Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program Requirements

Sample four-year plan*

*For current program requirements and other important information, it is crucial that students meet with their academic advisor regularly.

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Freshman Fall
ECE 1400 Computer Programming 1	4
MATH 1210 Calculus 1	4
General Education Breadth American Inst. (BHU)	3
General Education Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
General Education Breadth Humanities (BAI)	3

Total Credits	17

Sophomore Fall
ECE 2420 Algorithms & Data Dtructures	3
ECE 2250 Electrical Circuits 1	3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing	3
MATH 2270 Linear Algebra	3
PHYS 2220 Physics 2	4
PHYS 2225 Physics 2 Lab	1
Total Credits	17

Sophomore Spring
ECE 3700 Digital System Design	3
ECE 2290 Electrical Circuits 2	3
MATH 2280 Differential Equations	3
MATH/SCIENCE ELECTIVE See approved list	3
General Education Breadth Course (BLS)	3

Total Credits	15

Junior Fall
ECE 3620 Continuous Time Systems	3
ECE 3710 Microcontrollers	4
ECE 5720 Comp. Sys. Programming	3
MATH 3310 Discrete Mathematics	3
General Education Depth Course (DSS)	3


Total Credits	16

Junior Spring
ECE 3410 Microelectronics 1	4
ECE 3810 Engineering Professionalism	1
ENGR 3080 Technical Communication	3
STAT 3000 Statistics for Scientists	3
Technical Elective Coding Intensive Elective	3


Total Credits	14

Senior Fall
ECE 4820 Computer Engr. Design 1	1
ECE 4830 Engineering Comm. 1	1
ECE 5600 Intro to Computer Networking	3
Technical Elective High Level Elective	3
Technical Elective Coding Intensive Elective	3
Technical Elective Core Comp. Engr. Elective	3
General Education Breadth Course (BSS)	3
Total Credits	17

Senior Spring
ECE 4840 Computer Engr. Design 2	2
ECE 4850 Engineering Comm. 2	1
Technical Elective High Level Elective	3
Technical Elective Core Comp. Engr. Elective	3
Technical Elective High Level Elective	3
GENERAL EDUCATION Depth Course (DHA)	2

Total Credits	15

*This is an example of a 4-year academic plan. For Current Requirements, please meet with an academic advisor.

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