CIVENGR 489
Honors in Research
1–3 creditsUndergraduate honors research in civil or environmental engineering, supervised by faculty.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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CIVENGR 699
Independent Study
1–9 creditsIndependent Study for civil or environmental engineering under faculty supervision, involving conducting and reporting on research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCIVENGR 790
Master's Research or Thesis
1–9 creditsSupervised graduate research or thesis work integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to address civil or environmental engineering questions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
CIVENGR 890
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Seminar covering geotechnical analysis, design, and construction, with emphasis on advances in research, practice, policy, and professional conduct.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2009: 3.60 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
No recorded grade history
CIVENGR 990
Thesis
1–12 creditsThesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
CIVENGR 999
Advanced Independent Study
1–9 creditsAdvanced Independent Study allows students to conduct and report on independent civil or environmental engineering research under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sampleCIVENGR/GLE 330
Soil Mechanics
3 creditsSoil Mechanics covers basic principles and applications in engineering, including soil composition, classification, permeability, consolidation, shear strength, foundations, slope stability, and laboratory characterization.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.07 GPA, 27.9% A/AB (n=61 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.32 GPA, 56.7% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Spring 2023: 2.81 GPA, 31.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Geotechnical engineering course covering theory and practice for designing and analyzing slopes, earth retaining structures, and shallow/deep foundation systems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to Geological Engineering covering engineering applications of earth sciences, including resource management, hazard mitigation, environmental problem abatement, and excavation design.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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historical GPA · grades
Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGLE 489
Honors in Research
1–3 creditsUndergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members, titled HONORS IN RESEARCH.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
GLE 699
Independent Study
1–3 creditsOffering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
GLE 790
Master's Research or Thesis
1–9 creditsUnder faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
GLE 890
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertation research conducted under faculty supervision for students declared in the Geological Engineering PhD program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
GLE 900
Seminar
1 creditsA seminar course where topics vary.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.72 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGLE 990
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsResearch and thesis under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
GLE 999
Independent Work
1–3 creditsIndependent work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history