The use of computer technology is exploding, driven by applications in wireless communications, multimedia, portable devices, and internet computing. At the core of these technological advances are computer engineers who research, design, and develop hardware and software. With a degree in computer engineering you might develop a full-featured multimedia phone, design the next-generation microprocessor, program computer-guided cameras to inspect nanomanufacturing facilities, or start your own software company.
The computer engineering major acquires a strong foundation in engineering principles and the physical sciences in addition to a powerful mix of theory and practice in hardware and software design. The core of the computer engineering curriculum comprises courses in computer organization and architecture, computer networks, computer-aided design, programming languages, optimization theory, and software design.
The BSCmpE degree requires a sequence of core courses, technical electives, general electives, and electives in the arts and humanities and social sciences.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | 4-5 | |
| 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 |
| EECE 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 four of the following: | 16 | |
| Enabling Engineering | ||
EECE 3324 to EECE 4698 | ||
| Research | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Two CS/CY/IS courses 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 | ||
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science Requirement
Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| PHYS 1151 and PHYS 1152 and PHYS 1153 | Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | 5 |
| PHYS 1155 and PHYS 1156 and PHYS 1157 | Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required Professional Development | ||
| GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 28 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. | 28 | |
Major GPA Requirement
2.000 minimum GPA required in EECE courses
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EECE 21401 | 4 | CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | MATH 3081 (AD) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| EECE 2160 | 4 | CS 1802 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | CE fundamentals | 5 | ||||
| 17 | 20 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENCP 3000 | 1 | EECE 4791 (EI, CE, WI)2 | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
| CE fundamentals | 4 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
| EE fundamentals | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | EECE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)2 | 4 | ||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EECE 21401 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | MATH 3081 (AD) | 4 |
| EECE 2160 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | EECE 4791 (EI, CE, WI)2 | 1 |
| CS 1802 | 1 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
| EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| EECE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)2 | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| CE fundamentals | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| CE fundamentals | 5 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| EE fundamentals | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EECE 21401 | 4 | CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| EECE 2160 | 4 | CS 1802 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CE fundamentals | 5 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CE fundamentals | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| EE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 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 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 4 | ||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EECE 21401 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | |
| EECE 2160 | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 |
| CS 1802 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||||
| CE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 1 |
| CE fundamentals | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| CE fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
| EE fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)2 | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 3081 (AD) | 4 | EECE technical elective | 4 | ||||
| EECE technical elective | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
- 1
Computing Fundamentals for Engineers (EECE 2140) can be taken in year 1 spring instead of a general elective by students who are interested in the course in preparation for co-ops involving programming and computing hardware.
- 2
The capstone design courses are taken as follows: Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 1 (EECE 4791) in Summer 1 and Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 2 (EECE 4792) in Spring or Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 1 (EECE 4791) in Summer 2 and Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 2 (EECE 4792) in Fall.