The Rensselaer bachelor’s program in environmental engineering builds upon a broad base of studies in chemistry, life sciences, and engineering sciences culminating in a uniquely structured course sequence. This sequence of courses, as shown below, is designed around the unit operations and transport processes concepts, together with integrated laboratory theory courses. It culminates in senior design courses. This structure presents a unified educational experience in environmental engineering. A minimum of 128 credit hours is required for this curriculum.

First Year
Fall	Credit Hours
ENGR-1100	Intro. to Engineering Analysis	4
MATH-1010	Calculus I	4
CHEM-1300	Chemistry I	4
ENGR-1200	Engineering Graphics & CAD (1)	1
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Spring	Credit Hours
PHYS-1100	Physics I	4
MATH-1020	Calculus II	4
ENGR-1300	Engineering Processes(1)	1
	Science Elective I (2)	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Second Year
Fall	Credit Hours
ENVE-2110	Intro. to Environmental Eng	4
PHYS-1200	Physics II	4
MATH-2400	Differential Equations	4
ENGR-2250	Thermal Fluids (3)	4
Spring	Credit Hours
ENGR-2600	Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty	3
ENGR-2050	Intro. to Engineering Design (4)	4
CSCI-1190	C Programming	1
	Science Elective II (2)	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Third Year
Fall	Credit Hours
ENVE-4330	Atmospheric Pollution	3
CHEM-2250	Intro. to Org. Chem.	3
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
	Free Elective I	4
	Professional Development II (5)	2
Spring	Credit Hours
ENVE-4310	Applied Hydrology & Hydraulics	3
ENVE-4320	Env. Chemodynamics	3
ENVE-4340	Phys. Chem. Proc.	3
	Free Elective II	4
	Multidisc. Eng. Elective I (6)	3 or 4
Fourth Year
Fall	Credit Hours
ENVE-4350	Biological Proc.	4
ENVE-4150	Env. Eng. Laboratory	4
ENGR-4010	Professional Development III	1
	Tech Elective I (7)	3
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Spring	Credit Hours
ENVE-4180	Env. Proc. Design	3
ENVE-4180	Env. Geology	4
	Tech Elective II (7)	3
	Free Elective III	4

• 1. May be taken in any order in the first two semesters. ENGR-1300 or ENGR-1310 may be replaced with CIVL-2961.
• Special Section for Environmental Engineering students.
• May be replaced by ENGR-2250.
• Elective must be an engineering course with design content (e.g., ENVE-4200, ENVE-4240, ENVE-4210, ENVE-4110). Courses are selected in consultation with the program adviser. With adviser approval, courses from other disciplines may also be taken. These include Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Earth and Environmental Sciences (for example, CIVL-2630, CIVL-4150, ERTH-4710 and others).
• Multidisciplinary engineering elective: Must be an engineering course, chosen in consultation with the adviser (e.g., ENGR-4750, ENGR-4760, CIVL-2030, CIVL-2630, DSES-4260, ENGR-2530, ENGR-2830).
• This course will be fulfilled from a published list at the start of each semester and can be taken either semester.
• Can be taken either semester of the senior year.

Total Credits: 128

In consultation with the program adviser, students may choose from four areas of concentration, emphasizing water quality control, air resources, environmental systems, and solid and hazardous wastes.