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Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor of Science

Program Contact Information

Professional Accreditation

The undergraduate program in Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; Phone: 410-347-7700.

Program Description

Computer Engineering is a hardware-oriented degree whose requirements include courses offered by the School of Computing and/or the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Computer Engineering includes the design, implementation and programming of digital computers and computer-controlled electronic systems. Computer engineers work with and design computers from embedded systems to networks of GPU"s. Of particular importance to computer engineers is the interfacing of computers with other devices and computers. Computer engineers also design and develop large software systems to analyze and control sophisticated instrumentation.

Approved Combined/Dual Degrees

Program Admissions Requirements

Notes
All students are required to abide by the Code of Student Conduct as outlined by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as all other University policies.

Direct Admission Requirements
Incoming freshmen meeting the following criteria can be directly admitted to the CE major:

High School GPA of 3.6 or higher; AND
Math ACT Score of at least 28 – OR – SAT Math Score of at least 630. Students must be ready to enroll in Calculus I (MATH 1210 or MATH 1310)
Students meeting the above criteria should designate their major as Computer Engineering during the online application process. All other students should use the pre-major path described below.

Indirect Admission and the Pre-Major Process
Students can also become an Computer Engineering major through a pre-major process or the “traditional” process.

Students should declare a “Pre-Computer Engineering” designation. Pre-majors will be eligible to enroll in all of the courses required to apply for major status.
Once the pre-major courses listed below have been completed, you may then apply for major status.

B.S. Computer Engineering Entry Requirements

Complete the following classes:

  • ECE 1250 or ECE 1240, 1245, AND 1050: Intro to Circuit Design, Intro to Circuit Design Lab, Matlab for ECE Design

  • Math 1310/1210: Calculus I

  • Math 1320/1220: Calculus II

  • Phys 2210: Physics for Engineers I

  • CS 1400: Introduction to Computer Programming and CS 1410: Object-Oriented Programming, Or CS 1420: Accelerated Object-oriented Programming

  • CS 2420: Data Structures & Algorithms

  • WRTG 2010: Intermediate Writing

  • Pre-major GPA of 3.0 or higher

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

Transfer Students
Maximum credit hours that can be transferred for a single course is 4 credit hours. All transfer classes are subject to evaluation and may be accepted or denied at the discretion of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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