LSU Minor in Structural Engineering
Students pursuing this minor will be better prepared for careers in structural engineering. The minor will provide students with a technical and competitive edge over most traditional civil engineering undergraduates in the structural engineering job marketplace.
Catalog Statement:
To earn a minor in structural engineering, a student must complete CE 3415, 4400, 4410, 4430 or 4460, 4435, and four additional courses chosen from an approved list of technical electives available in the dean’s office. A grade of “C” or better is required in each course.
Coursework
Required Courses:
CE 3415 Structural Analysis I
CE 4435 Indeterminate Structural Analysis
CE 4410 Principles of Reinforced Concrete
CE 4400 Principles of Steel Design
CE 4430 Structural Engineering or CE 4460 Bridge Engineering
Approved Electives (select four courses):
CE 4420 Principles of Prestressed Concrete
CE 4425 Principles of Wood Mechanics and Timber Design
CE 4430 Structural Engineering
CE 4445 Hurricane Engineering
CE 4440 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CE 4450 Finite Element Methods
CE 4460 Bridge Engineering
CE 4300 Geotechnical Engineering II: Shallow Foundations
CE 4310 Geotechnical Engineering III: Deep Foundations
A maximum of three hours from the following course list can be also used for credit towards elective requirements
CE 3740 Independent Studies in Civil Engineering (approval based on topic)
CE 4780 Special Topics in Civil Engineering Science (approval based on topic)
CE 4781 Special Topics in Civil Engineering Design (approval based on topic)
CM 3000 Construction Site Safety
To Declare the Minor
Please see one of the counselors in the College of Engineering office (3304 Patrick F. Taylor Hall). The minor must be officially declared in your student record before you graduate in order for it to become part of your transcript; simply completing the courses is not enough. Please note - declaring your intention to pursue the minor does not obligate you to complete it.
For More Information
Please contact Dr. Cai, Dr. Levitan, or any of the other Structural Engineering faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, or one of the counselors in the College of Engineering.
Fastest Track to Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Minor in Structural Engineering
The structural engineering minor is composed of 27 hours. Six of those hours, Structural Analysis I (CE 3415) and Reinforced Concrete Design (CE 4410), are required courses for the BSCE degree. This means, in essence, that the minor requires 21 ‘extra’ hours related to structural engineering. However, the BSCE degree includes 18 hours of civil engineering electives. By carefully selecting those electives as outlined below, it is possible to graduate with the Structural Engineering Minor by taking as few as three hours beyond that necessary for the BSCE Degree. The fast track to complete the minor requires students to take CE 3415 and CE 4410 as early as possible in order to meet the prerequisite requirements for subsequent electives.
The BSCE degree requires six hours of Design electives, three hours of Analysis electives, three hours of Project electives, and six hours of Technical electives. Choosing Design, Analysis, and Project electives as indicated below simultaneously satisfies the BSCE degree and Structural Engineering minor requirements. The only difference is that the minor requires nine additional hours of technical electives, whereas the BSCE degree requires just six.
Design Electives
CE 4400 Principles of Steel Design
CE 4300 Geotechnical Engineering II: Shallow Foundations
Analysis Elective
CE 4435 Indeterminate Structural Analysis
Project Elective
CE 4430 Structural Engineering or CE 4460 Bridge Engineering
Technical Electives
Choose any three courses from Approved Electives list.