Civil Engineering (CVEN) Curriculum

Grade Requirements

Please see the College website for complete information on all academic policies.

• The minimum grade for each course is:
  • C- if the course is a prerequisite (including courses that can be either a pre- or co-requisite) for any other course in the civil engineering curriculum.
  • D- for all other courses.
• Up to three attempts are allowed to achieve the minimum grade in each course/requirement.
  • ​As of Fall 2023, W (withdraw) grades do not count as an attempt.
  • Where course substitutes are accepted (e.g. Calculus 1, computing, etc.), a total of three attempts are allowed to complete each requirement, regardless of which course(s) are taken.
• All courses counting toward the civil engineering degree must be taken for a letter grade, except:
  • As of Fall 2023, Pass/Fail and Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory courses are allowed for free electives.
  • CU-sponsored study abroad grades that are converted to Pass/Fail are exempt from this requirement.

Additional Resources

• CEAE graduation requirements & advising guide
• Academic calendar (add/drop deadlines, etc.)
• College of Engineering & Applied Science advising website
  • Academic support & tutoring
  • Academic Standing policies
  • Forms (petition, independent study, incomplete grades, request to take another department's class, etc.)
  • College policies
• Certificates, minors, and double majors
• Graduate studies
  • Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's (BAM) program
  • CEAE graduate programs
• Student Enrichment (student organizations, internships, service learning, study abroad, research)
• Transfer Credit policies & procedures

Questions? 

Contact a member of the CEAE Advising Team:

Lauren Bortnowski, including CVEN minor
Meredith Lopez (lead)

   Schedule advising appointments and view drop-in hours in Buff Portal Advising.