Prospective Undergraduates

UC Davis CEE Students: Go-Getters, Change-Makers and Problem-Solvers

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Our department has a long-standing commitment to the quality of undergraduate education as part of its mission to integrate research, education and professional service in areas related to civil infrastructure and the environment.

Distinguishing characteristics of our program include:

  • An undergraduate experience that is enriched by a strong research atmosphere
  • A curriculum that not only provides a rigorous base of fundamentals and offers significant flexibility in course selection and electives, but also integrates fundamentals, application, and professionalism within individual courses
  • A faculty commitment to an efficient curriculum design that enables students to a time-to-degree of four years.

Find out more about our top-ranked programs, our renowned department and our commitment to engineering excellence.

At a Glance

Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering 
  • Lower Division STEM (53-57 units)
    Courses in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering
  • Other Lower Division (17 units)
    Courses in Biology, Geology, Communications, and Programming.
  • Upper Division Engineering (21 units)
    Courses in foundational engineering concepts
  • Upper Division Breadth & Depth Courses (32-33 units)
    In-depth courses in our five areas of specialization:
    1) Environment
    2) Structures
    3) Geotechnical
    4) Transportation
    5) Water Resources
  • Civil Engineering Electives (16-20 units)
    Any upper division ECI course from any of the five areas or from our selected list of electives
  • Upper Division Composition (0-4 units)
    One upper division English course or pass out by taking the English Composition Exam
  • Senior Design (8 units)
    A large-scale group project taken consecutively in the final Winter and Spring quarters at UC Davis. Under faculty supervision, students are lead through the process of brainstorming and designing an engineering project in one area of specialization of their choice. 
  • Lower Division STEM (70-71 units)
    Courses in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Engineering
  • Other Lower Division (8-9 units)
    Courses in Geology, Atmospheric Science, and Programming.
  • Upper Division Engineering Subjects (48 units)
    Courses in foundational engineering concepts and in-depth topics in environmental sciences
  • Environmental Engineering Electives (8 units)
    Courses in risk & uncertainty planning and water resources
  • Upper Division Composition (0-4 units)
    One upper division English course or pass out by taking the English Composition Exam
  • Senior Design (8 units)
    A large-scale group project taken consecutively in the final Winter and Spring quarters at UC Davis. Under faculty supervision, students are lead through the process of brainstorming and designing an engineering project in Environmental Engineering.