The environmental engineering program consists of 21 credit hours in environmental engineering, 27 credit hours of first year engineering curriculum, 18 credit hours in professional electives, and 45 credit hours in other electives.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted.
Clarkson Common Experience
The following courses are required for all students, irrespective of their program of study. These courses are offered during the fall semester, with FY100 First-Year Seminar being required of only first-year students. Both FY100 and UNIV190 are typically taken during the fall semester of the first year at Clarkson.
FY100 First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
UNIV190 The Clarkson Seminar (3 credits)
Environmental Engineering Core Requirements
Students are required to complete the following courses:
Environmental Engineering
- CE212 Introduction to Engineering Design
- CE301 Geographical Information Systems
- CE330 Water Resources Engineering I
- CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- CE380 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
- CE479 Water & Wastewater Treatment Design
- CE491 Senior Design (Water Resources, Environmental)
Professional Experience
Students are required to complete the following Professional Experience:
ES499 Professional Experience (0 credits)
School of Engineering Common First Year
Students must complete the following courses in their first year:
- CM131 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
- ES100 Introduction to Engineering Use of the Computer (2 credits)
- ES110 Engineering & Society
- MA131 Calculus I
- MA132 Calculus II
- PH131 Physics I (4 credits)
- PH132 Physics II (4 credits)
Environmental Engineering Core Electives
Core Electives
Students must complete the following courses:
- BY320 Microbiology
- CH210 Molecular Properties
- CM241 Organic Chemistry I
- EC350 Economic Principles & Engineering Economics
- ES220 Statics
- ES330 Fluid Mechanics
- ES340 Thermodynamics I
- MA231 Calculus III
- MA232 Elementary Differential Equations
- STAT383 Probability & Statistics
Core Professional Courses
Students must complete three of the following courses:
- CE482/582 Environmental Systems Analysis Design
- CE486 Industrial Ecology
- ES432 Risk Analysis
- CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
Environmental Engineering Electives
Students must complete the following electives:
Earth Science Elective
Students must complete one of the following courses:
- CE435/535 Groundwater Hydrology and Geochemistry
- CE315 Geology for Engineers
- ES426 Global Climate Change: Science, Engineering and Policy
- CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
Chemistry Elective
Students must complete one of the following courses:
- CM241 Organic Chemistry
- CM221 Spectroscopy
Professional Electives
Students majoring in environmental engineering will have approximately 18 credit hours available to use toward professional electives.
Knowledge Area/University Course Electives
Students will have at least 9 credit hours available to use toward Knowledge Area and/or University Course electives to satisfy the Clarkson Common Experience requirements.