Computer Engineering Track - Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.E.C.E.)

To graduate with a Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering, it is recommended that students follow the sequence of courses below. The sequence of courses includes the general education requirements.

Year One Fall - Take All

MATH 121	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	4
CSC 113/CSC 113H/CSC 113	Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB	3
ENGR 102	Introduction to Engineering Design and Professionalism	3
PHIL 201/HSPH 101/PHIL 201P/PHIL 211/PHIL 201	The Classical Mind: The Origin and Growth of Western Philosophy	3
ENG 101/ENG 101H/ENG 101C/ENG 101	Writing and Rhetoric	3

Year One Spring - Take All

MATH 122	Analytic Geometry & Calculus II	4
PHYS 215/PHYS 215/PHYS 215H	University Physics I	4
ENGR 106	Computer Aided Engineering Tools	3
PHIL 202/HSPH 102/PHIL 212/PHIL 202	The Modern Mind: Philosophy from Descartes to the Present	3
TRS 201/HSTR 101/TRS 201H/TRS 201	Foundations of Theology I: Scripture and Jesus Christ	3

Year Two Fall - Take All

MATH 221/MATH 221	Analytic Geometry & Calculus III	4
PHYS 216/PHYS 216/PHYS 216H	University Physics II	4
CHEM 107	General Chemistry I for Engineers	3
CHEM 113	General Chemistry Laboratory I	2

Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Two Spring - Take All

ENGR 222/ENGR 222H/ENGR 222	Engineering Mathematics I	4
ENGR 212/ENGR 212H/ENGR 212	Electric Networks	3
ENGR 213	Electrical Networks Laboratory	1
CSC 210	Discrete Mathematics	3

Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Three Fall - Take All

MATH 309	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3
CSC 390	Computer Organization and Architecture	3
CSC 397	Computer Organization and Architecture Laboratory	3
EE 311	Signals and Systems	3
ENGR 321	Electronic Circuits I	3
ENGR 355	Electrical Laboratory I	1

Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Three Spring - Take All

EE 326/CSC 326/EE 326	Switching Circuits and Logic Design	3
EE 327/CSC 327/EE 327	Switching Circuits and Logic Design Laboratory	1
EE 312/CSC 312/EE 312	Microprocessor Programming and Design	3
EE 362	Analog and Digital Signal Processing	3
ENGR 207	Programming Robots and Sensors	3

Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Four Fall - Take All

ENGR 401	Senior Seminar I	1
EE 421/EE 421	Programmable Logic Devices and HDL Design	3
CSC 430/DA 401/CSC 530/DA 501/CSC 401	Introduction to Data Analysis	3
EE 413	Communication Systems and Networks	3
EE 457	Communications Laboratory	1
ENGR 441	Interdisciplinary Senior Design I	3

Additionally, take one Program Specific Elective (see list below)

Year Four Spring - Take All

EE 405/EE 505	Embedded Systems	3
CSC 306	Introduction to Operating Systems	3
CSC 323	Introduction to Computer Networks	3
ENGR 442	Interdisciplinary Senior Design 2	3

Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Flexible Schedule Courses

Taken any time after completing the First Year Curriculum (ENG 101, PHIL 201, PHIL 202, TRS 201)

TRS 202A/TRS 202B/TRS 202A	The Church and the Human Person	3
PHIL 362	Professional Ethics in Engineering	3
Lit, SS, Fine Art XXX	Literature, Social Science, Fine Art Course	3
XXX	Liberal Studies Elective	3
XXX	Liberal Studies Elective	3

Calculus/Engineering Mathematics Sequence

These courses must be taken in order.

* Students who don’t place into MATH 121 must first complete MATH 109

* Catholic U currently accepts a 4 or 5 score for AP Calc AB or BC.

MATH 109	Pre-Calculus for Engineers	4
MATH 121	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	4
MATH 122	Analytic Geometry & Calculus II	4
MATH 221/MATH 221	Analytic Geometry & Calculus III	4
ENGR 222/ENGR 222H/ENGR 222	Engineering Mathematics I	4
MATH 309	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3

 

Program Specific Electives

*Students should elect one of the following courses*

EE 422	Mixed Signal VLSI Design	3
CSC 391	Computer Systems Architecture	3
CSC 475/CSC 475	Quantum Computing	3
CSC 544/CSC 443	Internet of Things	3