This intercollege combined major serves students who would like to explore their interest in physics while earning the benefit of an accredited Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree. The combined major integrates study within the College of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with study within the College of Science's Department of Physics.
Because of the large body of shared knowledge between computer engineering and physics, an integrated combined major between these two disciplines is a logical course of study and can be accomplished within either a four-year plan of study or a five-year plan of study (including three co-op placements in the latter), without requiring course overloads in any semester. A student graduating from this program will have studied both physics fundamentals and computer systems.
Students interested in this program should contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or the Department of Physics as early as possible, preferably prior to registering for first-year courses.
Visit the department website for program objectives.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience fulfills the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.
Engineering Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
EECE 2140 | Computing Fundamentals for Engineers | 4 |
EECE 2150 | Circuits and Signals: Biomedical Applications | 5 |
EECE 2160 | Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics | 4 |
Computer Engineering Fundamentals | ||
EECE 2322 and EECE 2323 | Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322 | 5 |
EECE 2540 | Fundamentals of Networks | 4 |
EECE 2560 | Fundamentals of Engineering Algorithms | 4 |
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals | ||
If more than one electrical engineering fundamentals course is taken, it can count as a technical elective. | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Fundamentals of Electronics and Lab for EECE 2412 | ||
Fundamentals of Linear Systems | ||
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics and Lab for EECE 2530 | ||
Computer Engineering Capstone Courses | ||
EECE 4791 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 1 | 1 |
EECE 4792 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 2 | 4 |
Technical Electives | ||
Students can register for EECE 4991/EECE 4992/EECE 4993 more than once. For these courses combined, a maximum of 8 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirement of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective. At most, one of these courses (4 semester hours) can be taken in a semester. | ||
Though students may register for EECE 2750 more than once, only 4 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirements of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective. | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Enabling Engineering | ||
EECE 3324 to EECE 4698 | ||
Research | ||
Directed Study | ||
Independent Study | ||
One CS/CY/IS course from the following approved list may be taken toward the EECE technical elective requirement: | ||
Database Design | ||
Object-Oriented Design | ||
CS 4100 to CS 4770 | ||
Building Game Engines | ||
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | ||
Database Management Systems | ||
Computer Graphics | ||
Principles of Programming Language | ||
Foundations of Software Engineering | ||
Mobile Application Development | ||
Computer Systems | ||
Web Development | ||
Fundamentals of Computer Networking | ||
Foundations of Cybersecurity | ||
IS 4200 to IS 4700 | ||
Supplemental Credit | ||
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 |
Mathematics/Science
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Mathematics/Science | ||
CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers and Recitation for CHEM 1151 | 4 |
CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | ||
Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 and Recitation for PHYS 1161 | ||
Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | ||
Physics 2 and Lab for PHYS 1165 and Recitation for PHYS 1165 | ||
PHYS 2303 | Modern Physics | 4 |
PHYS 3600 | Advanced Physics Laboratory | 4 |
PHYS 3602 | Electricity and Magnetism 1 | 4 |
PHYS 4115 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
PHYS 4305 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | 4 |
Advanced Physics Elective | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics | ||
PHYS 3600 to PHYS 7999 | ||
Supplemental Credit | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 |
Professional Development
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Professional Development | ||
ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
Additional Required Courses | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 |
Writing Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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A grade of C or higher is required: | ||
ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines |
Required General Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitve courses. | 8 |
Integrative Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
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This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement: | ||
EECE 4791 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 1 | 1 |
Major GPA Requirement
A 2.000 minimum GPA is required in EECE courses.
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | Vacation | |
CHEM 1153 | 0 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1165 or 1155 (ND) | 4 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1166 or 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||
PHYS 1161 or 1151 (ND) | 4 | PHYS 1167 or 1157 | 0 | ||||
PHYS 1162 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
PHYS 1163 or 1153 | 0 | ||||||
18 | 17 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 2140 | 4 | CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
EECE 2160 | 4 | CS 1802 | 1 | ||||
ENCP 2000 | 1 | EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||
MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 4305 (ND) | 4 | ||||
PHYS 2303 (ND) | 4 | CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||
17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
PHYS 3602 (ND) | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 1 | ||
CE fundamentals | 5 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
CE fundamentals | 4 | PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI) | 4 | ||||
General elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 4 | EE fundamentals | 4 | ||||
ENCP 3000 | 1 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
MATH 3081 (AD) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
PHYS 4115 (ND, FQ) | 4 | PHYS advanced elective | 4 | ||||
EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
CHEM 1153 | 0 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1165 or 1155 (ND) | 4 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1166 or 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||
PHYS 1161 or 1151 (ND) | 4 | PHYS 1167 or 1157 | 0 | ||||
PHYS 1162 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
PHYS 1163 or 1153 | 0 | ||||||
18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 2140 | 4 | CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | CS 1802 | 1 | ||||
MATH 2341 | 4 | EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||
PHYS 2303 (ND) | 4 | EECE 2160 | 4 | ||||
ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
PHYS 3602 (ND) | 4 | ||||||
16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | PHYS 4115 (ND, FQ) | 4 | PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
CE fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | ENCP 3000 | 1 | EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
MATH 3081 (AD) | 4 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
PHYS 4305 (ND) | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
EE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
General elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 4 | ||||
EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
General elective | 4 | ||||||
PHYS advanced elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
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The capstone design courses are taken as follows:
Physics courses are offered on the following schedule:
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PHYS 2303 offered every fall, spring, and summer 2
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PHYS 2371/2372 offered every fall
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PHYS 3600 offered every summer 1 and summer 2
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PHYS 3601 offered spring and fall (even years)
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PHYS 3602 offered every fall and spring
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PHYS 3603 offered fall (even years) and summer 1 (odd years)
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PHYS 4115 offered every fall and spring
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PHYS 4305 offered spring and summer 2 (even years)
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PHYS 4621 offered spring (odd years) and fall (even years)
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PHYS 4623 offered summer 1 and fall (even years)
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PHYS 4651 offered spring and fall (odd years)
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PHYS 4652 offered every spring
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PHYS 5318 offered every spring