The Transportation and Infrastructure Materials Engineering Track to fulfill the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree emphasizes specialized coursework in transportation and infrastructure materials engineering. This includes the planning, design and operations of transportation facilities along with the design, construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.  

The freshman year is identical for degrees in aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, data engineering, electrical engineering, electronic systems engineering technology, environmental engineering, industrial distribution, industrial engineering, interdisciplinary engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, mechanical engineering, multidisciplinary engineering technology, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering and petroleum engineering. The freshman year is slightly different for chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering degrees in that students take CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120. It is recognized that many students will change the sequence and number of courses taken in any semester. Deviations from the prescribed course sequence, however, should be made with care to ensure that prerequisites for all courses are met.

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A grade of C or better is required.

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Entering students will be given a math placement exam. Test results will be used in selecting the appropriate starting course which may be at a higher or lower level.

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Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from creative arts (BS-AREN curriculum take ARCH 249, ARCH 250, or ARCH 350), 3 from social and behavioral sciences (BS-DAEN curriculum take ECON 202 or ECON 203; BS-IDIS curriculum take ECON 202), 3 from language, philosophy and culture (BS-AREN, BS-CVEN, BS-EVEN and BS-PETE curriculum take PHIL 482). In addition, 6 hours are required from American history and 6 hours from government/political science. The required 3 hours of international and cultural diversity and 3 hours of cultural discourse may be satisfied by courses that also meet the creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, language, philosophy and culture or American history requirements if those courses are on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses and cultural discourse courses.

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BS-BMEN, BS-CHEN and BS-MSEN require 8 hours of fundamentals of chemistry which are satisfied with CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120; Students with an interest in BS-BMEN, BS-CHEN and BS-MSEN can take CHEM 120 second semester freshman year. Students who take CHEM 119 and CHEM 120 can substitute CHEM 120 for CHEM 107/CHEM 117.

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For BS-PETE, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 210, COMM 203, COMM 205, or COMM 243) and/or 3 hours to University Core Curriculum elective. For BS-MEEN, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 203, ENGL 210, COMM 203 or COMM 205) and/or 3 hours to University Core Curriculum elective. For BS-BAEN, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 210)

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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

Transportation and Infrastructure Materials Engineering Track - Technical Coursework

Technical coursework for the BS in Civil Engineering, Transportation and Infrastructure Materials Engineering Track are composed of breadth courses (12 semester credit hours), design courses (9 semester credit hours), focus courses (8 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 342 or CVEN 343, CVEN 315 or CVEN 365.

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Only one of the following courses, CVEN 314 or CVEN 315, can be used to meet degree requirements.

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