Environmental engineering applies engineering and scientific principles to protect and preserve human health and the environment. It embraces broad envi-ronmental concerns, including air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, groundwater protection and remediation, water resources and management, environment policy, radiological health, environmental biology and chemistry, systems ecology, water and wastewater treatment and wetlands ecology.

        Water and wetland resources are under constant threat of pollution from the wastes of an expanding population and from the multitude of new chemicals being developed and used. Handling and disposing of toxic wastes has become one of the most critical prob-lems facing environmental engineers. This program addresses contemporary environmental problems faced by Florida and the nation. Career opportunities exist in consulting engineering, public and government agen-cies, industry and utilities.

        Qualified students are encouraged to undertake master’s and doctoral studies to broaden their prepara-tion for employment.

        Students with pre-medical interests can satisfy admission requirements for medical school with this program and a judicious selection of electives; how-ever, total credits will exceed 122. Pre-med students must work with an adviser. Students from other de-partments can take courses in environmental engineer-ing sciences, if they have taken the prerequisites.

Mission

        The department is committed to providing quality educational programs in environmental science and engineering. It will conduct a nationally recognized environmental research program to contribute substan-tially to the benefit of the state of Florida, the nation and the earth. The department also will provide authoritative guidance to individuals and organizations that prevent and solve local, state, national and global environmental problems.

Educational Objectives

• To instill in students a desire to learn and apply their knowledge and skills to prevent and solve en-vironmental problems.
• To provide students with educational experiences in science, analysis and design, and in social and cultural studies to prepare them for productive ca-reers in environmental engineering and other pro-fessions.
• To provide students with educational experiences that will enable them to work effectively with other professionals and to communicate their ideas clearly and concisely.

        Qualified students may participate in a combined BS/ME program. Undergraduate students can shorten the time required for an ME degree by completing a maximum of six cre graduate level credits in the final two semesters of their BS program. The program pro-vides a fast track for qualified undergraduate students to obtain both degrees, thereby allowing earlier en-trance to professional careers. The program encourages good undergraduate students to pursue graduate educa-tion at the university. Additional information is avail-able from the department’s academic programs office in 216 Black Hall.

Sales Engineering Certificate Program

        The department participates in the sales engineer-ing certificate program. Refer to the general college information section of this catalog.

Admission Requirements

        Admission is selective and is based on courses completed and quality of academic record. Applicants should have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the critical tracking courses.

CURRICULUM LEADING TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Critical Tracking Criteria:

        Critical tracking courses for semesters 1-4 appear in bold; these courses must be completed with a GPA of 2.5 or better.
 
 

	FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall	Credits
If you do not place out of ENC 1101, take it in the first term.
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S).	3
Humanities (GE-H)	3
MAC 2311 Analyt Geom & Calculus 1 (GE-M)	4
CHM 2045 General Chemistry (GE-P)	3
CHM 2045L General Chemistry Lab (GE-P)	1
Total	14
Semester 2 - Spring	Credits
Humanities (GE-H)	3
ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C).	3
MAC 2312 Analyt Geom & Calculus 2 (GE-M)	4
CHM 2046 General Chemistry (GE-P).	3
CHM 2046L General Chemistry Lab (GE-P)	1
Total	14
	SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall	Credits
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)	3
MAC 2313 Analyt Geom & Calculus 3 (GE-M).	4
PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 (GE-P).	3
PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus Lab (GE-P)	1
EML 3023 Computer Assisted Drafting.	3
Total	14
Semester 4 - Spring	Credits
Humanities (GE-H)	3
EGM 3311 Intro to Engineering Analysis            Or MAP 2302 Differential Equations.	3
PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2	3
PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2 Lab	1
EGM 2511 Engineering Mechanics - Statics	3
Total	13
Semester 5 - Summer	Credits
EML 3007 Elements of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer           Or  EML 3100 Thermodynamics	3
EGM 3400 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics	2
Total	5
	JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 6 - Fall	Credits
ENV 3040C  Computational Methods	5
EES 4102 Wastewater Microbiology	2
EES 4201 Water Chemistry	3
ENV 4101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution	3
Total	13
Semester 7 - Spring	Credits
CWR 3201 Hydrodynamics	4
ENV 4121 Air Pollution Control Design	3
ENV 4514C Water & Wastewater Treatment	3
EES 4200 Environmental Chemistry of Carbon         Compounds	2
ENV XXXX Green Engineering Design	3
Total	15
Semester 8 - Summer	Credits
EMA 3010 Materials 1	3
CGN 3710 Expermination and Instrumentation in Civil           Engineering          Or EEL 3003  Elements of Electrical Engineering	3
STA 3032 Engineering Statistics.	3
Total	9
	SENIOR YEAR
Semester 9 - Fall	Credits
ENV 4501 Environmental Hydrology 1.	3
EES 4561 Hydraulic Systems Design	3
ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Mgmt	2
ENV 4300 Solid Waste Containment Design          or ENV 4302 Solid Waste Treatment Design	3
ENV 4351 Solid & Hazardous Waste Mgmt.	4
Total	15
Semester 10 - Spring	Credits
EES 4103 Applied Ecology.	2
EES 4102L Environmental Biology Lab	1
Technical Elective #	3
Technical Elective # .	3
Technical Elective #	3
ENV 3930 Environ Engineering Ethics Seminar	1
ENV XXXX Environmental Hydrology 2	3
Total	16
Total Hours Required for Degree	128

# See technical elective list below. Technical electives must include:

• one capstone design course
• one laboratory oriented course
• six credits of design (includes capstone)

        All required courses (including electives) with an ENV or EES prefix taken as part of the formal cur-riculum must be completed with a cumulative average of C or better.

  *     capstone design course
 **    laboratory-oriented course
***   Course by application only.

        Completion of both courses required for credit. Combined sequence of ENV 4912 and 4913 will count as a capstone design and a design elective. The student MUST complete the technical electives with another design elective and the lab component.