Degree Pathway for Environmental Engineering

For students who entered fall 2025 and beyond.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
CIVE.1070Introduction to Engineering for Civil and Environmental2
ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100
College Writing I /
First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City (CW)
3
CHEM.1210Chemistry I (SCL)3
CHEM.1230LChemistry I Lab (SCL)1
MATH.1310Calculus I (MATH)4
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)13
Total16

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
ENGL.1020College Writing II (CW)3
CHEM.1220Chemistry II (SCL)3
CHEM.1240LChemistry II Lab (SCL)1
MATH.1320Calculus II4
PHYS.1410Physics I3
PHYS.1410LPhysics I Lab1
Total15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
ENGN.2050Statics3
CIVE.2860Probability and Statistics for Engineers3
BIOL.2100Biology for Engineers (STEM)3
BIOL.2120LBiology for Engineers Lab1
MATH.2310Calculus III4
ENGN.2100Professional Development Seminar21

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total16
ENGN.2070Dynamics3
ENVE.2010Environmental Engineering Chemistry3
CIVE.3320Environmental Engineering Lab1
CIVE.3620Environmental Engineering I3
MATH.2360Engineering Differential Equations3
ECON.2010Principles of Microeconomics (SS)3

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
CIVE.3010Fluid Mechanics3
ENVE.3020Fluid Mechanics Laboratory1
ENVE.3105Material Science for Environmental Engineering2
ENVE.3630Environmental Engineering II3
ENVE.3640Energy and the Sustainable Environment3
GEOL.3250Geology for Engineers3

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
CIVE.3720Civil Engineering Systems3
ENVE.3650Groundwater Hydrogeology and Remediation3
ENVE.3660Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering3
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)13
xxxx.xxxxSocial Sciences Perspective (SS)13

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
CIVE.4600Water Resources Engineering3
ENVE.4610Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment3
ENVE.4620Air Quality3
ENVE.4630Environmental Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice3
xxxx.xxxxProfessional Elective3
Total15

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
ENVE.4855Capstone Design3
ENVE.4640Solid Waste Engineering and Management3
xxxx.xxxxProfessional Elective3
xxxx.xxxxSocial Sciences Perspective (SS)13
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)13
Total15

Total Minimum Credits = 122

1Core Curriculum Requirements include 3 Arts and Humanities courses and 3 Social Science courses. One of the Social Science courses must be ECON.2010 Economics I. Students must select at least one course designated Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and at least one course designated Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE). No more than two Breadth of Knowledge (BOK) courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty advisor to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.

2Students can take ENGN.2100 Professional Development Seminar in either fall or spring semester of their sophomore year.

Current UMass Lowell students should use their Advisement Report in SIS. If you need assistance, please contact your advisor.

Restriction on off-campus study: Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.