CEE UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Stanfordʼs Civil Engineering major prepares students to plan, design, construct, and
sustain the built environment, manage our air, energy, and water resources, protect
our natural environment, and protect society from natural and climate-related
hazards.
The work of civil engineers is crucial to the day-to-day lives of The Curriculum
people around the world. The civil engineering field is both
technical and people-oriented, requiring an ability to manage The Civil Engineering curriculum includes a required core of
large, multi-faceted projects as well as diverse groups of classes taken by all declared majors that introduces the major
people and having excellent communication skills. Students in areas of civil engineering. Subsequent coursework is taken in
the major learn to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, focus areas with breadth electives, allowing students to align
and the primary areas of civil engineering to design systems to their studies with their interests.
solve engineering problems, conduct hands-on and
computational experiments, and communicate their ideas The Civil Engineering degree is ABET (Accreditation Board for
effectively. Engineering and Technology) accredited, which is a first step
toward a professional engineering license. If you envision a
Objectives and Outcomes career providing, supervising, or managing professional
engineering services (e.g., engineering investigations or
In the Civil Engineering major, students learn to: design), you may wish to become a licensed professional
engineer and should aim, via your BS and/or coterm (MS)
● Establish themselves as practicing professionals in degrees, to earn ABET credit for 4-5 years of work experience.
civil engineering or a related field
● Pursue graduate study in civil engineering or other Careers
fields
● Work effectively as responsible professionals Graduates of our program pursue careers in the public, private,
independently or in teams handling increasingly and non-profit sectors. The Civil Engineering degree prepares
complex professional and societal expectations students for careers in structural engineering, construction
● Formulate and solve complex problems by applying management, environmental engineering, and related fields,
principles of engineering, science, and mathematics where they plan, design, construct, and sustain the built
● Apply engineering design to produce solutions that environment, manage our natural resources, and help protect
meet specified needs with consideration of public society from natural and climate-related hazards.
health, safety, and welfare
Graduate Study
● Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in
engineering situations and make informed judgments, Graduates of this program can enter engineering practice,
which must consider the impact of engineering although additional graduate training in engineering, such as
solutions in global, economic, environmental, and through Stanfordʼs coterm program, is recommended for
societal contexts specialty fields. Graduates of this major are also prepared for
● Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, graduate study in business, law, policy, and other fields.
analyses, and interpretation of data, and use
engineering judgment to draw conclusions
Civil Engineering Requirements
Math 19 Math 20 Math 21 Math 51 or CME Math 53 or CME
MATH & Calculus Calculus Calculus 100 102
SCIENCE AP credit may be
(must reach 45 applied, see UGHB
STATS 110/101, EARTHSYS
units) Physics 41 CHEM 31A or for details
or CEE 203 or Physics 43 or 45 11(EPS 1) or
Mechanics 31M
CME 106 CEE 177/170
TECHNOLOGY
IN SOCIETY CEE 102A
(1 course)
ENGINEERING
ENGR 90
FUNDAMENTALS ENGR 14
(same as CEE 70)
(2 courses)
CIVIL CORE CEE 100 CEE 146S (same CEE 183 ME 30 or
CS 106A/B (fulfills WIM Senior Capstone
(5 courses) requirement)
as ENGR 60) Design CHEMENG 110A
FOCUS AREA Focus Course 1 Focus Course 2 Focus Course 3 Focus Course 4
(12 or more units) See Focus Areas See Focus Areas See Focus Areas See Focus Areas
ABET
(choose at least 2 CEE 101A, 101B, CEE 101A, 101B,
101C, or 101D 101C, or 101D
different courses)
BREADTH
AREAS Breadth Area 1 Breadth Area 1 Breath Area 2 Breadth Area 2 Breadth Area 3 Breadth Area 3
Course 1 Course 2 Course 1 Course 2 Course 1 Course 2
(6 or more units in
3 breadth areas)
ENGINEERING Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering
ELECTIVES Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3 Elective 4 Elective 5
(15 units)
Focus Areas Engineering Electives Internship/Externships Research Opportunities
Choose 1 primary focus area and 3 Up to 15 units Engineering firms typically hire CEE’s summer undergrad research
other focus areas for breadth: summer interns from September to program is offered in partnership
● Additional electives may be February. Each program and company with the Sustainability, Engineering
● Structural Engineering & Mechanics
selected from the 7 focus areas has their own application deadline. and Science Undergraduate Research
● Environmental Fluid Mechanics and
Hydrology ● The following additional Program (SESUR).
Engineering Fundamental courses Stanford internship programs:
● Construction Engineering ● TomKat energyStartup Internships
● Energy and Climate
may count: ENGR 10, 15, 21, 25E,
40M (or 40A), and 50 (or 50E or
Questions?
50M) ● Undergraduate Director: Greg
● Environmental Quality ● Schneider Fellowships
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Engineering ● Students may also count up to 4 ● CEE Student Services: Jill Filice
● Sensing, Analytics, and Control units of CEE199/199L, and the ● Shultz Energy Fellowships
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following introductory CEE classes:
● Urban Systems ● CEE Undergraduate Peer
CEE 41Q, CEE 80N, and CEE 83 ● Global Engineering Internships
Advisors
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For the complete list of eligible courses in each option, see the Undergraduate Handbook:
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