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CET
Construction Engineering Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
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CET 202   CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING & EARTHWORK

CET 203   APPLIED ANALYSIS FOR TECHNOLOGISTS

CET 280   SPECIAL TOPICS

CET 289R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION

CET 290R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY 

CET 302   SOILS & FOUNDATIONS

CET 305   CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & STRUCTURES

CET 408R  CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CET 412   STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

CET 470   INDEPENDENT STUDY

CET 476   INTERNSHIP

CET 480   SPECIAL TOPICS

CET 489R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION

CET 490R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY


CET 202 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING & EARTHWORK
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Advanced construction and route surveys, earthwork mass diagrams, quantity takeoff, computer analysis.

CET 203 APPLIED ANALYSIS FOR TECHNOLOGISTS
F,S 1 cr. LAB 1.
PREREQUISITE: MATH 175.
-- Students will develop computer based solutions to problems encountered in construction engineering technology. Topics includes advanced applications of contemporary software and the development of user-defined subroutines for specific applications.

CET 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

CET 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.

CET 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.

CET 302 SOILS & FOUNDATIONS
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
COREQUISITE: EM 215 and ESCI 111.
-- Physical properties of construction materials with emphasis on soils, aggregates and asphalt. Earth pressures, flow nets, bearing capacity, retaining walls and slope stability.

CET 305 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & STRUCTURES
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EM 215.
-- Properties of concrete constituents, mechanical and service properties of concrete, mix design, field practices. Concrete reinforcing requirements and analysis of concrete members.

CET 408R CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BUS 361, I & ME 325, and ENGR 310.
COREQUISITE: CE 404 and CE 405; student must be graduating the semester of enrollment in CET 408.
-- A senior capstone course encompassing total project control through introduction of a professional construction management organization to ensure cost effectiveness and early completion of a project. Construction safety.

CET 412 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EM 215.
COREQUISITE: CET 305.
-- Design of temporary bracing, shoring, and concrete formwork. Specification requirements for design loads, wood, and steel elements. Nailed, bolted, and welded connections.

CET 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of Department Head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.

CET 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 1-2 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing, consent of instructor, and approval of Department Head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field. Students may not take this course the semester they graduate.

CET 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

CET 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: CET 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.

CET 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.

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