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Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences

This program is designed for students interested in combining programs in two departments: Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth & Environmental Science, leading to two bachelor of science degrees, one in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering and the other in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Both degrees would be awarded at the end of the fifth year. This program is one of the dual degree programs mentioned in the Five-Year Programs section. The student will have a primary advisor in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a secondary advisor in the Arts and Sciences College. The program provides alternatives for students who may decide not to complete the dual-degree program. Students who make this decision prior to the beginning of the fourth year may qualify at the end of that year for the bachelor of science in civil or environmental engineering, as well as a minor in earth and environmental sciences. Also, if a student decides after two years to pursue only a bachelor of science degree in the EES department, it is possible to complete the requirements in four years. If the decision to work toward this degree is made during the fourth year, at least one additional semester is required to qualify for either B.S. degree. Interested students should consult with the respective departmental advisors to create a schedule of courses to resolve conflicts or if a specified course is not offered that semester. Required courses and major electives for the different EES B.S. degree programs are listed in the catalog entry for EES. Cross-listed EES/CEE courses used to satisfy Civil Engineering Approved Electives can reduce the individual semester and total program credits when chosen to satisfy EES program requirements. Additional useful information can be found on the web sites (http://www.lehigh.edu/~incee/ and www.ees.lehigh.edu ).

Required courses for B.S. in Environmental Science and B.S. in Civil Engineering

Recommended Sequence of Courses

The freshman engineering year (see Section III) is often 29 credits. The HSS Advanced Requirement of 13 credits is shown below as three 3-credit courses and one 4-credit course. Other options are possible.

A total of 160-175 credit hours are needed for both degrees depending on how many credits in the EES are satisfied by taking CEE Approved Electives that are cross-listed with EES courses**.

freshman year (see Recommended Freshman Year)

second year, first semester (18 credit hours)

second year, second semester (18 credit hours)

third year, first semester ( 18 credit hours)

third year, second semester ( 18 credit hours)

fourth year, first semester (18 credit hours)

fourth year, second semester (16 credit hours)

year 4/5 summer (0-6 credit hours)

Optional 1 field course

fifth year, first semester (15-19 credit hours)

Select 1, or 2 courses from below so the total here and year 4/5 summer is 8 credits of Tier 3 courses:

fifth year, second semester (18 credit hours)

*MECH 102, ME 104, or ECE 83/81.

**CHM 31 plus thirteen additional credits of CEE Approved Electives are required; see list on CEE web-site that includes five CEE/EES cross-listed courses: CEE 279 (EES 358), CEE 316 (EES 316), CEE 320 (EES 320), CEE 323 (EES 323), CEE 327 (EES 327), and CEE 379 (EES 379).

***Usually CEE 290, but can be a multidisciplinary teaming version of CEE 205, CEE 377 or CEE 381; student must have completed successfully at least one CE approved elective related to the design project topic area.

Required courses for B.S. in Environmental Science and B.S. in Environmental Engineering

The freshman engineering year (see Section III) is often 29 credits. The HSS Advanced Requirement of 13 credits is shown below as three 3-credit courses and one 4-credit course. Other options are possible.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

A total of 158-167 credit hours are needed for both degrees. Some EES requirements are simultaneously satisfied by taking Environmental Engineering Technical Electives that are cross-listed with EES courses.

freshman year (see Recommended Freshman Year)

second year, first semester (18 credit hours)

second year, second semester (15 credit hours)

third year, first semester (19 credit hours)

third year, second semester (18 credit hours)

fourth year, first semester (17 credit hours)

fourth year, second semester (18 credit hours)

year 4/5 summer (0-6 credit hours)

Optional field 1 course

fifth year, first semester (16 credit hours)

fifth year, second semester (16 credit hours)

*9 approved elective credits to satisfy proficiency in three focus areas of water supply and resources, environmental chemistry, and hazardous waste management; approved list available from CEE department.

***Earth Science Requirement, list of approved courses are available from CEE department.

****Environmental Biology Requirement, list of approved courses are available from CEE department.

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