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Computer Engineering Sample Accelerated Curriculum Plan

This curriculum plan presumes the student brought in AP credit for Calculus I and two General Education courses. Students lacking these may be able to complete the courses in a summer session free of tuition.

Year 1 Course ID Course Name Units
Fall ENGR 10 Dean's Seminar 1
COMP 51 Intro. to Computer Science 4
PACS 1 Pacific Seminar 1 4
BASIC SC BENG 193/BIOL 51/BIOL 61 3-4
GEN ED General Education Elective 2 3-4
Spring ECPE 5 Intro. to Electrical & Computer Engr 1
COMP 53 Data Structures 4
MATH 53 Calculus II 4
PHYS 53 Principles of Physics I 5
PACS 2 Pacific Seminar 2 4
    33- 35 academic units

Year 2 Course ID Course Name Units
Fall ECPE 71 Digital Design 3
ECPE 71L Digital Design Lab 1
MATH 55 Calculus III 4
PHYS 55 Principles of Physics II 5
COMP 157 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3
Spring
 
ECPE 41 Electric Circuits 3
ECPE 41L Electric Circuits Lab 1
ECPE 170 Computer Systems and Networks 4
ECPE 172 Microcontrollers 4
MATH 57 Applied Differential Equations I 4
33 academic units

Classes may be taken over seas in our Study Abroad Program.

Year 3 Course ID Course Name Units
Fall ECPE 121 Systems Analysis 4
ECPE 131 Intro. to Integrated Circuits 3
ECPE 131L Intro. to Integrated Circuits Lab 1
ECPE 174 Advanced Digital Design 4
Elective Technical Elective 1 3-4
Spring* ECPE 195 Senior Project I 2
ECPE 173 Computer Organization 4
ENGR 25* Professional Practice Seminar 1
Elective Technical Elective 2 3-4
Elective Technical Elective 3 3-4
ENGR 30 Engineering Ethics & Society 3
 31 academic units

*Spring-Summer co-op can be done by taking ENGR 025 in the Fall junior year and taking all other courses listed in Spring junior year during the Fall senior year after returning from co-op.  Work with your advisor to create your curriculum plan.

Year 4 Course ID Course Name Units
Summer ECPE 181 Co-op 14
Fall ECPE 182 Co-op 18
Spring ECPE 196 Senior Project II 2
ECPE 127 Random Signals 3
Elective Technical Elective 4 3-4
Elective Technical Elective 5 3-4
PACS 3 Pacific Seminar 3 3
 29 academic units; 32 co-op units