To obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, students are required to complete the following courses:

Freshman Composition3-6
COLLEGE WRITING I
COLLEGE WRITING II
Humanities and Fine Arts9
Fine Art: Choose one3
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature: Choose one or two 13-6
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
MYTHOLOGY
PROTEST LITERATURE
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities: Choose one3
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
Any 100 or 200 level Foreign Language 3
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
Mathematics and Natural Sciences12
Mathematics4
CALCULUS A 2
Natural Sciences8
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
History and Social and Behavioral Sciences9
History: Choose one or two 13-6
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
UNITED STATES TO 1877
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one or two3-6
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
Additional Mathematics
MA 172CALCULUS B4
MA 201CALCULUS C4
MA 238APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS3
MA 244INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA3
PH 112GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II3
PH 115GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II1
Engineering
FYE 101ECHARGER SUCCESS - ENGINEERING1
EGR 101INTRO COMPUTING ENGINEERS3
EGR 299ENGINEERING MENTORING I0
EGR 399ENGINEERING MENTORING II0
Computer Science
CS 214INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE3
CS 317INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG3
Computer Engineering
CPE 211
211L
INTRO COMPUTER PROG FOR ENGR
and LABORATORY
3
EE 202INTRO DIGITAL LOGIC DSGN3
CPE 212FUNDAMENTALS SOFTWARE ENGRG3
EE 213ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I3
CPE 221COMPUTER ORGANIZATION3
EE 315INTRO ELECTRONIC ANAL & DESIGN3
EE 316ELE CIRCUITS & ELTRNC DSGN LAB1
CPE 322
CPE 324
DIGITAL HDWR DESIGN FUNDMNTLS
and ADV LOGIC DESIGN LABORATORY
4
CPE 323
CPE 325
INTRO TO EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYS
and EMBEDDED SYSTEMS LAB
4
CPE 348INTRO TO COMPUTER NETWORKS3
CPE 353SOFTWARE DESIGN & ENGINEERING3
CPE 381FUND SIGNALS & SYS FOR COMP EN3
EE 384DIG SIGNAL PROCESS LAB1
EE 385RANDOM SIGNALS & NOISE3
or ISE 390 PROB & ENGR STATISTICS I
CPE 431INTRO COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE3
CPE 434
CPE 435
OPERATING SYSTEMS
and OPERATING SYSTEMS LABORATORY
4
CPE 495COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN I3
CPE 496COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN II3
Computer Engineering Electives
Select 12 semester hours of 300-level or above CPE, EE, CS or other upper-level courses approved by the Department12
Total Semester Hours129
1

Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course. If two history courses are taken, a sequence is required. Acceptable history sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104) or (HY 221 + HY 222).

2

Based on Math placement, prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required. 

3

For choices see the World Languages and Culture department.

Suggested Schedule for Full-Time Students

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
MA 171CALCULUS A 4
CH 121GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3
CH 125GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1
EGR 101INTRO COMPUTING ENGINEERS 3
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
FYE 101ECHARGER SUCCESS - ENGINEERING 1
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
MA 172CALCULUS B 4
PH 111GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I 3
PH 114GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I 1
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Year 2
Fall
MA 201CALCULUS C 4
MA 244INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA 3
PH 112GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II 3
PH 115GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II 1
EGR 299ENGINEERING MENTORING I 0
EE 202INTRO DIGITAL LOGIC DSGN 3
CPE 211
211L
INTRO COMPUTER PROG FOR ENGR
and LABORATORY
3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
MA 238APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
CS 214INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE 3
CPE 212FUNDAMENTALS SOFTWARE ENGRG 3
EE 213ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I 3
CPE 221COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
CS 317INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG 3
EGR 399ENGINEERING MENTORING II 0
EE 315INTRO ELECTRONIC ANAL DESIGN 3
CPE 323INTRO TO EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYS 3
CPE 325EMBEDDED SYSTEMS LAB 1
CPE 353SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEERING 3
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CPE 322DIGITAL HDWR DESIGN FUNDMNTLS 3
CPE 324ADV LOGIC DESIGN LABORATORY 1
CPE 348INTRO TO COMPUTER NETWORKS 3
CPE 381FUND SIGNALS SYS FOR COMP EN 3
EE 316ELE CIRCUITS ELTRNC DSGN LAB 1
CPE Elective I  3
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Year 4
Fall
EE 384DIG SIGNAL PROCESS LAB 1
CPE 431INTRO COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE 3
CPE 495COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN I 3
CPE Elective II  3
ISE 390PROB ENGR STATISTICS I 3
  or EE 385  or RANDOM SIGNALS & NOISE 
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CPE 434OPERATING SYSTEMS 3
CPE 435OPERATING SYSTEMS LABORATORY 1
CPE 496COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN II 3
CPE Elective III  3
CPE Elective IV  3
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
 Total Semester Hours: 129