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Computer Engineering Degree Requirements
 
Course Classification
Credit Hours Required
 
BSCompE
Mathematics/Natural Sciences
23
Engineering Core
9
Major Core
51
Major Electives
15
Liberal Arts
30
General Electives
3
Total
131
 
 
Mathematics / Natural Sciences*

CHEM 

201

General Chemistry

3

MATH

220

Calculus II

3

MATH

230

Linear Algebra and Complex Variables

3

MATH

231

Differential Equations

3

MATH

240

Multivariable Calculus

3

PHYS

201

Introductory Physics I, w/lab

4

PHYS

202

Introductory Physics II, w/lab

4

Total Mathematics/Natural Sciences Requirements

23

* The following are additional Mathematics or Natural Science courses that satisfy other curricular requirements: BIOL201, MATH210, ENGG222, and ENGG300.
 
Engineering Core

ENGG

222

Numerical Methods in Engineering, w/lab

3

ENGG

255

Engineering Design and Economics

3

ENGG

300

Probability and Statistics in Engineering

3

Total Engineering Core Requirements

9

 
Computer Engineering Core

EECE

200

Linear Circuit Analysis I, w/lab

4

EECE

205

Linear Circuit Analysis II, w/lab

4

EECE

240

Digital System Design, w/lab

4

EECE

250

Intermediate Programming

3

EECE

300

Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, w/lab

3

EECE

320

Signals and Systems, w/lab

3

EECE

323

Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing

3

EECE

340

Introduction to Microprocessors, w/lab

3

EECE

345

Computer Architecture

3

EECE

350

Data Structures and Algorithms

3

EECE

355

Software Engineering

3

EECE

360

Communication Networks

3

EECE

399

Field Experience in Computer Engineering

2

EECE

440

Embedded System Design, w/lab

3

EECE

450

Operating Systems

3

EECE

499

Computer Engineering Design Project

4

Total Computer Engineering Core Requirements

51

 
Computer Engineering Electives
Students must complete 15 credit hours of Computer Engineering Electives, with at least 12 credit hours of Primary Electives.
 
Primary Electives:
EECE 442 Synthesis with HDL

3

EECE 445 Advanced Computer Architecture

3

EECE 452 Database Engineering

3

EECE 455 Digital Image Processing

3

EECE 458 Compiler Construction

3

EECE 460 Network Design and Simulation

3

EECE 480-489 Special Topics in Electrical & Computer Engineering

3

 

12-15

 
Secondary Electives:
EECE 305 Analog Electronics

3

EECE 310 Applied Electromagnetics I

3

EECE 326 Communication Systems I, w/lab

3

EECE 470 Systems and Controls

3

 

0-3

Total Computer Engineering Elective Requirements

15

 
Liberal Arts
BIOL 201 Principles of Biology

3

COMP 180 Fundamentals of Programming*

3

ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGL 102 Advanced Composition and Literature

3

MATH 210 Calculus I**

3

PSPK 101 Public Speaking

3

UNIV 101 The University Experience

2

UNIV 301 Career Preparation

1

PHIL 222 Professional Ethics

3

SSCI ELE   Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective

3

HUMN/SSCI ELE   Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective

3

Total Liberal Arts Requirements

30

* Students may be required to take COMP 101 prior to entering COMP 180.
** Students may be required to take MATH 191 prior to entering MATH 210.
 
General Electives

3

 
NOTE: ISLAMIC CULTURAL STUDIES REQUIREMENT  
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research requirement in Islamic Cultural Studies is stated on page 68 of The 2008-2009 AUD Undergraduate Catalog.
 
TOTAL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING (BSCOMPE) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

131

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