Evaluation Of One Semester Freshman Chemistry Course For Civil And Environmental Engineers

At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the current required chemistry component for the Civil Engineering program is a four-credit hour, “Chemistry for Engineering and Technology” course (Chem 111). This course has three hours of lecture and a one-hour laboratory. Students in the Agricultural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs are also required to take Chem 111. This intensive course covers the most important chemistry topics, especially those related to environmental engineering and materials engineering. UNL is one of the few Universities in the United States to offer such a course. UNL’s Civil Engineering program is one of the few programs in the United States that does not require two semesters of general chemistry. This course originated in 1995 as part of an effort by the UNL Engineering College reduce the number of credit hours for its B.S. degrees. Some engineering disciplines (e.g., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Engineering) require just the first semester of chemistry, allowing either Chem 109 (General Chemistry I) or Chem 111, whereas programs where some chemistry may be needed (Agricultural, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering) require this new course (Chem 111).