Terminology
Major Deal
Getting Involved
Ahead of the Game
Miscellaneous
100
The point-hour ratio used to determine your eligibility to enter the Civil or Environmental Engineering major
What is Eligibility Point Hour Ratio (or EPHR)?
100
You will be able to do THIS when you are enrolled in your last term or pre-major courses.
What is apply to the major?
100
This Fair is something I should have recently attended in order to find out more about getting involved on Campus
What is Engineering Activities Fair?
100
The place where the President's Convocation was held during Welcome Week. Formerly the home of OSU basketball, this facility is now the home of men's and women's gymnastics and volleyball teams
What is St. John's Arena?
100
The names of your advisors (first and last)!
Who are Mary Ross and Barry Tolchin?
200
The point-hour ratio used to determine your cumulative GPA at OSU. This includes all courses you have or will take at OSU.
What is Cumulative Point-Hour Ration (or CPHR)?
200
The third Friday of the semester.
What is application to the major deadline?
200
This group was represented by a student guest and professor during our class last week
What is Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio (or PLSO)?
200
This is where the Buckeye Kick-Off event was held during Welcome Week. This is also home to the OSU Football Team!
What is Ohio Stadium (or the Shoe or the Horseshoe)?
200
The website address for our department where you can visit to find answers to many of your questions.
What is ceg.osu.edu?
300
The point-hour ratio used to determine your GPA for a specific term.
What is Term Point-Hour Ratio (or TPHR)?
300
These GPAs (or EPHRs) should be 2.5 and 2.0, respectively, if you want to become a student in the major
What is the minimum EPHR and CPHR for admission to the major after AU 15?
300
This is an excellent organization for Environmental Engineering students to get involved in for networking purposes (similar to the Civil Engineering organization that fulfills the same purpose)
What is Society of Environmental Engineers (or SEE)?
300
This facility is where the Community Commitment event was held during Welcome Week. It is also where you can find information on the 1000+ student organizations here at OSU, get your BuckID, or get some grub!
What is the Ohio Union?
300
The place to find course syllabi, grades, lecture information and a class list.
What is Carmen?
400
The point-hour ratio used to determine your GPA for all of the classes you take that count towards your major (not your pre-major)
What is Major Point-Hour Ratio or MPHR?
400
I cannot take any of these courses until I have been admitted to the major
What are Civil or Environmental courses?
400
This is one of many organizations that gives CEG students the opportunity to network with professionals in their field. It is the oldest engineering society in the US and has over 140,000 members. Membership to OSU freshman is free.
What is the American Society of Civil Engineers (or ASCE)?
400
The first team to beat us in a home opener (football) game since 1972 (it happened this season)
Who is Virginia Tech?
400
This course is a required pre-major course for Environmental students, but not Civil students.
What is ME 2040?
500
One of the most important tools students and advisors use in degree planning. This tool allows students to look at all of their courses transferred to OSU, courses credit earned at OSU through AP or exam credit, and courses completed at OSU.
What is the Degree Audit Report or DARs?
500
I can find information for the application to major deadline, as well as information on scheduling an appointment with Mary or Barry here.
What is the Civil and Environmental Engineering website or ceg.osu.edu?
500
To help students network, gain professional experience, and meet other students with similar interests. This is usually free or of little cost to students.
What is the purpose of getting involved on campus?
500
Talking to your professors and/or advisors before things get out of hand, keeping organized, planning ahead, etc.
What are things that will keep me ahead of the game?
500
ENGR 1181 and 1182, Math 1151, 1172, Physics 1250, Chem 1210, ENGR 1100.05/.09, and English 1110. You can find the complete list at ceg.osu.edu
What are some of the courses required for students to apply to the major?
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