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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING - COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
MAJOR: COMPUTER ENGINEERING


CURRICULUM CREDITS
Parenthesized figures indicate year and semester in which the course should be taken.
(1 = freshman, 2 = sophomore, 3 = junior, 4 = senior) and semester (F= fall, S = spring)


UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) 3 (1F)
First Year Experience (FYE) 0-4
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3
Breadth Requirements 12
Multi-cultural Course(s) 3

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Breadth Requirements 21
College of Engineering Breadth Requirements
The College of Engineering requires 21 total Breadth Requirement credits (essentially 9 credits in addition to the University Breadth Requirement.)
  • If chosen carefully, up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy the College of Engineering Breadth Requirements for this major.
  • Of the 21 credits, 6 credits must be at the Upper Level (usually 300-level or higher) as designated on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list.
  • Of the 21 credits, 3 credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion.)
  • All Breadth Requirement coursework must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.
Core Courses
One of the following four courses must be taken: 3 (3F)
ENGL 301 Expository Writing
ENGL 312 Written Communications in Business
ENGL 410 Technical Writing
ENGL 413 Topics in Technical Writing

EGGG 101 Introduction to Engineering 2 (1F)
MATH 241 Analytical Geometry and Calculus A 4 (1F)
MATH 242 Analytical Geometry and Calculus B 4 (1S)
MATH 243 Analytical Geometry and Calculus C 4 (2F)
MATH 341 Differential Equations & Linear Alg I 3 (2S)
MATH 342 Differential Equations & Linear Alg II 3 (3F)
PHYS 207 Fundamentals of Physics I 4 (1S)
PHYS 208 Fundamentals of Physics II 4 (2F)
CHEM 103 General Chemistry 4 (1F)
CISC 106 Introduction to Computer Science I 3 (1F)
CISC 181 Introduction to Computer Science II 3 (1S)
CISC 220 Data Structures 3 (2F)
CISC 361 Operating Systems 3 (3S)
Students with adequate programming experience may substitute the CISC 181, CISC 220 and CISC 280 sequence for the CISC 106, CISC 181 and CISC 220 sequence.
CPEG 202 Introduction to Digital Systems 3 (1S)
CPEG 222 Microprocessor Systems 4 (2S)
CPEG 323 Introduction to Computer System Engineering 3 (3F)
CPEG 324 Computer Systems Design I 3 (3S)
CPEG 419 Computer Communications Networks 3 (4F)
ELEG 205 Analog Circuits I 4 (2F)
ELEG 305 Signals and Systems 3 (2S)
ELEG 309 Electronic Circuit Analysis I 4 (2S)
ELEG 310 Random Signals and Noise 3 (3S)
ELEG 320 Field Theory I 4 (3F)
ELEG 491 Ethics and Impacts of Engineering 3 (4S)
One of the following five foundation elective courses must be taken: 3
ELEG 306 Digital Signal Processing 3
ELEG 312 Electronic Circuit Analysis II 4
ELEG 403 Communication Systems Engineering 3
ELEG 413 Field Theory II 3
ELEG 418 Digital Control Systems 3

Design Requirement 6 (4F/S)
In addition to the normal program, every student must take six credits in a CPEG course designated as "design." Senior Design I, CPEG 498 (3 credits) will be offered in the fall semester and Senior Design II, CPEG 499 (3 credits) will be offered in the spring semester.

Technical Electives 12
In addition to the design requirement, each student, in consultation with their advisor, must select a program of technical electives satisfying the following: (1) With some exceptions, technical electives consist of 300-level or above engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and computer science courses. With the permission of the student's advisor, certain 200-level courses, such as PHYS 211, are permitted. (2) At least 12 technical elective credits must be taken. (3) Of the 12 technical elective credits, at least 6 must be in 400-level or above ELEG or CPEG courses.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 126


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