Environmental Engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the design and development of systems, processes, and tools needed for the protection of the environment, human health, and ecosystems in order to maintain a sustainable world. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) emphasizes both anthropogenic and natural environments with focus on the core competency areas of drinking water and wastewater treatment, water resources engineering, solid and hazardous waste management, air and water quality control and renewable and sustainable technologies. This program employs a team-based interdisciplinary learning philosophy. This approach provides students with knowledge for leadership in sustaining our world and with the critical thinking skills required for effective and innovative engineering practice with particular emphasis on solving problems related to water, soil, and air pollution and resource recovery and re-use. B.S.Env.E. students complete core courses common to the other engineering majors as well as specialized courses in environmental engineering.
The mission of the B.S.Env.E. degree program is to:
- Produce graduates broadly educated in engineering approaches to problem identification and problem solving for a sustainable future for South Florida and beyond
- Prepare leaders for the Environmental Engineering and related professions, professional licensure and practice, graduate and professional degrees and lifelong learning
- Provide an interdisciplinary, student-centered learning environment that values service for our community, celebrates diversity, fosters creativity and innovation, instills ethical practice, advances sustainable solutions and trains students in collaborative and professional approaches to work effectively across engineering disciplines
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
Students admitted to FGCU as a degree seeking student in good academic standing may declare a major in engineering. All engineering majors must satisfy the academic milestones as described in the student guidebook. Refer to the B.S.Env.E. Student Guidebook for further information on milestones.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 122 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 42 of the 122 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits, including 12 credits in the major must be completed at FGCU. Also, ENV 4612C Sustainability in Engineering and ENV 4891 Envir Engr Senior Design must be taken at FGCU. ENV 4612C Sustainability in Engineering will satisfy the SCGR Requirement.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an application for graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
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CHM 1045
& 1045L | General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory (Acceptable Substitute: (CHMX045 and CHMX045L) or CHMX045C or (CHSX440 and CHSX440L) *, 1 | 4 |
CHM 1046
& 1046L | General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Lab (Acceptable Substitute: (CHMX046 and CHMX046L) or CHMX046C) | 4 |
| MAC 2311 | Calculus I (Acceptable Substitute: MACX311 or MACX281) *, 2 | 4 |
| MAC 2312 | Calculus II (Acceptable Substitute: MACX312 or MACX282) | 4 |
| MAC 2313 | Calculus III (Acceptable Substitute: MACX313 or MACX283) | 4 |
| MAP 2302 | Differential Equations (Acceptable Substitute: MAPX302 or MAPX305) | 3 |
PHY 2048
& 2048L | General Physics I
and General Physics I Laboratory (Acceptable Substitute: (PHYX048 and PHYX048L) or PHYX048C ) | 4 |
PHY 2049
& 2049L | General Physics II
and General Physics II Laboratory (Acceptable Substitute: (PHYX049 and PHYX049L) or PHYX049C or (PHYX044 and PHYX049L)) | 4 |
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| EGM 3420C | Engineering Mechanics | 4 |
| EGN 1041C | Computational Tools & Data Sci | 3 |
| EGS 1006L | Intro to the Engineering Prof. | 1 |
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| CCE 4031C | Project Planning & Regulations | 3 |
| CGN 4321C | GIS in Civil and Environmental | 3 |
| CWR 3201C | Engineering Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CWR 3202C | Hydrology and Hydraulics | 3 |
| CWR 4540C | Water Resources Design | 3 |
| EES 3204C | Environ Chem for Engineers | 3 |
| EES 4102C | Wastewater Microbiology | 3 |
| EGN 2111C | Engineering Computer Graphics | 3 |
| EGN 3343C | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ENV 3006C | Fundamentals of Environ Engrg | 3 |
| ENV 3502C | Water Treatment Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4101C | Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| ENV 4341C | Solid & Hazardous Waste Mgmt | 3 |
| ENV 4509C | Wastewater Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4612C | Sustainability in Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4891 | Envir Engr Senior Design (capstone) | 3 |
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| GLY 1010C | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GLY 2030C | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GLY 4074C | Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
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| EGN 4900 | Directed Engineering Research | 3 |
| EGN 4908 | Engineering Independent Study | 3 |
| EGN 4930 | Special Topics in Engineering | 3 |
| EGN 4940 | Engineering Internship | 3 |
| CGN 4404 | Environmental Data Science | 3 |
| CGN 4824 | Land Development | 3 |
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Total Credits Required: 122
Combined Program
The combined Bachelor’s-Master’s program in Engineering (B.S.Env.E. - M.S.) is an accelerated program designed specifically for students who have displayed academic excellence as undergraduate Engineering majors. The program provides an opportunity for these students to obtain a bachelor’s and a master’s degree within a combined period of 5 years.
Combined Program Admission Requirements
- Junior standing or higher
- Major GPA of at least 3.5
- Overall GPA of at least 3.2
Candidates for the combined program will apply during the junior year by submitting application materials to the Graduate Program Director. The Graduate Program Director is responsible for communicating with the students regarding acceptance to the combined program.
Combined Program Progression
- The B.S.Env.E. program is 122 credits
- The M.S. in Civil Engineering is 30 credits
- 9 credits will be double counted for both the bachelor’s and the master’s programs. These credits will substitute for courses in the bachelor’s degree as approved by the Chair. Courses will also count as Honors courses for students enrolled in the Honors College. Students will satisfy all other requirements for the B.S.Env.E. including general education courses, common prerequisite courses, required courses in the major, restricted electives in the major, and University Colloquium
- Total number of credits for the combined program is 143 credit hours
- A minimum grade of B- is required for each graduate course to be double-counted. The student will take up to 9 graduate credits from the following list of approved courses (3 credits each):
Students accepted into the combined program will meet with the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering undergraduate advisors and their college academic mentors to plan course schedules. Permit requests for graduate-level courses will be forwarded to the Graduate Program Director. Students will remain classified as Undergraduates until the bachelor’s degree is awarded.
Each student is responsible for completing an application to the M.S. program within one semester of graduation from the B.S.Env.E. program to ensure continuous enrollment under the current catalog. Upon completion of the bachelor’s program and acceptance in to the graduate program, students will be classified as Graduate students. Students will complete an additional 21 graduate credits to satisfy the M.S. requirements as outlined in the program catalog. Graduate credits taken while an Undergraduate will be counted to reach the 30 credits for the M.S.E. as approved by the Graduate Program Director.
