Undergraduates.
Sample Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Program and Physics Dual Major[with Advanced Placement in Mathematics (one course) and in Social Sciences or Humanities (one course)]
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. WRITING 20/SS-H 1 | 1. SS-H 1/WRITING 20 |
| 2. CHEM 21L, General Chemistry | 2. PHYSICS 61L, Mechanics |
| 3. MATH 32, Calculus II | 3. MATH 103, Intermediate Calculus |
| 4. EGR 53L, Comp Methods in Engineering | 4. ECE 27L, Fundamentals of ECE |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. COMPSCI 100E, Program Design & Analysis II | 1. ECE 51L, Microelectronic Devices & Circuits |
| 2. ECE 52L, Digital Systems | 2. ECE 54L, Signals & Systems |
| 3. MATH 107, Linear Algebra & Differential Equations | 3. MATH 108, Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations |
| 4. PHYSICS 62L, Electricity, Magnetism & Optics | 4. PHYSICS 181, Intermediate Mechanics |
| 5. SS-H 2 | |
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. ECE 53L, Electromagnetic Fields | 1. STA 113, Probability & Statistics or MATH 135, Probability or ECE 255, Probability for ECEs (see NOTE) |
| 2. ECE Concentration Elective (1) | 2. ECE Concentration Elective (2) |
| 3. PHYSICS 143L, Optics & Modern Physics | 3. PHYSICS Elective |
| 4. PHYSICS 182, Electricity & Magnetism | 4. BIOLOGY 25L, Principles of Biology or BIOLOGY 147, Systems Biology |
| 5. SS-H 3 | |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. ECE Concentration Elective (3) | 1. ECE Concentration Elective (4) |
| 2. ECE Elective or Approved ECE Design Elective |
2. Approved ECE Design Elective or ECE Elective |
| 3. SS-H 4 | 3. ECE 176, Thermal Physics |
| 4. PHYSICS 211, Quantum Mechanics I | 4. PHYSICS 212, Quantum Mechanics II |
| 5. PHYSICS 217, Advanced Physics Laboratory | |
- Advanced Placement Assumptions: The above program assumes AP credit for MATH 31 and for one Social Sciences - Humanities (SS-H) courses, in order to have no more than three 5-course semesters. Other combinations of AP credit are possible with two (vs. one) AP credits in mathematics (for MATH 31 and 32), more than one SS-H AP credit, and/or AP credit in chemistry (for CHEM 21). For appropriate adjustments in schedule please consult with your faculty advisor.
- WRITING 20: University Writing Program, required in first year.
- SS-H: Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 required semester-course electives, appropriately distributed. The sample program shown assumes that one of the required electives is met through AP credits.
- CHEM 21L: AP credit CHEM 19 is also acceptable.
- PHYSICS 61L & 62L: Matriculating students who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L (but not 62L) take PHYSICS 62L; those who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L and 62L take PHYSICS 63L; and international students who have credit for the equivalent of PHYSICS 51L & 52L take PHYSICS 143L.
- STA 113 is recommended but students may substitute MATH 135 or ECE 255.
- ECE Concentration Electives: Four courses selected from the set approved for the ECE program. Courses must be selected from at least two areas, and at least two courses must be from the same area.
- PHYSICS Elective: Any PHYSICS course at the 100 level or above except PHYSICS 171L, which is covered in the required courses ECE 27L and ECE 51L, and PHYSICS 230, which for the PHYSICS major is considered to be a mathematics course.
- ECE Elective: Any ECE course at the 100 level or above except ECE 148L, which latter course may be taken as as a general Elective.
- Approved Design Elective: Approved Electrical Engineering Design Elective, required in Junior or Senior year. Currently ECE 123, 135, 154, 164, 251 and 261 are approved. The same course may not be used as a Concentration Elective and count as a required Design Elective or ECE Elective
- Independent Study: Accepted for up to two of the Elective ECE Courses and for any of the Free Electives, but not for any other required course in the ECE Program.
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