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Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Recommended Program
First Semester
ECE 1- Introduction to EE and CompE (2 unit)
ECE 71- Engineering Computations (3 units)
COMM 3, 7, or 8 [G.E. Area A1] (3 units)
ENGL 10 [G.E. Area A2] (3 units)
MATH 75 - Mathematical Analysis I (4 units)
Second Semester
ECE 2 - Introduction to EE and CompE Engr. Tools (2 unit)
MATH 76 - Mathematical Analysis II (4 units)
PHYS 4A - Mechanics and Wave Motion (3 units)
G.E. Area C1 Arts (3 units)
PHIL 1 or 10 - Moral Questions [G.E. Area C2] (3 units)
Third Semester
ECE 85 - Digital Logic Design (3 units)
ECE 85L - Digital Logic Design Lab (1 unit)
MATH 77 - Mathematical Analysis III (4 units)
PHYS 4B, L - Electricity, Magnetism and Heat (4 units)
CHEM 3A (see note 3) Area B1 (General Chemistry) (4 units)
Fourth Semester
ECE 90 - Principles of Electrical Circuits (3 units)
ECE 90 - Principles of Electrical Circuits Lab (1 units)
ECE 118 - Microprocessor Architecture and Programming (3 units)
ECE 120L - Computer Systems Lab (1 unit)
MATH 81 or ENGR 101 (Applied Analysis) (3 units)
PHYS 4C - Light and Modern Physics (3 units)
HIST 11 or 12 [G.E. Area D1] (3 units)
Fifth Semester
ECE 102 - Advanced Circuit Analysis (4 units)
ECE 124 - Signals and Systems (4 units)
ECE 126 - Electromagnetic Theory and App l I (3 units)
ECE 128 - Electronics I (3 units)
ECE 128L - Electronics I L (1 unit)
ECON 40 or 50 [G.E. Area D3] (Micro or Macro Economics) (3 units)
Sixth Semester
CE or ME 29 (Engineering Mechanics) or ME 136 (Thermo Dynamics) (3 units)
ECE 121 - Electrometrical Systems and Energy Conversion (3 units)
ECE 138 - Electronics II (3 units)
ECE 138L - Electronics II L (1 unit)
ECE 155 - Control Systems (3 units)
Biol 10 - Life Science [G.E. Area B2] (3 units)
Seventh Semester
ECE 134 - Communications (3 units)
ECE 186A - Senior Design I) (1 units)
Technical Area Course (3 units)
Technical Area Course (3 units)
Mathematics Elective (3 units)
Senior Lab Elective (1 unit)
PLSC 2 [G.E. Area D2] (3 units)
Eighth Semester
ECE 125 - Random Signals (3 units)
ECE 186B Senior Design II (3 units)
Technical Area Course (3 units)
PHIL 120 [G.E. Area IC] (3 units)
PLSI 120 or BA 104 [G.E. Area M/I] (3 units)
Senior Lab Elective (1 unit)
Computer Engineering
Recommended Program
First Semester
ECE 1- Introduction to EE and CompE (2 unit)
CSCI 40 - Intro to Programming (4 units)
COMM 3, 7, or 8 [G.E. Area A1] (3 units)
ENGL 10 [G.E. Area A2] (3 units)
MATH 75 - Mathematical Analysis I (4 units)
Second Semester
ECE 2 - Introduction to EE and CompE Engr. Tools (2 unit)
CSCI 41 - Intro to Data Structure (4 units)
MATH 76 - Mathematical Analysis II (4 units)
PHYS 4A - Mechanics and Wave Motion (3 units)
HIST 11 or 12 [G.E. Area D1] (3 units)
Third Semester
ECE 85 - Digital Logic Design (3 units)
ECE 85L - Digital Logic Design Lab (1 unit)
MATH 77 - Mathematical Analysis III (4 units)
PHYS 4B, L - Electricity, Magnetism and Heat (4 units)
CHEM 3A (see note 3) Area B1 (General Chemistry) (4 units)
Fourth Semester
ECE 90 - Principles of Electrical Circuits (3 units)
ECE 90 - Principles of Electrical Circuits Lab (1 units)
ECE 106 - Advanced Digital Design (4 units)
ECE 115 - Computer Organization (3 units)
MATH 81 or ENGR 101 (Applied Analysis) (3 units)
PHYS 4C - Light and Modern Physics (3 units)
Fifth Semester
ECE 118 - Microprocessor Architecture and Programming (3 units)
ECE 124 - Signals and Systems (4 units)
ECE 128 - Electronics I (3 units)
ECE 128L - Electronics I L (1 unit)
ECE 120L - Computer Systems Lab (1 unit)
ECE 176 - CAE in Digital Design (3 units)
PHIL 1 or 10 - Moral Questions [G.E. Area C2] (3 units)
Sixth Semester
ECE 125 - Random Signals and Stochastic Sys Analysis (3 units)
ECE 107 - Digital Signal Processing (3 units)
ECE 178 - Embedded Systems (4 units)
BIOL 10 - Life Science [G.E. Area B2] (3 units)
G.E. Area C1 Arts (3 units)
Seventh Semester
ECE 186A - Senior Design I (1 unit)
ECE 174 - Advanced Computer Architecture (3 units)
CSCI 150 Intro to Software Engr (3 units)
Technical Area Elective (3 units)
ECON 40 or 50 [G.E. Area D3] (Micro or Macro Economics) (3 units)
PLSC 2 [G.E. Area D2] (3 units)
Eighth Semester
ECE 186B - Senior Design II (3 units)
Technical Area Elective (3 units)
Technical Area Elective (3 units)
PHIL 120 [G.E. Area IC] (3 units)
PLSI 120 or BA 104 [G.E. Area M/I] (3 units)
Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses