Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering, B.S.

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Please note: The third year of the program varies depending upon which semester the student chooses to take away following The Arch Summer Semester classes. Please note the following differences in curriculum:

If students are going to be away during the Fall semester of their junior year, they should take the listed courses for each term and any courses under the Fall Away Track for year three of their program.
 

If students are going to be away during the Spring semester of their junior year, they should take the listed courses for each term and any courses under the Spring Away Track for year three of their program.

Fourth Year

Electives Information

RESTRICTED ELECTIVE

Any 3 or 4 credit hour course with the designation ECSE-4000-level, ECSE-6000-level, CSCI- 4000-level, or CSCI-6000-level.

TECHNICAL ELECTIVE

Any 3 or 4 credit hour course in engineering, mathematics, or science at the 4000-level or higher.

MATH/SCIENCE ELECTIVE

A 4-credit-hour course (or a 3-credit- hour course with a 1-credit-hour laboratory) in Science (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, ERTH,PHYS) or Mathematics (MATH, MATP).

An independent Study course cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING ELECTIVES*

CSCI 4320  
CSCI 4440  

ECSE 4320  
ECSE 4660  
ECSE 4670  
ECSE 4770  
ECSE 4780  
ECSE 4790  

*With prior approval, a special topics course (ECSE 496X) may be used as a Computer Engineering Elective.

LAB ELECTIVES*

ECSE 4090  
ECSE 4160
ECSE 4220  
ECSE 4660  
ECSE 4760  
ECSE 4790  

ENGR 4710  

*With prior approval, a special topics course (ECSE 496X) may be used as a Lab Elective.

SCIENCE ELECTIVE

BIOL 1010   (and BIOL 1015  or BIOL 1016 )
BIOL 2120  and BIOL 2125  
CHEM 1100  

Footnotes

¹ May be replaced withENGR 1100  

² May be taken either term.

³ May be taken in the second or third year

⁴ It is recommended that students use electives to form a Focus Area. See the ECSE web page for Focus Area listings.

⁵ Students who wish to take ENGR 1600  as their Math/Science Elective must take CHEM 1100 .

⁶ HASS Inquiry must be taken in first year; suggested that HASS Communication Intensive be taken in first 3 semesters.

⁷ These core courses, which are the prerequisites for 4000-level courses, are offered in Fall and Spring terms annually. Students should take the courses as soon as their prerequisites are met.

⁸ ADMN 1030  is a zero-credit course that may be taken in the second-year fall or spring term (or possibly first year for ACCEL students); satisfactory completion is a graduation requirement. 

⁹ Arch away semester course (ILEA 4400   or COOP 4010, 4100, 4200, 4300 or 4400) required to graduate.

¹⁰ May be replaced with MANE 2220 .

¹¹ May be replaced with MANE 4220 .