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Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 [Archived Catalog]

Environmental Engineering


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The Rensselaer bachelor’s program in environmental engineering builds upon a broad base of studies in chemistry, life sciences, and engineering sciences culminating in a uniquely structured course sequence. This sequence of courses, as shown below, is designed to develop equilibrium, transformation, and transport concepts, together with integrated laboratory experiences. It culminates in senior design courses. This structure presents a unified educational experience in environmental engineering. A minimum of 128 credit hours is required for this curriculum.

First Year


Fall


  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring


  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Second Year


Fall


  • Biological Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • (See footnote 5)

Third Year


The Arch Summer Semester*


*For students who have applied for and been granted an exception, the Arch Summer semester courses would be taken during the fall semester. For listing of the exception process go to: http://info.rpi.edu/arch/students/#ExceptionProcess.

  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective I Credit Hours: 4

Fall OR Spring*


*If following the B.S. in Environmental Engineering curriculum, students must select the Spring term as their “on-campus” semester.

  • Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
     (See footnote 8 below)
  • Professional Development -Technical Issues and Solutions Credit Hourse: 2
     (See footnote 6 below)
  • Multidisciplinary Eng, Elective Credit Hours: 3
     (See footnote 7 below)

Fourth Year


Fall


  • Technical Elective Credits Hours: 3
    (See footnote 8 below)
  • Free Elective II Credit Hours: 4

Spring


  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective III Credit Hours: 4
  • Earth Science Elective
    (See footnote 9 below)

Additional Requirements


Non-engineering courses graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory cannot be used toward this 128-credit-hour requirement. The Pass/No Credit option can be used only for free elective courses having a code other than CIVL or ENVE, and for humanities, arts, and social sciences electives subject to Institute-wide HASS core requirements. All other courses used to satisfy the degree requirements must be taken on a graded basis.

Footnotes


  1. CIVL 1200  may be replaced with ENGR 1200  or ENGR 1400 .
  2. CIVL 1100  may be replaced with ENGR 1300 .
  3. CIVL 2050  may be replaced by ENGR 2250 , MANE 2720 , or CHME 4010 .
  4. CIVL 1300  may be replaced with CSCI 1100 , MANE 2110 , or CHME 2050 .
  5. Choose BIOL 1010  or another biology course chosen in consultation with adviser. 
  6. For a list of courses that satisfy the Professional Development - Technical Issues & Solution requirement refer to the link “Professional Development Courses” on the Registrar’s “Academic Planning” web page & nbsp; It should be completed before the capstone design & nbsp course.
  7. Multidisciplinary engineering elective: must be a 3- or 4-credit engineering course, chosen in consultation with the adviser (e.g., CIVL 2030 , CIVL 2630 , ENGR 1600 , ENGR 2530 , ENGR 4760 , ISYE 4140 ).
  8. Technical electives must be an engineering course 2000 level or above, selected in consultation with the program adviser (e.g., ENVE 4110 , ENVE 4200 , ENVE 4210 , ENVE 4240 ). With adviser approval, courses from other disciplines may also be taken. These include Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering (for example, CHME 4030 , CIVL 2630 , CIVL 4150 , and others).
  9. Earth Science Elective: must be an Earth Science course 2000-level or above. Choose from ERTH 2140 , ERTH 2160 , ERTH 2330 , ERTH 4070, or ERTH 4500 .

A minimum of 128 credit hours is required for this curriculum.


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