UT Dallas 2024 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
CE 1100 5 1 ENGR 2300 7 3
MATH 2417 1, 3 2090 4 CE 1202 5 2
or MATH 2413 1, 3 2090 MATH 2419 1, 3, 7 090 4
CS 1436 6 4 or MATH 2414 1, 3, 7 2090
RHET 1302 1, 8 1090 3 CE 2310 3
ECS 1100 5 1 PHYS 2325 1, 4, 7 3090 3
Core Course 3 PHYS 2125 1, 4, 7 3090 1
CE 1337 6 3
Total 16 Total 19
 
Semester 3 - Summer Notes Preferred Core SCH
MATH 2415 1, 3, 7, 9 2090 4
Total  0-4
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 4 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 5 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CE 2305 3 Core Course 3
CE 2336 3 CE 3320 3
ENGR 3341 7 3 CE 2301 7 3
MATH 2420 7 4 CE 3201 2
PHYS 2326 1, 4, 7 3090 3 CE 3345 7 3
PHYS 2126 7 1
Total 17 Total 14
 
Junior Year
Semester 6 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 7 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
ECS 2390 1, 2, 7 010 3 CE 4370 3
CE 3303 3 CE 4304 3
CE 3202 2 Major Core Lab 2
CE 3354 7 3 Core Course 3
CE 3161 1 Core Course 3
CE 3311 7 3
Total 15 Total 14
 
Senior Year
Semester 8 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 9 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CE 4348 7 3 CE 4389 7 3
CE 4388 7 3 Major Guided Elective 3
Major Guided Elective 3 Major Guided Elective 3
Core Course 3 Core Course 3
Core Course 3 Free Elective 0-4
Total 15 Total 12-16
 
NOTES:
1Curriculum 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.
2Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum.
3Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and five semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Component Area Option Core.
4Six 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.
5Transfer students with sufficient background may petition to substitute upper-division semester credit hours in the major for this class.
6Depending on placement, student may need to complete CS 1436 prior to enrolling in CE 1337.
7Earliest semester course can be taken due to pre- or co-requisite course requirements.
8Must complete by 3rd semester of enrollment.
9To complete degree in the optimal amount of time, a summer term may be necessary for students completing MATH Sequence II (MATH 2413, MATH 2414, and MATH 2415).
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.
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