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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
ENGL	101	Composition I	3	C1 ENGL	102	Composition II *	3
LS C4		Wellness	3	C3 COMM	201	Communications	3
		First Year Seminar	3	C2 MATH	146	Precalculus	4
		Perspective	3			Perspective	3
		Perspective	3			Perspective	3
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: ENGL 101 is a PREQ for ENGL 102.
Sophomore Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
EE	200	Computer Utilization in C++	3	ECET	242	Electronic Circuits*	4
ECET	231	Circuit Analysis I *	4	ECET	290	Computer Engineering Fundamentals	3
PHYS	130	Introductory Physics I	4	ECET	211	Electronic Drafting and Fab.	3
		Perspective	3	MATH	170	Statistics	3
LS C5		Science	3	PHYS	131	Introductory Physics II *	4
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: MATH 146 is a PREQ for ECET 231. Maybe taken concurrently. ECET 231 with a grade of C or better is a PREQ for ECET 242. PHY 130 is a PREQ for PHY 131. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
Junior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
ECET	321	Circuit Analysis II*	4	ECET	332	Microcontrollers*	4
ECET	331	Digital Integrated Circuits*	4	ECET	341	Advanced Circuit Analysis*	3
MATH	153	Calculus I	4	MATH	255	Calculus II *	4
TEL	345	Introduction to Local Area Networks*	4	TEL	312	Electronic Communication Fundamentals	4
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: ECET 231 with a grade of C or better is a PREQ for ECET 321. ECET 242 and ECET 321 are PREQ for TEL 312 ECET 290 is a PREQ for TEL 345. ECET 331, CS 140 or EE 200 is a PREQ for ECET 332. ECET 321 and MATH 153 both with a grade of C or better. ECET 321 and MATH 153 both with a grade of C or better are PREQ for ECET 341. MATH 146 is a PREQ for MATH 153. MATH 153 is a PREQ for ECET 341, MATH 255, and TEL 312. MATH 255 is a COREQ for ECET 341. To enroll in the junior-senior major courses, students must have completed the following courses with a C or better: ECET 231, ECET 321 and MATH 153. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
Senior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
ECET	431	Microprocessor Interfacing*	4	ECET	461	Digital Signal Processing	3
ECET	452	Control Systems	4	ECET	464	Instrumentation	4
ECET	461	Engineering Project Management	3	ECET	479	Senior Design Project	3
		Technical Elective	3			General Elective	3
		Upper Level Perspective	3
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: ECET 332 is a PREQ for ECET 431 and ECET 464. ECET 341 is a PREQ for ECET 452 and ECET 461. MATH 255 with a grade of C or better. ECET 47 or ET 461 is a PREQ for ECET 479. Senior standing and instructor permission is a PREQ for ET 461. Technical electives must be 300-400 level courses in ECET, ENGR, ET, MATH, CS, or TEL.

NOTES:

Total Program requires 126 hours. Liberal Studies 42 hours. Major Requirements 87 hours.

• C5 Science must be other than Physics to meet Liberal Studies requirement of two different sciences. CHEM 139 is recommended.

• MATH 146 fulfills C2 liberal studies requirement. PHYS 130 fulfills one course in the C5 requirement.

• (*) indicates pre-requisite required

•Technical electives from ECET, ET, TEL, or CS. Must be at 300-400 level.