Undergraduate Advising
Civil & Coastal Engineering
The Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering is a recognized leader in innovative educational programs and is widely considered to be among the top programs in the United States.
The program encompasses the four areas of environmental engineering: air, water, sustainable materials management, and ecological engineering. Research opportunities, laboratories, field trips, and a senior design project provide hands-on experiences to give students practical application of the foundational principles underlying environmental engineering.
| Major | Advisor(s) | Phone | Location | |
| Civil Engineering | Dr. Mark A. Newman | mark.newman@essie.ufl.edu | (352) 294-7813 | 370C Weil Hall Schedule an Advising Appointment |
| Civil Engineering | G. Chip Johnson | chip.johnson@essie.ufl.edu | (352)-294-6696 | 370A Weil Hall Schedule an Advising Appointment |
Academic Advisors are available to help you plan your program of study, resolve problems and provide valuable career guidance.
Civil & coastal engineering undergraduate advising resources
- Civil Program Overview
- Civil Critical Tracking Courses
- Civil Educational Objectives
- Course Descriptions
- Combined Bachelors/Master’s Degree Program
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Prospective Student Info
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Transfer Admission Info
- UF academic progress policies
Advanced registration holds
Engineering students must meet with their Academic Advisors before they can register for classes. Registration holds will be lifted by the advisors, provided that all requirements are met. Plan to see your advisor well in advance of the registration time assigned to you. Honors students must have their holds removed prior to honors registration to register for honors classes.
Check ONE.UF to determine your registration date.
Changing your major to civil engineering
- Review the BS in Civil Engineering curriculum and semester plans
- Be sure to reference the correct catalog year as indicated in your degree audit.
- Your catalog year usually refers to the academic year in which you started classes at UF. It determines the set of curriculum requirements you must follow to complete your degree. These requirements may change from year to year, so it is essential to ensure you are using the correct version when reviewing your academic plan.
- You can find your catalog year listed at the top of your degree audit in ONE.UF.
- Use ONE.UF to Explore the Degree Requirements
- Use the What-If Report to see how your completed coursework applies to the Civil Engineering major. This tool helps you identify which courses you have satisfied and which are still needed.
- Please note that this tool is not 100% accurate, and we can assist you with any questions that you might have.
- Create an Academic Success Plan
- Develop a semester-by-semester plan outlining all of the courses you intend to take through graduation.
- To guide your planning, refer to the Orange and Blue Packet. This document includes the curriculum tracks for students based on their start term.
- Ensure you are looking at the specific Orange and Blue Packet for your Catalog Year, usually the school year you were admitted.
- Submit the Civil Engineering Change of Major Form
- Complete the Civil Engineering Change of Major Form to begin the official process.
- After submission, additional instructions will be emailed, including potential next steps such as a meeting with an academic advisor.
Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree program
The Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering presently offers two variations of a Masters degree: the Master of Engineering (M.E.) and the Master of Science (M.S.). Effective Fall of 1999, the Department of Civil Engineering offers a combined B.S./Master program to qualified undergraduate students seeking M.S. or M.E. degrees.
In this program, qualified undergraduate students will be allowed to shorten the time required for their master’s degree by completing nine (9) credits of graduate level courses in their final two semesters of their B.S. program or when they have achieved a 5EG classification. The combined B.S./Master program will provide a fast track for qualified undergraduate students to obtain both their B.S. and Master degrees (e.g., M.S. or M.E. degrees), thereby allowing these students an earlier entrance to their professional careers. The program will provide incentive to encourage good undergraduate Civil Engineering students to pursue graduate education at the University of Florida.
To qualify for this program, students must complete a Combined Bachelors/Master Degree Program application, attain an upper division GPA of 3.30 at the time of graduation with the B.S. degree, and must satisfy the graduate school and departmental graduate admission requirements. The courses (maximum of 9 credits) that would be double-counted in the B.S. and Master programs must be graded graduate level courses offered by the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering (or by another acceptable department). The student must achieve a grade of ‘B’ or better in order for the courses to be transferred into the graduate degree program.
Students should complete 9 hours of graduate course work appropriate to their intended graduate area of study (see the pool of most common acceptable courses identified under the various graduate specialties in the table below). These courses will satisfy 9 of the 15 advanced undergraduate elective credits. All special requirements of the electives as outlined in the undergraduate catalog (capstone design, design and laboratory experience) must also be satisfied.
Combined Bachelors and Masters Degree “4-1 Program” for Civil Engineering Acceptable Course Substitutions for 4-1 Credit
Other course substitutions may be possible. Check with graduate faculty in your area of interest.
| Undergraduate Course | Graduate Course Substitution |
|---|---|
| Construction | |
| CEG 4111 Foundation Design | CEG 5115 Foundation Design (F) |
| CEG 4104 Retaining Wall Design* | CEG 6515 Earth Retaining Walls* (S) |
| CGN 4503 Pavement Design* | CGN 6905 Pavement Design* (F,S) |
| Elective | CGN 6905 Building Codes* (S) |
| Elective | CGN 6155 Construction Engineering 1 (F) |
| Elective | CGN 5125 Legal Aspects Civ. Eng. (S) |
| Elective | CGN 6156 Construction Engineering 2 (S) |
| Elective | CCE 5035 Const. Planning and Sched. (F) |
| Elective | CGN 6150 Eng. Project Mgmt. (Summer)+ |
| Elective | CES 6571 Design of Temp. Struct. (Summer)+ |
| Elective | ARC 6912 LEEDs |
| Geotechnical | |
| CEG 4111 Foundation Design | CEG 5115 Foundation Design (F) |
| CEG 4104 Retaining Wall Design* | CEG 6515 Earth Retaining Walls* (S) |
| CGN 4503 Pavement Design* | CGN 6905 Pavement Design* (F,S) |
| Hydrology and Water Resources | |
| CWR 4114 Surface Hydrology* | CWR 6115 Surface Hydrology* (S) |
| CWR 4114 Surface Hydrology* | ENV 6932 Adv. Env. Hydrology 1* (F) |
| CWR 4120 Groundwater | CWR 5125 Groundwater Flow 1 (F) |
| Elective | CWR 5235 Open Channel Hydraulics (F) |
| Elective | EOC 5860 Port and Harbor Engineering (S) |
| Structures | |
| CES 4704, CES 4608 or Elective | CES 5835 Masonry Design (S) |
| CES 4704, CES 4608 or Elective | CES 5715 Prestressed Concrete (S) |
| CES 4704, CES 4608 or Elective | CES 5325 Design of Highway Bridges (F) |
| CES 4704, CES 4608 or Elective | CES 5801 Timber Design (F) |
| Elective | CGN 6905 Building Codes* (S) |
| Elective | CES 6571 Design of Temp. Struct. (Summer)+ |
| Transportation | |
| TTE 4106 Urban Transp. Planning* | TTE 5006 Adv. Urban Transp. Plan.* (F) |
| TTE 4300 Transp. Systems Analysis* | TTE 5305 Adv. Transp. Systems* (F) |
| TTE 4201 Traffic Engineering* | TTE 5256 Traffic Engineering* (S)+ |
| TTE 4203 Highway Capacity Analysis* | TTE 6207 Highway Capacity Analysis* (F)+ |
| CGN 4503 Pavement Design* | CGN 6905 Pavement Design* (F) |
| Elective | CGN 5606 Public Works Management (F) |
| Elective | CGN 5605 Public Works Planning (S) |
* These courses are “dual-listed”: parallel undergraduate and graduate sections are dual-taught in the same lecture room.
+ These courses are also offered online through the EDGE program