Environmental Engineering MEV

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The Environmental Engineering MEV is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, and is a 154-hour integrated freshman-to-master’s program focusing on environmental engineering.

The major focus areas of water supply resources, environmental chemistry, wastewater management, solid waste management, hazardous waste management, air pollution control, and environmental health are included in specific advanced and graduate-level courses within the curriculum. Students choosing the MEV degree are formally admitted to the upper-division courses after faculty review at the end of the second curriculum year. Students must meet the university’s Graduate School admission requirements before enrolling in graduate-level courses. Further information about the curriculum and assessment procedures can be found at www.depts.ttu.edu/ceweb.

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
EGR 1207 - Engineering Graphics: Software B 2 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1315 - Introduction to Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 1100 - Environmental Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Second Year

Fall

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3305 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 1402 - Biology of Animals 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Environmental Science Elective (3) Semester Credit Hours
(Select environmental science elective such as GEOL 1303 or ATMO 1300 or others with advisor approval.)
CE 3305 - Mechanics of Fluids 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Third Year

Fall

ENVE 3301 - Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3303 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Semester Credit Hours
Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours (Select IE 3341 or MATH 3342 )
CE 3354 - Engineering Hydrology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communications 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Core Curriculum A )

Total: 15

Spring

ENVE 3302 - Application of Environmental Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours (fulfills Social and Behavioral Sciences core requirement)
CE 3372 - Water Systems Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Core Curriculum E can be used to meet the multicultural requirement.)
CE 3321 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3171 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory I 1 Semester Credit Hours