If life is a highway, engineers better build them right! Transportation systems are essential to the development of society as people and goods move safely and efficiently through different modes. The Transportation Engineering program at The Catholic University of America offers a wide range of topics covering design, analysis, and the planning/management aspects of constructing and maintaining transportation facilities and services. The research areas include transportation planning, sustainable transportation, transportation asset management, safety, and interdisciplinary areas in economics, finance, and policy.

The curriculum below is for students entering in Fall 2022 or later (contact the department for previous versions).

  • Year 1 Fall

    Code Course Credits
    MATH 121 Calculus I 4
    ENGR 102 Intro Engr. Design and Prof. 3
    CSC 113 Intro to Computer Programming 3
    PHIL 201 Classical Mind 3
    ENG 101 Writing and Rhetoric 3
    CEE 200 Applied Steel 1
    Total Credits 17

  • Year 1 Spring

    Code Course Credits
    MATH 122 Calculus II 4
    PHYS 215 University Physics I 4
    CEE 101 Surveying 2
    PHIL 202 Modern Mind 3
    TRS 201 Foundations of Theology I 3
    Total Credits 16

  • Year 2 Fall

    Code Course Credits
    MATH 221 Calculus III 4
    ENGR 201 Eng. Mechanics I 3
    CEE 310 Civil Engineering Systems 3
    CHEM 107 General Chemistry I 3
    CHEM 113 General Chemistry Laboratory I 2
    ENGR 106 Computer Aided Engr Tools 3
    Total Credits 18

  • Year 2 Spring

    Code Course Credits
    CEE 302 Construction Management Systems and Economics 3
    ENGR 202 Engineering Mechanics II 3
    ENGR 222 Engineering Math I 4
    CHEM 110 Intro to Earth Science 3
    ENGR 301 Solid Mechanics 3
    Total Credits 16

  • Required Summer Internship

  • Year 3 Fall

    Code Course Credits
    MATH 309 Probability and Statistics for Engr 3
    ENGR 331 Fluid Mechanics 3
    CEE 312 Theory of Structures 3
    CEE 383 Ethics & Stewardship 3
    TRS 202A/B Church & Human Person 3
    Elective Liberal Elective 3
    Total Credits 18

  • Year 3 Spring

    Code Course Credits
    CEE 374 Introduction to Transportation Systems & Design 3
    CEE 372 Hydraulics 3
    CEE 402 Structural Steel Design 3
    ENGR 438 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEE 366 Soils Mechanics 2
    CEE 367 Soils Lab 1
    Total Credits 15

  • Year 4 Fall

    Code Course Credits
    ENGR 401 Senior Seminar 1
    CEE 403 Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    ENGR 441 Senior Capstone Design I 3
    CEE 478 Transportation Syst. Mgmt. & Operations 3
    CEE 317 Multi-Modal Transportation 3
    Elective  Liberal Elective 3
    Total Credits 16

  • Year 4 Spring

    Code Course Credits
    ENGR 442 Senior Capstone Design II 3
    CEE 473 Traffic Engineering & Flow Theory 3
    CEE 468 Foundation Engineering 3
    Elective Lit., Soc. Sci, or Fine Art Core 3
    CEE 411 Geographical Information Systems 3
    CEE 451 FE Exam Review (2) optional
    Total Credits 15 + 2 optional