Program Plan

The Oregon State University Civil and Construction Engineering program (like most others on any campus) has a requirement that all students have a written program plan on file in the school office. Naturally, I'm way ahead of the game when it comes to planning. Since I don't know exactly what the schedule of classes will look like in the next couple years, there are some changes that could come to the plan as the class schedules come to light. For now, I've put the classes that I'm most confident will be offered during the term in question. An asterisk next to a class name denotes that I wouldn't mind foregoing that class in favor of a more exciting one (keep in mind, I'm an engineer, this is relative.) There's also a distinct possibility that my major/minor advisor won't approve this plan, though that seems unlikely, since it fulfills all the requirements as far as I know.

Fall '11

CE 507 - Stupid Semenar, 1.0 credits
CE 571 - Advanced Foundation Engineering, 4.0
CE 572 - In-situ and Lab Testing of Soils, 4.0
CE 589 - [Structural] Seismic Design, 4.0
13.0 total credits

Winter '12

CE 507 - Stupid Semenar, 1.0
CE 534 - Structural Dynamics, 4.0
CE 570.1 - ST/Shear Strength and Slope Stability, 4.0
CE 570.2 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 4.0
13.0 total credits

Spring '12

CE 507 - Stupid Semenar, 1.0
CE 573 - Earth Structures, 4.0
CE 575 - Earth Retention and Support, 4.0
CE 583 - Bridge Design, 3.0
12.0 total credits

Fall '12

CE 503 - Thesis, 3.0
CE 526 - Advanced Concrete Materials*, 3.0
CE 528 - Civil Engineering Project Management*, 4.0
CE 585 - Matrix Structural Analysis, 4.0
14.0 total credits

Winter '13

CE 503 - Thesis, 3.0
CE 514 - Groundwater Hydraulics*, 3.0
CE 527 - Temporary Construction Structures, 4.0
CE 586 - Prestressed Concrete Design, 3.0
13.0 total credits

Spring '13

CE 503 - Thesis, 3.0
CE 533 - Structural Stability*, 3.0
CE 592 - Pavement Structures*, 3.0
Geo 561 - Geology of Earthquakes, 3.0
12.0 total credits

This plan in particular makes for 77 total quarter hours (51 semester hours), even though I only need 45 quarter hours (30 sem). This is because students supported by school funds have to maintain 12 term hours per quarter.

I leave for Corvallis on the 10th of September, when I will begin this program of awesome. Just so you know. :)