Grad Remedial

Remedial Coursework

Below are the minimum required remedial courses as defined by the Department. All students must complete the listed courses to be eligible for a Master’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering. These courses are typically required if the student’s prior area of study is outside civil engineering.

To provide students with more flexible and cost-effective options, the Department maintains an approved remedial course plan that lists each required course along with a specific pre-approved online alternative offered by a credible, credit-bearing or credential provider. Students may complete either the corresponding University of Utah course or the designated online substitute listed in this official remedial course plan. The online option must match the approved provider and course specified by the Department, meaning other substitutions are not permitted.

  • Students must submit the official certificate of completion for each approved online course to the Graduate Advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies for verification and record keeping.
  • Many of these courses may also be taken at another accredited institution (e.g. Salt Lake Community College). To learn about course equivalencies, please review the Articulation Guide. Students applying to take these courses at the University of Utah should do so as non-matriculated (non-degree-seeking) students.
  • Students do not need to have all of the required courses completed at the time of application to the Graduate Program.Ph.D. students are not required to complete all of the above courses; their remedial coursework may instead be determined by their Faculty Advisor and/or Supervisory Committee, recognizing that doctoral work differs significantly from the Master’s curriculum. However, if a Ph.D. student separates from the program prior to completing the degree, all required Master’s-level remedial courses must be completed for the M.S. to be awarded.

 

Key:

  • Bold = Required course.
  • Not Bold = Common prerequisite.

Math:

Science:

Basic Engineering:

The above courses are required for all Master’s degree-seeking students in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. In addition, students must complete area-specific remedial courses based on their program emphasis. Depending on the selected area of study - Environmental/Water Resources, Transportation, or Structural/Geotechnical Engineering - students are required to complete the corresponding additional course(s) listed below. These area-specific courses ensure adequate foundational knowledge aligned with each discipline’s core competencies.

Environmental/ Water Resources:

Transportation Engineering:

Materials Engineering:

  • CVEEN 3510: Civil Engineering Materials

Structural/ Geotechnical Engineering:

(These courses are currently under review for alternative options.)

Recommended Order of Completion:

Semester 1Semester 2
MATH 1210
CHEM 1210		MATH 1220
PHYS 2210
Semester 3Semester 4
MATH 2210
CVEEN 2010		MATH 2250
CVEEN 2140
Optional Additions: CVEEN 3520; CVEEN 3610
Semester 5
CVEEN 3410/3415
Optional Additions: CVEEN 3210; CVEEN 3510; CVEEN 3310/3315