- The University writing requirement is required for computer engineering pre-majors.
- The quantitative reasoning requirement is satisfied by Math 1210/1220 or 1210/1250, which are required for computer engineering pre-majors.
- Students must take two intellectual explorations courses in each
of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences. (The two-course requirement
in physical and life sciences is automatically satisfied by the pre-major
requirements.) These six courses must include an ethics course and
two upper division courses. Courses satisfying the ethics requirement are
Phil 2500, 3500, 3510, 3520, 3530, and 3540.
Students must pick up a copy of the General Education Program Approval Form from the Computer Engineering Academic Counselor. This must be completed in order to receive approval for your Gen Ed program.
- The American Institutions requirement can be satisfied by taking one
of Economics 2740, History 1700, Honors 2212, or Political Science 1100.
Incoming engineering students may want to consider the Engineering LEAP (E-LEAP) program organized by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. It is a year-long cohort program set up to allow students to take several classes together during their first year on campus. Two of these classes are seminar courses that satisfy University General Education and Diversity requirements; the second of these classes also satisfies the Computer Engineering ethics requirement.. The program also includes sections of Writing, Calculus, and Physics. For more information on E-LEAP, contact the College of Engineering Advisor at 585-7769.
- The communication/writing requirement is satisfied by either Writing 3200 or 3400, one of which is required for computer engineering majors. This course must be taken prior to taking the Computer Engineering Senior Project course.
- The quantitatively intensive course requirement is satisfied by CS/EE 3700 and 3810, which are required for computer engineering majors.
- The diversity requirement can be satisfied by taking a course from the approved list as part of the intellectual explorations requirement.
- Students must complete a minimum of 122 semester hours of course
work. At least 40 of the 122 hours must be upper division classes.
(Upper division classes are numbered 3000 or above. Credits from
two-year colleges will not count toward University upper division hours.)
At least 30 of the total credit hours and 20 of the last 30 hours must be
taken at the University.
- Either Writing 2010 or ESL 1060 (for students who speak English as a second language) is required.
- Either Writing 3200 or 3400 is required. Writing 3400 is
recommended for most students; Writing 3200 is an option for transfer
students.
- One year of calculus (Mathematics 1210/1220 or 1210/1250) is required.
- One year of physics for scientists and engineers (Physics 2210/2220) is required.
- A course in linear algebra and ordinary differential equations (Mathematics 2250) is required.
- A course in advanced calculus (Mathematics 1260 or 2210) is required.
- Students must take one additional class, chosen from among Biology 1000,
Chemistry 1210, Math 3150 (Partial Differential Equations), Math 5600 or
Computer Science 3200 (Numerical Analysis), and Physics 3740 (Modern
Physics).
Example Computer Engineering Degree Program
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Freshman | Math 1210  | (4) | Math 1220 | (4) |
| CPSC 2010 | (4) | Physics 2210 | (4) | |
| CPSC 1010 | (0.5) | CPSC 2020 | (4) | |
| Writing 2010 | (3) | ECE 1000 | (4) | |
| Gen Ed | (3) | ECE 1020 | (1) | |
| (14.5) | (17) | |||
| Sophomore | ECE 2000 | (4) | ECE 2100 | (4) |
| Physics 2220 | (4) | CPSC/ECE 3700 | (4) | |
| Math 2250 | (3) | CPSC 2100 | (3) | |
| CPSC/ECE 3810 | (4) | CPSC 3500 | (4) | |
| (15) | (15) | |||
| Junior | CPSC/ECE 3710 | (3) | CPSC/ECE 3720 | (4) |
| Writing 3400 | (3) | ECE 3530 | (3) | |
| CPSC 4400 | (3) | CE technical elective | (3) | |
| CPSC/ECE 3991 | (0.5) | Math/science elective | (3) | |
| Math 2210 | (3) | Gen Ed | (3) | |
| Gen Ed | (3) | |||
| (15.5) | (16) | |||
| Senior | CPSC/ECE 4710 | (3) | CE technical elective | (3) |
| CE technical elective | (3) | CE technical elective | (3) | |
| CE technical elective | (3) | CE technical elective | (3) | |
| Gen Ed | (3) | Gen Ed | (3) | |
| Gen Ed | (3) | Gen Ed | (3) | |
| (15) | (15) | |||
This table gives an eight-semester example program leading to a
B.S. in Computer Engineering. It is meant only as a guide, since the
scheduling of electives and General Education classes depends upon
which ones are selected. This schedule assumes adequate high school
preparation in mathematics; it is not advisable to take Physics 2210
without some previous training in calculus. Note that Math 1210,
Writing, and Computer Science 2010 must all be taken during the fall
semester in order to complete the required pre-major classes during
the first year. ( Class required of pre-majors.)
Computer Engineering Prerequisites
This graph shows the order in which classes must be taken to satisfy prerequisite and corequisite requirements in Computer Engineering. Prerequisites are connected bottom-to-top; corequisites are connected side-to-side. Where not otherwise indicated, courses are offered during both semesters as well as the summer.
- Required. The following classes must be taken:
CPSC 1010 Introduction to Unix ECE 1000 Introduction to Electrical Engineering ECE 1020 EE Problem Solving with Matlab ECE 2000 Electric Circuits CPSC 2010/2020 Introduction to Computer Science CPSC 2100 Discrete Mathematics ECE 2100 Electronics CPSC 3500 Software Practice ECE 3530 Probability & Statistics CPSC/ECE 3700 Digital Design CPSC/ECE 3710 Computer Design Laboratory CPSC/ECE 3720 Interfacing Microprocessors & Microcontrollers CPSC/ECE 3810 Computer Architecture CPSC/ECE 3991 Junior Seminar CPSC 4400 Computer Systems - Technical electives. Six additional Computer Science or Electrical Engineering classes at the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level, totaling at least 18 semester hours, must be taken. CPSC 3050/51, CPSC 5010/20, CPSC 5050/51, and seminars may not be counted. Only one introductory graphics class and only one independent study class may be counted. Also, labs that are directly associated with classes (e.g., ECE 5211) may not be counted as one of the six required classes.
- Capstone Experience. One of the following must be completed.
CPSC/ECE 4710 Computer Engineering Senior Project CPSC/ECE 3992/4991/4992 Pre-thesis and Senior Thesis
Students choosing the thesis option must get special permission
from the CE faculty. Such approval is usually obtained by finding
a faculty advisor and completing a thesis proposal in CPSC/ECE 3992 in the
Spring of the Junior year. This option is intended for students who
are considering graduate school. The Senior Thesis can also be
used toward a portion of the thesis requirements for a BS/MS program in
Electrical Engineering. For more information about the joint BS/MS
program, please see the director of the BS/MS program in the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Duplication of Credit: No single class may be counted toward more
than one of the requirements listed above.
- Communications/Controls/Digital Signal Processing
ECE 3510 Introduction to Feedback Systems
5000-level or higher courses numbered ECE x5xx or ECE x6xx - Computer Architecture/Software Systems
CPSC/ECE 5810 Advanced Computer Organization
5000-level or higher courses numbered CPSC x4xx or CPSC/ECE x8xx - Integrated Circuit Design
CPSC/ECE 5710 Advanced Integrated Circuit Design I
5000-level or higher courses numbered CPSC/ECE x7xx - Microwaves/Optics
ECE 3300 Fundamentals of Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines
5000-level or higher courses numbered ECE x3xx or ECE x4xx - Robotics/Intelligent Systems
CPSC 5310 Robotics
5000-level or higher courses numbered CPSC x3xx - Semiconductor Devices (both classes and labs must be taken)
ECE 3110 Electronics II
5000-level or higher courses numbered ECE x1xx or x2xx
In order to remain in good standing and to graduate, a student is required to maintain a cumulative grade point average at the University of 2.3 or higher, and also to maintain a grade point average of 2.3 in computer engineering classes. Students whose grade point average in either of these two categories falls below 2.3 are notified that they are on probation and will be given conditions for a return to good standing. Normally, these conditions must be satisfied during the next two semesters, excluding summers. Students failing to meet their probationary conditions are dropped from program rolls.
All students admitted as full majors are placed on probationary status. If a student's GPA in either of the above categories is below 2.3 at the end of the first academic year during which they take upper level CE classes, the student is dropped from the program rolls.
Students are expected to complete all requirements for their degree within four years of acceptance to full major status. Students not making satisfactory progress toward their degrees may be dropped from the program and declared inactive. The determination that a student is not making satisfactory progress is made in one of two ways. Either (1) the student has not completed a CPSC or ECE course for a period of one year, or (2) there is no reasonable way in which the student can complete all degree requirements at the end of the required period of time.
In order to be reinstated from inactive status or from being dropped due to a low GPA, students must petition the Computer Engineering Committee. Reinstated students proceed under the latest graduation requirements.
If personal circumstances prevent completion of all degree requirements within four years of acceptance as a full major in the program, a student may request an extension of a specific duration and submit a revised schedule of completion.