Civil Engineering Technology
(Bachelor of Science Degree
Offered)
Civil Engineering Technology
is a broad field producing engineering technologists with versatile backgrounds.
Southern Polytechnic State University graduates have the qualifications
to enter careers in:
| * Construction | * Structural design |
| * Surveying | * Transportation |
| * Geotechnical | * Urban Planning |
| * Site development | * Environmental technologies |
A student may select elective courses from the areas of:
Structural electives prepare graduates for design, plan preparation, construction, and inspection of modern buildings and bridges and other structures. In their coursework, students analyze and design structural members of steel, reinforced concrete and other engineering materials.
Surveying electives are available in:
Transportation electives prepare graduates to perform design and plan maintenance of all types of transportation facilities including streets, highways, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, harbors and pipelines.
Geotechnical electives prepare graduates to perform subsurface investigations, and field and laboratory tests; and design and analysis for civil engineering works such as foundations, dams, and tunnels.
Professional Engineer: In Georgia and approximately 35 other states in the U.S., the BS-CET degree along with the appropriate number of years of experience, and the passage of two 8-hour examinations (FE and PE), qualifies a graduate to become a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). The FE exam can be taken while a senior enrolled in the CET curriculum.
Licensed Land Surveyor:
CET majors whose curriculum contains at least 6 elective hours of surveying
coursework meet the educational requirements to become licensed as a Professional
Land Surveyor (PLS) in Georgia. In addition, they must obtain 4 years
of acceptable experience and pass the FLS and PLS examinations.
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| Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science | |||||
| Area A Essential Skills | 9 hours | ||||
| ENGL | 1101 | Composition I | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 1102 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1113 | Pre-calculus (extra hour is applied to area F) | 4 | ||
| Area B Institutional Options | 4 hours | ||||
| SPCH | 2400 | Public Speaking | 2 | ||
| STS | 2400 | Science, Technology, and Society | 2 | ||
| Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts | 6 hours | ||||
| Area C | Group 1 | Take One Course From the Literature Group | 3 | ||
| Area C | Group 2 | Take One Course From the Art and Culture Group | 3 | ||
| Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology | 11 hours | ||||
| MATH | 2253 | Calculus I (extra hour is applied to major courses) | 4 | ||
| Area D | Any Two Lab Sciences | 8 | |||
| Area E Social Sciences | 12 hours | ||||
| Area E | Group 1 | American Context | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 2 | World History | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 3 | Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 4 | Cultures and Societies | 3 | ||
| Area F (The extra hour from area A is counted here) | 18 Hours | ||||
| CET | 2160 | Civil Graphics and Computer Aided Drafting | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 2010 | Technical Writing | 3 | ||
| MATH | 2254 | Calculus II | 4 | ||
| MATH | 2306 | Differential Equations | 3 | ||
| PHYS | 2211K | Principles of Physics I | 4 | ||
| Required Courses (One hour from area D applied here) | 57 or 58 hours | ||||
| CET | 1001 | Orientation to CET Profession | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CET | 1002 | Orientation to CET Computer Practices | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CET | 2214 | Engineering Mechanics – Statics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CET | 2215 | Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CET | 2219 | Strength of Materials | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3301 | Soil Mechanics | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3302 | Construction Materials | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3321 | Transportation Systems | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3324 | Project Cost Analysis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| CET | 3343 | Basic Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3344 | Fundamentals of Environmental Eng Tech | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET
or CET |
3371
3381 |
Structural Steel Design
I
Reinforced Concrete Design I |
2 | 3 | 3 |
| CET | 4411 | Fundamentals of CET | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CET | 4444 | Applied Hydrology | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| ECET
or MET |
3000
3400 |
Electrical Principals
Survey of Thermodynamics |
3
3 |
3
0 |
4
3 |
| SURV | 2221 | Surveying I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3316 | Structural Analysis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| CET Elective* | 12 or 13 | ||||
| Degree Program Total | 129 or 130 | ||||
Students are advised to take Chemistry I, Physics I, and either Chemistry II or Physics II as partial fulfillment of Area D and F requirements.
NOTES: CET students are required to earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses required in the major and all courses used as CET electives. Students are required to earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in all CET courses.
For more information about Area C, D, and E courses, see the "Core Curriculum" section under "Admission Information."
CET Electives are any non-required
3000 or 4000 level CET/SURV courses. Up to 6 hours of SURV 3XXX and 4XXX
courses may be used for CET electives.
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Surveying and
Mapping
(Bachelor of Science Degree
Offered)
The Surveying and Mapping program is offered through the Civil Engineering Technology program. Students in Surveying and Mapping are taught the principles and techniques of field measurements and adjustments, boundary, topographic, geodetic, route and construction surveys.
Students apply classroom knowledge in laboratory exercises with modern surveying equipment including theodolites, electronic distance meters, electronic total stations, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite receivers, and optical alignment devices. Mapping topics include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), photogrammetry and remote sensing.
In laboratories, students develop maps from field measurements, design and layout construction projects, plan subdivision developments and establish horizontal and vertical control using satellite geodesy. Microcomputers are used extensively in reducing data, planning field layouts, plotting boundaries, drawing (CAD) plats and map production.
Students also study topics from the Civil Engineering Technology program including elementary structures, fluid mechanics, hydrology and the design and construction of highways. Courses in mathematics, business principles and core requirements provide the student added depth.
The program exceeds the State of Georgia academic registration requirements to become a Registered Land Surveyor.
NOTE: Students are
required to earn a grade of "C" or better in all required and elective
major courses and a GPA of 2.0 or better in all SURV and CET courses.
| Surveying and Mapping Bachelor of Science | |||||
| Area A Essential Skills | 9 hours | ||||
| ENGL | 1101 | Composition I | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 1102 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1113 | Pre-calculus (extra hour is applied to area F) | 4 | ||
| Area B Institutional Options | 4 hours | ||||
| SPCH | 2400 | Public Speaking | 2 | ||
| STS | 2400 | Science, Technology, and Society | 2 | ||
| Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts | 6 hours | ||||
| Area C | Group 1 | Take One Course From the Literature Group | 3 | ||
| Area C | Group 2 | Take One Course From the Art and Culture Group | 3 | ||
| Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology | 11 hours | ||||
| MATH | 2253 | Calculus I (extra hour is applied to major courses) | 4 | ||
| Area D | Any Two Lab Sciences | 8 | |||
| Area E Social Sciences | 12 hours | ||||
| Area E | Group 1 | American Context | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 2 | World History | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 3 | Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 4 | Cultures and Societies | 3 | ||
| Area F (The extra hour from area A is counted here ) | 18 Hours | ||||
| CET | 2160 | Civil Graphics and Computer Aided Drafting | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 2010 | Technical Writing | 3 | ||
| MATH | 2254 | Calculus II | 4 | ||
| PHYS | 1111K | Principles of Physics I | 4 | ||
| IT | 1113 | BASIC Programming | 3 | ||
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| CS | 2123 | C Programming | 3 | ||
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| CS | 2143 | FORTRAN Programming | 3 | ||
| Required Courses | 70 hours | ||||
| Math Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Free Elective (1 hour from core applied here) | 4 | ||||
| CET | 1001 | Orientation to CET Profession | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CET | 1002 | Orientation to CET Computer Practices | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CET | 2200 | Introduction to Structures | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| CET | 3321 | Transportation Systems | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3343 | Basic Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 4444 | Applied Hydrology | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| CET | 3324 | Project Cost Analysis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MATH | 2260 | Probability and Statistics I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHYS | 1112K | Introductory Physics II | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| SURV | 2221 | Surveying I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 3222 | Surveying II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 4410 | Surveying Computations and Adjustments | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 3421 | Geographic Information Systems I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 4412 | Applied Geodesy | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 4465 | Legal Aspects of Land Surveying | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SURV | 4470 | Land Development Design | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 4413 | Geodetic Positioning with GPS | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SURV | 4475 | Land Surveying Practice | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Degree Program Total | 130 | ||||
The Land Surveying Certificate
program is designed to prepare surveyors with the basic education necessary
to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Exam and exceeds the State of
Georgia academic registration requirements to become a Registered Land
Surveyor. There are six courses required in the certificate program.
| Required Courses (22 - hours) | |||
| SURV | 2221 | Surveying I | 4 |
| SURV | 2250 | Applied Hydrology for Surveyors | 4 |
| SURV | 3222 | Surveying II | 4 |
| SURV | 4465 | Legal Aspects of Land Surveying | 4 |
| SURV | 4475 | Land Surveying Practice | 2 |
| SURV | 4470 | Land Development Design | 4 |
| TOTAL | 22-Hours | ||
Civil
Engineering Technology and Surveying and Mapping Faculty
| Beadles, Samuel J. P.,
Professor |
M.S.C.E., University of California at Los Angeles; B.S.C.E., Northern Arizona University; P.E., Georgia |
| Crim, Richard D.,
Associate Professor |
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; B.S., State University of New York at Albany; A.A., Santa Fe Community College; R.L.S., Georgia |
| Currin, Thomas R.,
Professor |
Ph.D., University of Connecticut; M.C.E., North Carolina State University; B.S.C.E., Southeastern Massachusetts University; P.E., Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Kentucky |
| Hornbeck, David E.,
Professor |
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Vanderbilt University; B.S.C.E., West Virginia Institute of Technology; P.E. and R.L.S., Georgia, West Virginia |
| Mesbahi, Mehrdad,
Associate Professor |
M.S.C.E., University of Alabama; B.S.C.E., Clemson University; P.E., Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina |
| Orlandella, Michael R.,
Associate Professor |
M.S., Michigan State University; B.S., Michigan State University; A.C.E., Mohawk Valley Community College |
| Ortiz, Carlos A.,
Associate Professor |
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.E., University of Louisville; B.S., Universidad del Valle |
| Wilson, Matthew M.,
Associate Professor |
M.S., University of Florida; B.S., Southern Polytechnic State University; R.L.S., Georgia |
| Zeigler, Timothy W.,
Associate Professor and Program Head |
M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana; B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana; P.E., Illinois |
Faculty Emeriti
Bennett, David M., Professor
Emeritus, Civil Engineering Technology
Holladay, Charles T., Head
and Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering Technology
Troemel, Hans A., Associate
Professor, Emeritus, Civil Engineering Technology
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