The Coastal Engineering Track to fulfill the BS in Civil Engineering degree emphasizes breadth across civil engineering with a focus on working in coastal environments. The focus electives prepare students to analyze and design civil engineering systems suited to aspects of the coastal region. The track is appropriate for a career related to coastal engineering and resilience, and for those planning on further specialization in graduate studies.

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A total of 35 hours of technical coursework is required. Technical coursework is divided into five categories: breadth courses, design courses, focus courses, a science course, and a capstone design course. The total number of hours between breadth, design, and focus courses must add up to 29 hours. The choice of courses to be taken in each of the five categories depends on the track chosen and must be made in consultation with the student’s advisor and/or the Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office to ensure pre- and co-requisites are satisfied. Capstone design courses must include more than one civil engineering context.

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All students must take at least two courses in their major that are designated as writing intensive (W). CVEN 207 and CVEN 424 taken at Texas A&M satisfy this requirement. Other CVEN courses may be approved as W courses at a later date. A grade of C or better is required in these courses.

A grade of C or better is required in all science, mathematics and engineering courses taken to satisfy degree requirements.

Total Program Hours 128

Coastal Engineering Track - Technical Coursework

Technical coursework for the BS in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering Track are composed of breadth courses (10-12 semester credit hours), design courses (6-15 semester credit hours), focus courses (2-13 semester credit hours), a science course (3 semester credit hours), and a capstone design course (3 semester credit hours), as delineated below, for a total of 35 semester credit hours. A substitution for any course in the track must be approved in writing by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office.

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​The following courses satisfy the laboratory course requirement, CVEN 304/EVEN 304, CVEN 336, CVEN 342 or CVEN 343, CVEN 365, EVEN 404.

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Up to 2 hours of CVEN 485 or CVEN 491 may be used.