Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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COMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Lower Division Required Courses: Units

Mathematics 21A-21B-21C-21D: 16
Mathematics 22A-22B: 6
Physics 9A-9B-9C-9D: 19
Chemistry 2A: 5
Computer Science Engineering 20, 30, 40: 12
Engineering 6: 4
Electrical and Computer Engineering 1: 1
Electrical and Computer Engineering 70 or Computer Science Engineering 50: 4
Engineering 17: 4
University Writing Program 1 or English 3, or Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3 or 4, or Native American Studies 5: 4
Communication 1 or 3: 4
General Education electives: 12
Total Lower Division Units: 91

Upper Division Required Courses: Units

Electrical and Computer Engineering 100, 110A, 140A, 180A, 180B: 23
Electrical and Computer Engineering 170*, 172: 8
Computer Science Engineering 150: 4
Computer Science Engineering 110, 122A: 8
Statistics 120, 131A, Mathematics 131, or Civil and Environmental Engineering 114: 4
Engineering 160, 190, or Computer Science Engineering 188: 3
Upper-Division Elective Courses**: 11
At least one design elective with project: Electrical and Computer Engineering 116, 132B, 135, 151, 157B, 165, 173B, 175, 183, 194-194B-194C, 195A-195B-195C
One senior design sequence: Electrical and Computer Engineering 196A-196B
The remaining design electives may be chosen from the list above or from the following list: Electrical and Computer Engineering 110B, 112, 118, 132A, 132C, 146B, 152, 157A, 160, 171, 173A; Computer Science Engineering 122B, 140A, 140B, 142, 152B, 153, 158, 160, 163, 165A, 165B, 175, 177, 178
Technical electives**, +: 9
General Education electives: 12
Unrestricted electives: 7
Minimum Upper Division Units: 89
Minimum Units Required for Major: 180
* Computer Science Engineering 154B may be substituted for the Electrical and Computer Engineering 170 requirement.
** After completion of the upper-division elective requirement, any units in excess of 11 may be counted toward the technical elective requirement.
+ECS 157 may not be counted toward the technical elective requirement.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Lower Division Required Courses: Units

Mathematics 21A-21B-21C-21D: 16
Mathematics 22A-22B: 6
Physics 9A-9B-9C-9D: 19
Chemistry 2A: 5
Computer Science Engineering 30: 4
Engineering 6: 4
Computer Science Engineering 40: 4
Electrical and Computer Engineering 1: 1
Electrical and Computer Engineering 70 or Computer Science Engineering 50: 4
Engineering 17: 4
University Writing Program 1 or English 3, or Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3 or 4, or Native American Studies 5: 4
Communication 1 or 3: 4
General Education electives: 12
Unrestricted electives: 3
Minimum Lower Division Units: 90

Upper Division Required Courses: Units

Electrical and Computer Engineering 100, 110A, 130A, 140A, 150A, 180A: 26
Statistics 120, 131A, Mathematics 131, or Civil and Environmental Engineering 114: 4
Engineering 160, 190 or Computer Science Engineering 188: 3
Upper-division electives***: 28
Choose at least 8 courses for a minimum of 28 units from the following:
Two core electives: Electrical and Computer Engineering 110B*, 130B, 140B, 150B, 151*, 157A*, 160*, 170*, 180B*
Design electives: At least two design electives with lab: Electrical and Computer Engineering 112, 114, 116, 118, 132A, 132B, 132C, 136, 146A, 146B, 151, 152, 157A, 157B, 165, 172, 175, 180B, 183, 194A-194B-194C (must be taken in consecutive quarters), 195A-195B-195C (must be taken in consecutive quarters), At least one design elective with project**: Electrical and Computer Engineering 116, 132B, 135, 151, 157B, 165, 173B, 175, 183, 194A-194B-194C, 195A-195B-195C
One senior design sequence: Electrical and Computer Engineering 196A-196B
The remaining design electives may be chosen from the lists above or from the following courses: Electrical and Computer Engineering 110B, 133, 158, 160, 170, 171, 173A; Computer Science and Engineering 110, 150, 152B, 163, 175, 177, 178
Technical electives***, +: 9
General Education electives: 12
Unrestricted electives: 8
Minimum Upper Division Units: 90
Minimum Units Required for Major: 180

*A maximum of one course appearing on both the core elective list and the design elective list may be counted in both categories.
**One course appearing on both the laboratory elective list and the project elective list may be counted toward both the laboratory requirement and the project requirement simultaneously.
***After completion of the upper-division elective requirement (8 core and design courses) any units in excess of 28 may be counted toward the technical elective requirement.
+ECS 157 may not be counted toward the technical elective requirement