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 
  • IECE 201
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)

Total: 15

Year One: Spring
  • IECE 111
  • AMAT 112
  • APHY 140 or 142
  • APHY 145
  • ACHM 115 (NATSCI)

Total: 16

A grade of C or better for IECE 111, IECE 201 and AMAT 112 is required to progress in major.

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • IECE 210
  • AMAT 113
  • APHY 150/152
  • APHY 155
  • Foreign Language

Total: 15-17

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

Total: 18

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

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • IECE 202
  • IECE 322
  • AMAT 215
  • AMAT 370
  • 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 or 334
  • ECE Elective
  • ECE Elective
  • Humanities

Total: 16

 

Year Four: Spring
  • IECE 491
  • ECE Elective
  • ECE Elective
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Social Sciences

Total: 15

Notes

Electrical and Computer Engineering BS, Four-Year Plan Checklist

 

Electives by Concentration Area (P = Primary)

ComputersElectronicsSignal 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. NetworksECE 422 Integrated Circuit Dev. (P)ECE 451 Robotics
ECE 441 GPU Architecture & ProgrammingECE 431 Reconfigurable Comp. (P)ECE 472 Advanced Digital Communication
ECE 451 RoboticsECE 412 Antenna EngineeringECE 473 Radio Wave Prop. & Remote Sensing
CS1 401 Numerical MethodsECE 414 Electric MachinesCSI 426 Cryptography
CSI 435 Introduction to AIECE 418 Power Systems AnalysisN/A
CSI 436 Machine LearningECE 421 Digital ASIC DesignN/A
N/AECE 441 GPU Architecture & Prog.N/A
N/AECE 453 Cyber-Physical SystemsN/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.