CEE soon-to-be seniors, Thank you for reaching out about issues registering for CE 478. We are working with the Registrar to have this issue fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, please use the CEE Course Override Request Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7REYUD-nGsuojowvKDoZCUVgNGB7qua1t5Jhi7ADbq-gDmA/viewform> or reply to this email to request registration. Since CE 478 is a required course, all senior students who meet the prerequisites/corequisites are guaranteed a seat. The prerequisites/corequisites are listed below for each major. For *CE students*, you must have completed or be registered this fall for two of the following courses: - Struct Elect. (CE 434 or CE 432 or CE 417) - Transp. Elect. (CE 450/458/459/462/493) - CE364 - CE444 For *EnvE students*, you must have completed or be registered this fall for two of the following courses: - CE 345 - CE 364 - CE 474 CEE Department *--* *The CEE Department office is open Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm, *with remote assistance available on Fridays. Please email ceedept@pdx.edu for the fastest response, as this inbox is monitored by all staff. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Portland State University Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept@pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM CEE Department <ceedept@pdx.edu> wrote:
CEE Juniors,
The CEE Department has made an update to our program that will affect your senior year course plan. Beginning this upcoming academic year, all students planning to register for Capstone (CE 484: Civil & Environmental Engineering Project Management and Design I) in Winter and Spring 2026 must register for *CE 478: CEE Construction Management & Estimating* in *Fall 2025*.
CE 478 is a new 1-credit course which will introduce you to construction management and engineering economics, which are both relevant to the FE exam and to the Capstone experience. Moving forward, this course will be required for all senior students as a prerequisite to Capstone, and will count toward technical elective credit requirements for students using the 2024 catalog year or earlier for their bachelor’s degree.
Please note that this new requirement only applies to students who have not yet taken Capstone.* If you have already completed *or are* in progress to complete *Capstone, you are* not required* to take CE 478.
If you are a *CECOP/MECOP student *with an internship in Fall term, we will work with you so you can complete this course. Please register for CE 478, and contact the instructor, Patrick McLaughlin <pmm@pdx.edu> for further instructions.
If you have questions about course planning, understanding your catalog year, or anything else regarding this change, please schedule an appointment with your Upper Division Advisor, Evan Kristof: Calendly - Evan Kristof <https://calendly.com/ekristof>.
Thank you - CEE Department
*--* *The CEE Department office is open Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm, *with remote assistance available on Fridays. Please email ceedept@pdx.edu for the fastest response, as this inbox is monitored by all staff.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Portland State University
Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept@pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee