Engineering Construction Engineering

Description

Construction engineering (CONE) is a program of the Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction. The construction engineering major integrates engineering, construction and management courses. This program is designed for persons fulfilling the construction industry’s need for licensed professional engineers. It resembles the construction management program but provides a greater emphasis on engineering, scientific, and technical courses to meet requirements for licensure as a professional engineer. The courses focus on the application of engineering principles to solve real-world construction problems. They include instruction in civil engineering, structural principles, material testing and evaluation, project management, computer-assisted design, 3D animation, sustainability, and graphic communication.

The Durham School Construction Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Inc.
 

The educational objectives of the construction engineering program are to produce graduates who will (in three to five years after graduation):

• Possess knowledge acquisition skills enabling them to remain current throughout their careers.
• Apply engineering principles of analysis and design to the systems being constructed.
• Employ technical skills with innovation and dedication to pursue improved functionality, increased efficiency, and decreased costs.
• Use communication skills to effectively share their ideas with many forms of media.
• Adapt to the constantly changing, interdisciplinary design and construction fields by applying teamwork and team building skills.
• Apply appropriate construction practices, including business organization, estimating, scheduling, project delivery, and ethics.

Under the stimulus of increasing demand for global services, many Nebraska companies have expanded their reach well beyond U.S. borders. This demand gives the construction engineering graduate an unprecedented number of opportunities for employment—locally, nationally, and internationally—and for pursuing an advanced degree at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln or elsewhere.

Construction engineers participate in the preparation of engineering and architectural documents, including specifications, which they translate into finished projects such as buildings for housing, commerce and industry, highways, railroads, waterways, airports, power plants, energy distribution systems, military bases, and space center complexes. These projects involve thousands of details shared by a team of owners, architects, engineers, general constructors, specialty constructors, manufacturers, material suppliers, equipment distributors, regulatory bodies and agencies, labor resources and others. The constructor assumes responsibility for delivery of the completed project at a specified time and cost and also accepts associated legal, financial, and management obligations. Because of the broad scope of the construction engineer’s project responsibility, he/she must assure the project’s constructability as well as its capability to be operated and maintained.

Construction engineering students are required to enroll in a set of courses specifically designed for a general construction education. Each student selects, with the guidance of an advisor, a set of approved electives. The program outlined below leads to the bachelor of science degree in construction engineering.

College Requirements

College Admission

College Entrance Requirements

Students must have high school credit for (one unit is equal to one high school year):

1. Mathematics – 4 units: 2 of algebra, 1 of geometry, and 1 of precalculus and trigonometry
2. English – 4 units
3. Natural sciences – 3 units that must include 1 unit of physics and 1 unit of chemistry (chemistry requirement waived for students in construction management)
4. Foreign language – 2 units of a single foreign language
5. Social studies – 3 units
6. Students having a composite ACT score of 28 or greater (or equivalent SAT score) will be admitted to the College of Engineering even if they lack any one of the following: trigonometry, chemistry, or physics.
7. Students having an ACT score of 19 or less in English (or equivalent SAT score) must take ENGL 150 Writing and Inquiry or ENGL 151 Writing and Argument.

A total of 16 units is required for admission.

Students must have an ACT (enhanced) score of 24 or greater (or equivalent SAT). Students who lack entrance requirements may be admitted based on ACT scores, high school rank and credits, or may be admitted to pre-engineering status in the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center. Pre-engineering students are advised within the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center.

Students for whom English is not their language of nurture must meet the minimum English proficiency requirements of the University.

Students who lack entrance units may complete precollege training by Independent Study through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Office of On-line and Distance Education, in summer courses, or as a part of their first or second semester course loads while in the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center or other Colleges at Nebraska.

Students should consult their advisor, their department chair, or Engineering Student Services if they have questions on current policies.

Other Admission Requirements

Students who transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from other accredited colleges or universities and wish to be admitted to the College of Engineering (COE) must meet COE freshman entrance requirements and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and be calculus-ready. Students not meeting either of these requirements must enroll in the Explore Center or another University college until they meet COE admission requirements. Students transferring from UNO, UNL, or UNK to the College of Engineering must be in good academic standing with their institution.

The COE accepts courses for transfer for which a C or better grade was received. Although the University of Nebraska–Lincoln accepts D grades from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and at Omaha, not all majors in the COE accept such low grades. Students must conform to the requirements of their intended major and, in any case, are strongly encouraged to repeat courses with a grade of C- or less.

All transfer students must adopt the curricular requirements of the undergraduate catalog current at the time of transfer to the COE—not that in use when they entered the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Upon admission to Nebraska, students wishing to pursue degree programs in the COE will be classified and subject to the policies defined in the subsequent section.

Students who were previously admitted to COE and are returning to the College of Engineering must demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in order to be readmitted to COE.

College Degree Requirements

Grade Rules

Grade Appeals

In the event of a dispute involving any college policies or grades, the student should appeal to his/her instructor and appropriate department chair or school director (in that order). If a satisfactory solution is not achieved, the student may appeal his/her case through the College Academic Appeals Committee on his/her campus.

Catalog Rule

Students must fulfill the requirements stated in the catalog for the academic year in which they are first admitted at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In consultation with advisors, a student may choose to follow a subsequent catalog for any academic year in which they are admitted to and enrolled as a degree-seeking student at Nebraska in the College of Engineering. Students must complete all degree requirements from a single catalog year. The catalog which a student follows for degree requirements may not be more than 10 years old at the time of graduation.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the construction engineering program will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

The above student outcomes have been approved by the ABET Engineering Area Delegation for use beginning with the 2019-20 academic year, and have been adopted by the faculty of the Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.

Major Requirements

Requirements for the Degree (Lincoln Campus)

Additional Major Requirements

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades

All coursework must be of C grade level or higher to be credited toward graduation requirements or to be valid as a prerequisite for another course.

Electives

Students are required to enroll in a predetermined set of courses specifically designed for general construction education. Each student selects, with the approval of his/her advisor, a set of approved electives.

Technical electives are selected from the following list. One (3 credit hour) of the required two electives needs to be considered a design technical elective.

Design Technical Electives

Technical Electives

All previously listed Design Technical Electives

ACE Requirements

The CONE program follows the University’s ACE general education requirements. Because of the specific needs of the program, several of these courses are specified in the curriculum. Please contact Melissa Hoffman at melissa.hoffman@unl.edu or 402-554-4482, if you are interested in more information about this program.

PLEASE NOTE
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your college or department academic advisor. Advisors also can help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

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16 HR TERM 1

Calculus I (ACE 3)

complete MATH 106

5hr

C

MATH 106 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the first term of enrollment.

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General Chemistry (ACE 4)

complete CHEM 109A, CHEM 109L

4hr

C

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ACE 2 Oral Comm

complete COMM 286

3hr

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Construct Engr (Term 1)

complete CONE 103

1hr

C

CONE 103 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the third term of enrollment.

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Freshman Seminar

complete ENGR 10

0hr

ENGR 10 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the first term.

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Computer Programming

complete CSCE 155N

3hr

C

15 HR TERM 2

ACE 3 Calculus II

complete MATH 107

4hr

C

MATH 107 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of second term of enrollment.

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ACE 4 General Physics

complete PHYS 211, PHYS 221

5hr

C

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ACE 5 Humanities

complete 1 from ACE5

3hr

Complete an ACE 5, 7, or 9 requirement this term.

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Construct Sci (Term 2)

complete CNST 112

3hr

C

17 HR TERM 3

Construct Sci (Term 3)

complete CIVE 221, MECH 223

6hr

C

MECH 223 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the third term of enrollment.

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Sophomore Seminar

complete ENGR 20

0hr

ENGR 20 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the fifth term of enrollment.

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ACE1 Written Comm

complete JGEN 200

3hr

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Calculus III

complete MATH 208

4hr

C

ENGR 20 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the fifth term of enrollment.

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General Physics II

complete PHYS 212

4hr

C

15 HR TERM 4

Construct Sci (Term 4)

complete CNST 225

3hr

C

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ACE 8 Engr Economics

complete CONE 206

3hr

C

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Differential Equations

complete MATH 221

3hr

C

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Construct Sci (Term 4)

complete MECH 325, MECH 373

6hr

C

MECH 325 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the fourth term of enrollment. MECH 373 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the sixth term of enrollment.

16 HR TERM 5

Construct Sci (Term 5)

complete CIVE 310, CIVE 341, ECEN 211

10hr

C

CIVE 341 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the fifth term of enrollment.

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Constr Engr Core (Term 5)

complete CONE 319, CONE 378

6hr

C

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Milestones

1. Professional Admission into College.

16 HR TERM 6

Statistical Applications

complete either STAT 380 or MECH 321

3hr

C

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Construct Sci (Term 6)

complete CIVE 334, CIVE 378

7hr

C

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ACE 6 Business

complete ECON 212

3hr

C

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ACE 7 Arts

complete 1 from ACE7

3hr

Complete an ACE 5, 7, or 9 requirement this term.

15 HR TERM 7

Construction Sci (Term 7)

complete CIVE 440

3hr

C

CIVE 440 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the seventh term of enrollment.

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Constr Engr Core (Term 7)

complete 3 from CONE 476, CONE 485, CONE 414, CNST 444

9hr

C

Complete CONE 476 and 485 and either CNST 444 or CONE 414.

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Design Tech Elec (Term 7)

complete 1 from CIVE 443, CIVE 444, CIVE 446, CIVE 447, CONE 416, CONE 417, CONE 481, CONE 483

3hr

C

15 HR TERM 8

Construction Sci (Term 8)

complete CIVE 441

3hr

C

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ACE 10 Capstone

complete CONE 489

3hr

C

CONE 489 becomes critical to your success in the major if not completed by the end of the eighth term of enrollment.

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Business (Term 8)

complete BLAW 371

3hr

C

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Tech Elec (Term 8)

complete 1 from CIVE 443, CIVE 444, CIVE 446, CIVE 447, CNST 379, CNST 434, CONE 416, CONE 417, CONE 450, CONE 466, CONE 481, CONE 483, CONE 498, MECH 420

3hr

C

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ACE 9 Global/Human Divers

complete 1 from ACE9

3hr

Complete an ACE 5, 7, or 9 requirement this term.

Graduation Requirements

1. 125 hours required for graduation.
2. 2.40 GPA required for graduation.
3. 30 of the last 36 hours must be taken at UNL/UNO.

Career Information

The following represents a sample of the internships, jobs and graduate school programs that current students and recent graduates have reported.