Computer Engineering BS - 4 Year Degree Map

Fall Semester (17 credits)

 *Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program.

Though not required, students are encouraged to take USU 1010 - University Connections  or ENGR 1940 - Women in Engineering Seminar .

^Students who do not meet the MATH 1210  prerequisites may need to complete the Math Placement  Exam with a satisfactory score.

• ECE 1400 - Computer Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers I 4 credit(s) *
• MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL) 4 credit(s) ^*
• Breadth Humanities (BHU) course  (3 credits)
• Breadth American Institutions (BAI) course  (3 credits)
• Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) course  (3 credits)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

*Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program

• ECE 1410 - Computer Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers II 3 credit(s) *
• MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL) 4 credit(s) *
• ECE 2700 - Digital Circuits 4 credit(s) *
• PHYS 2210 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s) *
• PHYS 2215 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I 1 credit(s) *

Fall Semester (17 credits)

*Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program.

**Please note: ENGL 1010  is required by USU but is not included in the degree map because most engineering students satisfy this requirement through an ACT English score of 29 or higher, an SAT Critical Reading score of 640 or higher, Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations (score of 3 on English Language & Composition or English Literature & Composition) or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).

• CS 2420 - Algorithms and Data Structures–CS 3 (QI) 3 credit(s) * passing score in Java Competency Exam required
• ECE 2250 - Electrical Circuits 1 3 credit(s) *

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• ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s) ***

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• ENGL 2020 - Professional Communication (CL2) 3 credit(s)

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• MATH 2270 - Linear Algebra (QI) 3 credit(s) *
• PHYS 2220 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s) *
• PHYS 2225 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II 1 credit(s) *

Spring Semester (15 credits)

*Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program.

Apply for admission to the Professional Program.

• ECE 3700 - Digital System Design 3 credit(s)
• ECE 2290 - Electrical Circuits 2 3 credit(s) *
• MATH 2280 - Ordinary Differential Equations (QI) 3 credit(s) *
• Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) course  (3 credits)
• Computer Engineering Math/Science Elective (3 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

• ECE 3620 - Continuous-Time Systems and Signals 3 credit(s)
• ECE 3710 - Microcontroller Hardware and Software 4 credit(s)
• ECE 5720 - Computer Systems Programming and Architecture 3 credit(s)
• MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics 3 credit(s)
• Depth Social Sciences (DSS) course  (3 credits)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

• ECE 3410 - Microelectronics I 4 credit(s)
• ECE 3810 - Engineering Professionalism 1 credit(s)
• ENGR 3080 - Technical Communication for Engineers (CI) 3 credit(s)

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• STAT 3000 - Statistics for Scientists (QI) 3 credit(s) or
• MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability 3 credit(s)

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• Core Computer Engineering Electives (3 credits)

Fall Semester (17 credits)

• ECE 4820 - Engineering Design I 1 credit(s)
• ECE 4830 - Engineering Communications I 1 credit(s)
• ECE 5600 - Introduction to Computer Networks 3 credit(s)
• Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) course  (3 credits)
• Computer Engineering High-Level Technical Electives (3 credits)
• Core Computer Engineering Electives (3 credits)
• Core Computer Engineering Electives (3 credits)

Spring Semester (14-15)

Apply for graduation as soon as you have registered for your last semester.

• ECE 4840 - Engineering Design II (CI) 2 credit(s)
• ECE 4850 - Engineering Communications II (CI) 1 credit(s)
• Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) course  (3 credits)
• Core Computer Engineering Electives (3 credits)
• Computer Engineering High-Level Technical Electives (3 credits)
• Computer Engineering High-Level Technical Electives (3 credits)