS 110 Fund. Eff. Speaking and Listening 3
ENGL 225(b) English II 3
Total Hours 15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 250 Calculus III 4
PHYS 250 Engineering Physics II 5
CE 275 Engineering Statics 3
ME 219 Computer Programming for
Engineers 3
CE 211 The Engineering Enterprise 3
Total Hours 18
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 345 Ordinary Differential Equations 4
CE 276 Strength of Materials 3
ME 220 Electric Circuits 3
ME 299 Engineering Thermodynamics 3
ME 285 Engineering Dynamics 3
Total Hours 16
Junior Year
Fall Semester Hours
CE 311 The Technical Entrepreneur 3
CE 319 Engr. Statistics and Computation 3
CE 321 Structural Analysis 4
CE 335 Soil Mechanics 3
CE 351 Fluid Mechanics 3
Total Hours 16
Spring Semester Hours
CE 378WI(c) CE Materials 3
CE 323 Steel Design 3
CE 342 Water and Wastewater Eng. 3
CE 355WI(c) Water Resources 5
Constitution Req: PolSc 210/Hist 101/102 3
Total Hours 17
Senior Year
Fall Semester Hours
CE 411 Systems Design I 2
CE 422 Reinforced Concrete 3
CE 481 Highway and Traffic Engineering 3
CE Electives(d) 6
Total Hours 14
Spring Semester Hours
CE 412WI(c) Systems Design II 3
CE Electives(d) 9
General Education(e) 3
Total Hours 15
(a) Prerequisite: Four units of high school math including trigonometry; or MATH 120; or MATH 110 and MATH 125.
(b) Prerequisite: ACT English score of 30; or SAT Verbal score of 630; or AP English Lang/Comp score of 4; or ENGL 110.
(c) Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) required before enrollment. Contact English Department for details.
(d) CE Electives are engineering courses offered in the 3XX level or above, or courses approved by the department.
(e) English, ComStudies, Philosophy or Foreign Language 2XX level or above.