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Sample Four-Year Program

A sample four-year program is shown below. Students who have AP AB Calculus with a score of 3 or 4 or an ACT Math score of 30 are encouraged to take Math 1270 and 1280. These classes are designed for Engineering students and replace the three-semester series Math 1210, 1220, and 2210.

If you want to plan a program that takes more than four years, see EE Advising on our web site for suggested five-year and six-year programs. To decide how many hours to take each semester, you should consider personal circumstances such as family responsibilities and your working/employment obligations.  It is important to do well in your classes and not take more classes than you can handle successfully. Eligibility for most scholarships and other financial aid from the University, including ECE Department scholarships, requires taking at least 12 credit hours each semester. Keep in mind that most ECE classes are taught only once a year, and some advanced ECE technical electives may be taught only in alternate years.

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First Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CS 1010
0.5
   Introduction to Unix
ECE 1270
4.0
   Introduction to Electrical &
CS 2000
4.0
   Program Design in C or
     Computer Engineering
  or 1410
     Introduction to Computer Science I
ECE 1020
1.0
   Introduction to Matlab
Math 1270*
4.0
   Accelerated Engineering Calculus I
Math 1280*
4.0
   Accelerated Engineering Calculus II
Wrtg 2010
3.0
   Academic Writing & Research
Phys 2210
4.0
   Physics for Scientists & Engineers I
  or ESL 1060
 
 
LEAP 1100
 3.0
   General Education**
LEAP 1101
3.0
   General Education**
16.0
14.5
 
 
 
*   Take Math 1270 & 1280 if you have a Math AP AB score of 3 or 4 or a Math ACT score of 30. Those not eligible take Math 1210,
     1220, and 2210. Math 2210 is not required if you take Math 1270 and 1280.
**  Engineering LEAP is required (beginning Fall 2008).
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Second Year

 
 
 
 
 Fall Semester
 
  Spring Semester
ECE 2260
4.0
   Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
ECE 2280
4.0
   Fundamentals of Engineering
Math 2250
3.0
   Ordinary Differential Equations &
 
 
     Electronics
 
     Linear Algebra
ECE 3700
 4.0
   Fundamentals of Digital System
Phys 2220 
4.0
   Physics for Scientists & Engineers II
 
 
     Design
Chem 1210
4.0
   General Chemistry I
Math 2210*
 3.0
   Calculus III*
Chem 1215
1.0
   General Chemistry Lab I
ECE 2910
 0.5
   Sophomore Seminar
 
 16.0
 
 
 3.0
   American Institutions (or test)
14.5
*   Math 2210 is not required if you take Math 1270 and 1280.
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Third Year

Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ECE 3300*
4.0
   Fundamentals of Electromagnetics &
ECE 3530
3.0
   Engineering Probability & Statistics
     Transmission Lines
ECE 3200
3.0
   Introduction to Semiconductor Physics
ECE 3500*
4.0
   Fundamentals of Signals & Systems
 
ECE 3900
0.5
   Junior Seminar
Math 3160
2.0
   Applied Complex Analysis
Math 3150
2.0
   Partial Differential Equations for
 
 
     Engineering Students
ECE 3950
1.5
   Technical Writing II
ECE 3940
1.5
   Technical Writing I    
4.0
   Breadth Technical Elective
4.0
   Breadth Technical Elective
16.0
13.5
*   It is recommended but not required that ECE 3300 and 3500 be taken in the same semester.
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Fourth Year

       
 
  Fall Semester
 
  Spring Semester
ECE 4900
2.0
   Senior Thesis I
ECE 4910
3.0
   Senior Thesis II
 
6.0
   Technical Electives
 
9.0
   Technical Electives
 
4.0
   Breadth Technical Electives
 
6.0
   General Education*
 
6.0
   General Education*
 
 18.0
 
 
 18.0
 
 
 
 
*   General Education classes may be taken whenever they fit best in your program. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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