Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CE coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 16 CE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 64 more CE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The concentrations and majors that build on CE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courseschoose 1
Select 3 credits of CE 400 level "W" courses; 1 credit of First-Year Seminar or Elective; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required
Select 12 credits of Civil Engineering Technical Electives from CE 300-level courses, CE 400-level courses, or ENVE 400-level courses; Select 9 credits of Technical Electives from CE 300-level courses, CE 400-level courses, ENVE 400-level courses, or approved 400-level courses listed in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at CE 404
3 courses deep, ending at CE 405
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1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Additional Coursesall required
Select 3 credits of technical electives from departmental list in consultation with adviser
1 course from1 required
All CE courses in the Penn State catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for CE yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CE yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CE does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.