Required courses shown in sample schedules
for B.S. in Computer Engineering



       

        

             

    

[1] GMU requires 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or above to be submitted as part of the required degree program courses when applying for graduation. If you transferred to GMU you may need to take extra course work to meet this requirement. Note, transfer courses labeled with an "L" in the GMU equivalent course do not count towards the 45 hours of "300 level or above" courses. These transfer courses do "count" toward satisfying the specifically required BSCpE courses. See Dr. Sutton if you have any credit hours of  "L" labeled transfer courses that you are intending to apply towards the GMU BSCpE degree, to discuss your options.

[2] Literature courses include (but are not limited to): ENGL 201, 202, 203, 204; several ENGL 3xx literature courses; French 325, 329 (in English); German 325 (in English); Russian 325-327 (in English); Spanish 325 (in English); CLAS 250, 260, 340, 350, 380; and PHIL 253. The ECE Department will announce additional approved literature courses as they become available.

[3] Students are strongly encouraged to try to plan a math sequence that will allow taking MATH 214, Differential Equations, prior to ECE 220. I.e. Summer classes, AP credits.

[4] The Technical Electives and Technical Elective Lab requirement is satisfied by a student selecting one of the pre-approved tracks. A student may, with the prior approval of the Computer Engineering Advisor or Department Chair, create an individualized track by selecting a coherent sequence of three Technical Electives and one Technical Elective lab from the list of Technical Electives and Technical Elective labs courses . This plan will be filed in the student's Departmental file.

[5] The Global Understanding elective and the Fine Arts elective should be selected from the Department's lists of approved courses. See list of Approved Global Understanding Electives. See list of Approved Fine Arts Electives.

[1] GMU requires 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or above to be submitted as part of the required degree program courses when applying for graduation. If you transferred to GMU you may need to take extra course work to meet this requirement. Note, transfer courses labeled with an "L" in the GMU equivalent course do not count towards the 45 hours of "300 level or above" courses. These transfer courses do "count" toward satisfying the specifically required BSCpE courses. See Dr. Sutton if you have any credit hours of  "L" labeled transfer courses that you are intending to apply towards the GMU BSCpE degree, to discuss your options.

[2] Literature courses include (but are not limited to): ENGL 201, 202, 203, 204; several ENGL 3xx literature courses; French 325, 329 (in English); German 325 (in English); Russian 325-327 (in English); Spanish 325 (in English); CLAS 250, 260, 340, 350, 380; and PHIL 253. The ECE Department will announce additional approved literature courses as they become available.

[3] Students are strongly encouraged to try to plan a math sequence that will allow taking MATH 214, Differential Equations, prior to ECE 220. I.e. Summer classes, AP credits.

[4] The Technical Electives and Technical Elective Lab requirement is satisfied by a student selecting one of the pre-approved tracks. A student may, with the prior approval of the Computer Engineering Advisor or Department Chair, create an individualized track by selecting a coherent sequence of three Technical Electives and one Technical Elective lab from the list of Technical Electives and Technical Elective labs courses . This plan will be filed in the student's Departmental file.

[5] The Global Understanding elective should be selected from the Department's list of approved courses. See list of Approved Global Understanding Electives.

[6] No more than a total of 6 hours of D and C- grades in ECE, ENGR and CS courses can be submitted for the BSCpE degree.

[7] The General Education Synthesis requirement is satisfied by satisfactory completion of ECE 447 (if taken in Fall 2006 or before) or ECE 492/493.

[1] GMU requires 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or above to be submitted as part of the required degree program courses when applying for graduation. Note, transfer courses labeled with an "L" in the GMU equivalent course do not count towards the 45 hours of "300 level or above" courses. These transfer courses do "count" toward satisfying the specifically required BSCpE courses. See Dr. Sutton if you have any "L" labeled transfer courses that you are intending to apply towards the GMU BSCpE degree, to discuss your options.

[2] Literature courses include: ENGL 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 251, 252, 253, 254; several ENGL 3xx literature courses; French 325, 329 (in English); German 325 (in English); Russian 325-327 (in English); Spanisli 325, 329 (in English); CLAS 250-390; CL 300, and PHIL 253.

[3] Students are strongly encouraged to try to plan a math sequence that will allow taking MATH 214, Differential Equations, prior to ECE 220. I.e. Summer classes, AP credits.

[4] The Technical Electives and Technical Elective Lab requirement is satisfied by a student selecting one of the pre-approved tracks. The Signal Processing track can be satisfied by existing courses. The Digital Networks, VLSI/VHDL, and High Performance Computer/VHDL tracks require some proposed courses. See the Computer Engineering Advisor if you have an interest in these tracks. A student may, with the prior approval of the Computer Engineering Advisor or Department Chair, create an individualized track by selecting a coherent sequence of three Technical Electives and one Technical Elective lab from the list of Technical Electives and Technical Elective labs courses . This plan will be filed in the student's Departmental file.

[5] All ECE, ENGR and CS courses submitted to meet the requirements of the BSCpE degree must be graded C or better. A request may be submitted to Waive the requirement of a "C or better in all ECE, ENGR and CS courses" for up to 6 hours of D/C- grades earned prior to Fall 2005.

[1] GMU requires 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or above to be submitted as part of the required degree program courses when applying for graduation. Note, transfer courses labeled with an "L" in the GMU equivalent course do not count towards the 45 hours of "300 level or above" courses. These transfer courses do "count" toward satisfying the specifically required BSCpE courses. See Dr. Sutton if you have any "L" labeled transfer courses that you are intending to apply towards the GMU BSCpE degree, to discuss your options.

[2] The two Humanities/Social Science electives should be selected from the Department's list of approved courses. Three credit hours of the Humanities/Social Science electives must be in Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Economics (excluding the required ECON 103), History, Geography or Government. The
remaining three credit hours of Humanities/Social Sciences electives may be in any of these areas or Religion, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Modern Foreign Languages (at least 300 level for Foreign Languages, and a non-native language for International Students), English (at least 200 level), or Regional Cultures. See list of Approved Humanities/Social Science electives . Students must either take at least two Humanities/Social Science courses from within the same academic area (i.e. two ECON courses [ECON 103 plus another], two HIST courses, two PSYC courses, etc) OR they must take at least one of the Humanities or Social Science or Literature electives at the 300 or above level.

[3] Literature courses include: ENGL 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 251, 252, 253, 254; several ENGL 3xx literature courses; French 325, 329 (in English); German 325 (in English); Russian 325-327 (in English); Spanisli 325, 329 (in English); CLAS 250-390; CL 300, and PHIL 253.

[4] Students are strongly encouraged to try to plan a math sequence that will allow taking MATH 214, Differential Equations, prior to ECE 220. I.e. Summer classes, AP credits.

[5] The Technical Electives and Technical Elective Lab requirement is satisfied by a student selecting one of the pre-approved tracks.  The Signal Processing track Can be satisfied by existing courses. The Digital Networks, VLSI/VHDL, and High Performance Computer/VHDL tracks require some proposed courses. See the Computer Engineering Advisor if you have an interest in these tracks. A student may, with the prior approval of the Computer Engineering Advisor or Department Chair, create an individualized track by selecting a coherent sequence of three Technical Electives and one Technical Elective lab from the list of Technical Electives and Technical Elective labs courses . This plan will be filed in the student's Departmental file.

[6] All ECE, ENGR and CS courses submitted to meet the requirements of the BSCpE degree must be graded C or better. A request may be submitted to Waive the requirement of a "C or better in all ECE, ENGR and CS courses" for up to 6 hours of D/C- grades earned prior to Fall 2005.