{"id":652,"date":"2024-06-03T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/?page_id=652"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:48:26","slug":"civil-environmental-engineering-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/cadet-programs\/civil-environmental-engineering-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Civil and Environmental Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-objective\">Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide students from STEM departments with the opportunity to obtain exposure to a civil engineering technical discipline, including structural or environmental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-competencies-knowledge-and-skills-to-be-achieved\">Competencies, Knowledge and Skills to be Achieved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A student who completes this minor will have the opportunity to develop a basic competency in civil engineering, apply basic engineering principles stimulate analytical thinking, and develop problem solving skills. Through the elective field of emphasis, the student will achieve additional knowledge or skill in either structures or environmental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-structure-of-the-minor\">Structure of the Minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-environmental-engineering-emphasis\">Environmental Engineering Emphasis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-core-courses-12-credit-hours\">Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">CIVL 202 Statics, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 320 Fluid Mechanics, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 322 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 408 Water and Wastewater Systems, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-course-options-3-credit-hours\">Additional Course Options (3+ Credit Hours)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 321 Hydrology and Hydraulics, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 418 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, <em>1 credit hour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 419 Environmental Engineering Laboratory, <em>1 credit hour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CHEM 302 Instrumental Methods, <em>4 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CHEM 220 Scientific Communication, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          BIOL 292 Leadership for Environmental Sustainability, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          PHYS 343 Applied Climatology, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-structural-engineering-emphasis\">Structural Engineering Emphasis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-core-courses-10-credit-hours\">Core Courses (10 Credit Hours)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 202 Statistics, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 304 Mechanics of Materials, <em>3 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 309 Structural Analysis, <em>4 credit hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-course-options-5-credit-hours\">Additional Course Options (5+ Credit Hours)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 307 Materials Laboratory, <em>1 credit hour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 404 Reinforced Concrete Design, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 406 Steel Design, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 409 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 410 Geotechnical Engineering II, <em>3 credit hour<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">          CIVL 600+ Graduate-level Structural Engineering Course (with instructor permission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general-minor-requirements\">General Minor Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students should complete the &#8220;Core Courses&#8221; in their selected emphasis area and then select from the list of &#8220;Additional Course Options&#8221; until the 15 minimum credit hour requirement is met. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must meet all prerequisites and corequisites for the courses as stated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.citadel.edu\/\">College Catalog <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courses beyond those listed in the &#8220;Additional Course Options&#8221; may be accepted toward minor course requirements. Civil Department Head approval is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 9 credit hours must be completed at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ (i.e., cannot be transfer credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-course-information\">Course Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find up to date CIVL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/registrar\/course-offerings\/\">course offerings<\/a> by semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-direct-inquiries-to\"><em>Direct inquiries  to:<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Stephanie Laughton, Program Director of Student Advising, <a href=\"mailto:slaughton@citadel.edu\">slaughton@citadel.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Timothy Wood, P.E., Department Head, <a href=\"mailto:twood3@citadel.edu\">twood3@citadel.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective Provide students from STEM departments with the opportunity to obtain exposure to a civil engineering technical discipline, including structural or environmental. 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