Purpose

Below are the minimum required remedial courses as defined by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Completion of these courses is required for eligibility for a Master’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering for students whose prior area of study is outside civil engineering.

Remedial Coursework Options

Students may satisfy remedial requirements by completing the University of Utah course or a pre-approved online alternative listed in this official remedial course plan.

• The online option must match the approved provider and course specified by the Department.
• Students must submit the certificate of completion for each approved online course to the Graduate Advisor and Director of Graduate Studies.
• Courses may also be taken at another accredited institution (e.g., Salt Lake Community College).
• Students do not need to complete all remedial courses before applying to the graduate program.

Ph.D. Students

• Ph.D. students are not required to complete all Master’s remedial courses.
• Their remedial coursework may be determined by the Faculty Advisor and Supervisory Committee.
• If a Ph.D. student leaves the program before finishing, all required Master’s remedial courses must be completed for the M.S. to be awarded.

Course Key
Bold: Required remedial course
Not bold: Common prerequisite course

Math:

• MATH 1210: Calculus I
• MATH 1220: Calculus II or MATH 1310: Engineering Calculus I
• MATH 2210: Calculus III or MATH 1320: Engineering Calculus II
• MATH 2250: Differential Equations and Linear Algebra.
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR ENGINEERS
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS SPECIALIZATION

Science:

• CHEM 1210: General Chemistry I
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: GENERAL CHEMISTRY: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
• PHYS 2210: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS SPECIALIZATION

Basic Engineering:

• CVEEN 2010: Statics
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: MASTERING STATICS
• CVEEN 2140: Strength of Materials
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: MATERIALS SCIENCE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATION SPECIALIZATION
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: THE ENGINEERING OF STRUCTURES AROUND US SPECIALIZATION
• CVEEN 3410: Hydraulics
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID POWER

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:

• CVEEN 3610: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Transportation Engineering:

• CVEEN 3520: Transportation Engineering
  • Alternative course option available through Coursera: HIGHWAY PLANNING, PAVEMENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIZATION

Materials Engineering:

• CVEEN 3510: Civil Engineering Materials

Geotechnical Engineering:

• CVEEN 3310: Geotechnical Engineering
• CVEEN 3015: Geo-Mat Lab
  • Prior to Fall 2025, this lab was numbered CVEEN 3315: Geotechnical Lab

Structural Engineering:

• CVEEN 3210: Structural Load and Analysis
• CVEEN 4222: Concrete I or CVEEN 4221: Steel I