Electrical and Computer Engineering: Alternate BS, Four-Year Plan

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • IECE 110
  • AMAT 100 (MATH)
  • U.S. History (CH-USHIS1): Regents < 85 or U.S. History (CH-USHIS2): Regents 85 + 
  • ACHM 115 (DP-NATSCI)
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)

Total: 15

Year One: Spring
  • IECE 111
  • AMAT 112
  • APHY 140 or 142 (DP-NATSCI)
  • IECE 210

Total: 16

A grade of C or better for IECE 111 and AMAT 112 is required to progress in major.

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • IECE 141
  • AMAT 113
  • APHY 150
  • APHY 145
  • Foreign Language (LANG)

Total: 15-17

Year Two: Spring
  • IECE 213
  • IECE 231
  • AMAT 214
  • AMAT 220
  • APHY 155
  • International Perspectives (INTLPER)

Total: 18

A grade of C or better for IECE 141 and IECE 213 is required to progress in major.

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • IECE 202
  • IECE 233
  • AMAT 311
  • AMAT 370
  • Arts (DP-ARTS)

Total: 17

Year Three: Spring
  • IECE 300
  • IECE 371
  • IECE 442
  • ECE Elective
  • ECE Elective

Total: 17

A grade of C or better for IECE 202 is required to progress in major.

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • IECE 490
  • IECE 310
  • ECE Elective
  • ECE Elective
  • Humanities (DP-HUM)

Total: 16

 

Year Four: Spring
  • IECE 491
  • ECE Elective
  • ECE Elective
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Social Sciences (DP-SOCSCI)

Total: 15

Notes

Electrical and Computer Engineering BS, Four-Year Plan Checklist

 

Electives by Concentration Area (P = Primary)

Computers Electronics Signal Processing, Communications & Control
ECE 431 Reconfigurable Comp.  (P) ECE 401 Advanced Electronics (P) ECE 416 Computer Comm. Nets. (P)
ECE 432 Computer Architecture (P) ECE 402 Power Electronics (P) ECE 462 Digital Signal Processing (P)
ECE 453 Cyber-Physical Systems (P) ECE 411 Microwave Engineering (P) ECE 463 Digital Image Processing (P)
CSI 403 Design & Analysis Alg. (P) ECE 413 Electric Energy System (P) ECE 471 Communications Systems (P)
CSI 412 Operating Systems (P) ECE 420 Intro to  VLSI (P) ECE 481 Linear Control Theory (P)
ECE 416 Computer Comm. Networks ECE 422 Integrated Circuit Dev. (P) ECE 451 Robotics
ECE 441 GPU Architecture & Programming ECE 431 Reconfigurable Comp. (P) ECE 472 Advanced Digital Communication
ECE 451 Robotics ECE 412 Antenna Engineering ECE 473 Radio Wave Prop. & Remote Sensing
CS1 401 Numerical Methods ECE 414 Electric Machines CSI 426 Cryptography
CSI 435 Introduction to AI ECE 418 Power Systems Analysis N/A
CSI 436 Machine Learning ECE 421 Digital ASIC Design N/A
N/A ECE 441 GPU Architecture & Prog. N/A
N/A ECE 453 Cyber-Physical Systems N/A

 

General Education Requirements, for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts 
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives 
  • FL Foreign Language (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a foreign language)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence.