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Sample Program Curriculum - Class of 2009

Click on the Course Number for a description of the class. In the case of a discrepancy between this listing and the curriculum detailed in the Undergraduate Catalog, please refer to the web-based catalog for your class year as your official contract with the University.

Freshman Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
CHM 1151 - General Chemistry I CHM 1103 - General Chemistry Lab I 5 ACS 1001 - Modernity & Its Discontents 3
ACS 1000 - Traditions in Conversation 3 ECE 1620 - Egr Prog & Applic 4
EGR 1700 - Introduction to Engineering 3 EGR 1705 - Engineering Computation 3
MAT 1500 - Calculus I 4 MAT 1505 - Calculus II 4
THL 1050 - Christian Theology: An Intro 3 PHY 2400 - Physics I Mechanics 3
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 17

Sophmore Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
ECE 2042 - Fund Computer Engineering I ECE 2043 - Fund of Comp Engineering I Lab 4 ECE 2044 - Fund Comp Engineering II ECE 2045 - Fund Comp Engineering II Lab 4
ECE 2620 - C++, Algorithms & Data Struct 4 ECE 2052 - Fund Electrical Engineering I ECE 2053 - Fund Elect Engineering I Lab 4
ECE 2409 - Fundamentals of MATLAB 2 ECE 3445 - Computer Architecture 3
ECE 2900 - Intro to Elec & Comp Engr 1 ECE 3720 - Eng Probability & Statistics 3
MAT 2705 - Diff Equation with Linear Alg 4 ELECTIVE - Science or Math 3
ELECTIVE - THL course
(2000 or above)
3    
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 17

Junior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
CSC 1600 - Operating Systems 3 ECE 3240 - Discrete-Time Signals & System 4
ECE 3450 - Digital Electronics 3 CSC 4181 - Compiler Construction 3
ECE 3720 - Eng Probability & Statistics 3 ECE 4470 - Computer Networks 4
ECE 3XXX - Software Engineering 1
ECE 3900 - Prof Development Seminar 2 ELECTIVE - Technical* 3
ELECTIVE - Science or Math 3 ECE 3971 - Design Seminar - CPE 2
Total Credits 15 Total Credits 16

Senior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
ECE 4971 - Design Project - CPE 3 ECE 4973 - Design Project Report - CPE 1
ELECTIVE - Technical* 3 ELECTIVE - Technical* 3
ELECTIVE - Professional Elective*** 3 ELECTIVE - Professional Elective*** 3
ELECTIVE - Professional Elective*** 3 ELECTIVE - Professional Elective*** 3
ELECTIVE - Ethics*** 3 ELECTIVE - Humanities from THL, PHI, ETH, PJ, EGR 2001 3
  ELECTIVE - Free 3
Total Credits 15 Total Credits 16

* Technical electives chosen from the ECE departmental list of approved courses.

** Ethics-based Elective chosen from EGR 2001, ETH 2050, PHI 1600, PHI 2121, PHI 2130, PHI 2150, PHI 2180, and PHI 2550.

*** Professional Electives, pre-approved by student’s Academic Advisor, for the pursuit of minors, concentrations, and other academic plans.