UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Academic Plan

Visit the Engineering and Technology Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more the program.  

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

GENG 135 Introduction to Engineering - 2
SOIL 120 Introduction to Soil Science - 3
MATH 166 Calculus I - 4
PHYS 131 Calculus-Based Physics I - 5
HEAL 108 Health & Fitness for Life 
(GenEd HW) - 1
Total Semester Credits – 15

GENG 165 Programming for Engineers - 3
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 4
& CHEM 116 General Chemistry I Lab - 1
MATH 167 Calculus II - 4
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing 
(GenEd CW) – 3
Total Semester Credits – 15 
Sophomore
Year

GENG 121 Intro to Computer Aided Drafting and Design - 3
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II - 4
& CHEM 117 General Chemsitry II Lab - 1
MATH 268 Calculus III - 4
PHYS 250 Statics - 3
ESM 105 Intro to Environmental Studies (GenEd EC) – 3
Total Semester Credits – 18 

ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines  (GenEd CW) - 3
GENG 215 Engineering Project Management - 2
MATH 331 Differential Equations - 3
BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
ENVN 280 Activities in Environmental Engineering - 1
University requirement, Global Perspectives (GenEd GP) – 3
Total Semester Credits - 15
Junior
Year

GENG 316 Engineering Thermodynamics - 3
GENG 375 Geotechnical Engineering - 3
ENVN 326 Intro to Environmental Engineering - 3
General Education Goal 1 (GenEd CS) - 3
*Analytics Tech Elective - 3 or 4
MATH 326 Applied Statistics - 3
Total Semester Credits – 18 or 19 

GENG 336 Engineering Fluid Mechanics - 3
ENVN 380 Sustainability in Environmental Engineering - 3
GENG 491 FE Examination Preparation - 1
General Education Goal 2 (GenEd HF) - 3
GIS 250 Intro to Geog. Information Sci - 3
*Policy Tech Elective - 2 or 3

Total Semester Credits – 15 or 16
Senior
Year

GENG 484 Capstone: Project Definition & Design - 2
ENVN 415 Air Quality & Soil Waste Management - 4
ENVN 330 Applied Engineering Hydrology – 3
University requirement, ACD (GenEd ACD) – 3
General Education Goal 2 (GenEd HF) - 3
Total Semester Credits – 15 

GENG 485 Capstone: Project Implementation - 2
ENVN 435 Hydrologic Analysis & Design - 3
ENVN 430 Water Quality Modeling - 4
General Education Goal 2 (GenEd SB) - 3
General Education Goal 2 (GenEd SB) - 3
*Gen. Eng. Tech Elective - 3-4
Total Semester Credits – 18 or 19
Summary of Degree Requirements

*Environmental Engineering Major: Policy (choose one, 2-3 credits)
ESM  305 - 2 credits
ESM  303 - 3 credits
 

*Environmental Engineering Major: Analytics (choose one, 3-4 credits)
ESM 413 - 4 credits
BIOL 324 - 4 credits
ESM  412 - 3 credits
SOIL 460 - 3 credits
 

*Gen. Engineering Technical Electives (choose one, 3-4 credits)
AGEN 365 - 3 credits
GENG 235 - 3 credits
GENG 368 - 3 credits
GEOL 445 - 4 credits

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers’ students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

  • CW Communication - Reading and Writing
  • CS Comunication - Speaking and Listening
  • GP Global Perspectives
  • HF Humanities and Fine Arts
  • HW Personal Health and Wellness
  • SB Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • SI Scientific Inquiry
  • ACD American Cultural Diversity