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SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN

CIVENGR 578
Course Description

The application of theoretically and academically acquired knowledge to a civil and environmental engineering problem in as near "real-world" as possible.

Prerequisties

Declared in Civil Engineering BS or Environmental Engineering BS and (CIVENGR 414 , CIVENGR 426 , CIVENGR 427 , CIVENGR 428 , 442, CIVENGR 445 , CIVENGR 447 , CIVENGR 522 , CIVENGR 573 , CIVENGR 574 , CIVENGR 576 , CIVENGR/GLE 530 , CIVENGR/GLE 532 , or CIVENGR/GLE 535 )

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
4

6.87% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.12% from Historical

A Rate
100%

49.38% from Historical

Class Size
23

-51.97% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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