UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Systems Engineering (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 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
010 Core			010	3		SYSE 1202				2
050 Core			050	3		MATH 2419	1, 2, 4		090	4
MATH 2417	1, 2, 4		2090	4		ECS 2390	1, 2, 3		010	3
CS 1325				3		PHYS 2325	1, 2, 5		3090	3
ECS 1100				1		PHYS 2125	1, 2, 5		3090	1
Total				14		Total				13

Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 4 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
070 Core			070	3		040 Core			040	3
SYSE 2300				3		070 Core			070	3
SYSE 2310				3		MATH 2420				4
PHYS 2326	1, 2, 5		3090	3		ENGR 3300				3
PHYS 2126				1		SYSE 3300				3
ENGR 2300				3
Total				16		Total				16

Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 6 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
080 Core			080	3		060 Core			060	3
MATH 3315				3		SYSE 3355				3
ENGR 3341				3		SYSE 4305				3
EE 3302				3		SYSE 4306				3
Secondary Field				3		EE 3161				1
						Secondary Field				3
Total				15		Total				16

Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 8 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
060 Core			060	3		EE 4331				3
EE 4310				3		Technical Elective				3
SYSE 4302				3		Technical Elective				3
SYSE 4380				3		Secondary Field				3
Secondary Field				3		Secondary Field				3
Total				15		Total				15

NOTES:

1	Curriculum 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.
2	A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
3	Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum.
4	Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and five semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Component Area Option Core.
5	Six 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.

Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation

This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.

Updated: 2025-04-15 16:24:38 v6.fe8784