UT Dallas 2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Computer Engineering (BS)

Degree Requirements (126 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Core Course 3 ENGR 2300 9 3
CE 1100 7 1 CE 1202 7 2
MATH 2417 2, 4 2090 4 MATH 2419 2, 4, 9 4
RHET 1302 2, 10 1090 3 CE 2310 3
CS 1336 8 4 PHYS 2325 2, 5, 9 3
and CS 1136 8 PHYS 2125 2, 5, 9 1
ECS 1100 1, 7 1 CS 1337 8 3
UNIV 1010 1 0
Total 16 Total 19
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CE 2305 3 Core Course 3
CE 2336 3 CE 3320 3
ENGR 3341 9 3 CE 3301 9 3
MATH 2420 9 4 CE 3201 2
PHYS 2326 2, 5, 9 3 CE 3345 9 3
PHYS 2126 9 1
Total 17 Total 14
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
ECS 3390 2, 3, 9 3 Core Course 3
CE 3303 3 CE Elective Lab
(CE 4200-Level)
2
CE 3202 2 CE 3311 9 3
CE 3354 9 3 Core Course 3
CE 3161 1 CE 4370 3
UNIV 2020 0 CE 4304 3
Total 12 Total 17
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CE 4348 9 3 CE Guided Elective
(4000-Level)
3
CE Guided Elective
(4000-Level)
3 CE Guided Elective
(4000-Level)
3
CE 4388 9 3 CE 4389 9 3
Free Elective 2 Free Elective 2
Core Course 3 Core Course 3
Core Course 3
Total 17 Total 14
 
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum.
4Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and five semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Component Area Option Core.
5Six semester credit hours of Physics are counted under Science core, and one semester credit hour of Physics (PHYS 2125) is counted as Component Area Option Core.
6Semester credit hours contribute to the Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the Core Curriculum.
7Transfer students with sufficient background may petition to substitute upper-division semester credit hours in the major for this class.
8Depending on placement, student may need to complete CS 1336/1136 Programming Fundamentals prior to enrolling in CE 1337 Computer Science I.
9Earliest semester course can be taken due to pre- or co-requisite course requirements.
10Must complete by 3rd semester of enrollment.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
126 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
Updated: 2022-06-06 13:47:39 v6.a8332a