BSEE Curriculum Flowchart
Fall 2006 (catalog year 20071) and thereafter
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Date last modified: 1-Jun-2009
Date created: 27-Aug-2008 14:39:19

Freshman Semester I:
Communications Part A (2);
Calculus I (5);
Chemistry (5-9);
ECE/CS 252 Introduction to Computer Engineering (2).

Freshman Semester II:
Calculus II (5), prerequisite is Calculus I;
Physics 201 General Physics (5), prerequisite is Calculus I;
CS 302 Introduction to Programming (3).

Sophomore Semester I:
Calculus III (3), prerequisite is Calculus II;
Physics 202 General Physics (5), prerequisite is Physics 201;
ECE 170 Introductory Laboratory (1), corequisite is Physics 202;
ECE/CS 352 Digital System Fundamentals (3), prerequisite is ECE/CS 252.

Sophomore Semester II:
Advanced Math Elective (3), prerequisite is Calculus II;
ECE 220 Electrodynamics I (3), corequisite is ECE 230, prerequisites are Calculus III and Physics 202;
ECE 230 Circuit Analysis (4), corequisites are ECE 220 and ECE 270, prerequisites are Calculus II and Physics 202;
ECE 270 Circuits Laboratory I (1), corequisite is ECE 230, prerequisite is ECE 170.

Junior Semester I:
ECE 320 Electrodynamics II (3), prerequisite is ECE 220; Math 319/320 (Advanced Math Elective) is either a prerequisite or a corequisite; 
ECE 335 Microelectronic Devices (3), prerequisites are ECE 220 and ECE 230;
ECE 340 Electronic Circuits I (3), corequisite is ECE 271, prerequisite is ECE 230;
ECE 235 Introduction to Solid State Electronics (3), prerequisite is Physics 202;
ECE 271 Circuits Laboratory (1), corequisite is ECE 340, prerequisite is ECE 270;
ECE 330 Signals and Systems (3), prerequisite is ECE 230.

Junior Semester II:
Probability/Statistics (3);
Advanced Math/CS Elective (3);
EE Advanced Electives (19), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II;
EE Labs (2), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II.

Senior Semester I:
EE Advanced Electives (19), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II;
EE Labs (2), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II;
ECE 370 Advanced Laboratory (2), prerequisites are ECE 320, 335, 271, and 330;
CS 412 Numerical Methods (3), prerequisite is CS 302.

Senior Semester II:
EPD 397 Technical Communication (3);
EE Advanced Electives (19), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II;
EE Labs (2), from Junior Semester II through Senior Semester II.

Notes: Prerequisites are not indicated for electives.
Science (Engineering Outside ECE and Science/Engineering Electives) and Liberal Studies requirements are normally distributed throughout the curriculum.
This curriculum flowchart should be used in consultation with an advisor and/or the BSEE Undergraduate Advising Guide.

Updated: 6/1/09