UMaine ECE Department

Computer Engineering Graduation Check-off Sheets ( PDF format )
Class 2008 Class 2009 Class 2010 Class 2011	At least 128 credits if taking ERS 102 or BIO 222/223. Otherwise, 131 credits. ECE GPA of at least 2.0 COS GPA of at least 2.0 Overall GPA of at least 2.0 Passing grade in all required courses


Program Specific Requirements
Repeating any ECE course for which a grade of F, L, or WF has been recorded requires a grade of C- or better in prerequisites for the course. Dismissal from the program will be recommended if any required course in the program is taken twice without achieving a passing grade. This includes courses where a grade of AU, L, W, or WF is received. To obtain a BS in Computer Engineering, a student must: (1) meet all University academic requirements; (2) meet all Computer Engineering curriculum requirements; (3) have a GPA of 2.0 or better in all ECE courses; and (4) have a GPA of 2.0 or better in all COS courses. Any exceptions to the program specifics listed above require approval of the ECE faculty

Information about Elective Courses
Technical Electives	The Computer Engineering Curriculum requires four technical electives used to broaden a student's knowledge base or to specialize in areas like Supercomputing, Neural Network, Robotics, Microelectronics, Sensors, and Industrial Control, Computer Hardware, or Communications and Signal Processing. Two technical electives must be computer focus. ECE 394 cannot meet this comuter focus requirement. The other two Technical Electives may be 300-level or higher ECE Courses including ECE 394, or with approval of the student's advisor, selected from various advanced Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, or Business courses.

HV&SC and Ethics Electives	In addition to CMJ 103, the curriculum requires five courses to complete the General Education Requirements in Ethics and Human Values and Social Context (HV&SC). In addition to the Ethics requirement, the five areas under HV&SC are: Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspective, Population and the Environment, and Artistic and Creative Expression. Note that CMJ 103 satisfies the Social Contexts and Institutions requirement. A list of HV&SC courses with the categories that they satisfy are available on the Office of Student Records web page. The structure of the ECE curriculum guarantees that all other General Education Requirements are met. You may elect to take ERS 102 or BIO 222/223 to satisfy your Basic Science requirement and part of the 18 credit hour HV&SC requirement. If neither ERS 102 nor BIO 222/223 is taken, three additional credit hours of HV&SC are required for graduation (i.e., a minimum of 131 credit hours for graduation). All General Education Requirements with individual links to specific categories are available on this web page.

*Basic Engineering Electives*	The Curriculum requires at least one engineering course, outside of the department, to broaden a student's knowledge base in engineering. Courses satisfying the Basic Engineering Elective include:
	CHB200 Fundamentals of Process Engineering CIE231 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering MEE150 Applied Mechanics: Statics MEE230 Thermodynamics I MEE252 Statics and Strength of Materials

*Basic Science Electives*	In addition to CHY 121/123, PHY 121 and PHY 122, the Curriculum requires at least one additional physical or biological science course, with a lab, to broaden a student's knowledge base in science. Courses satisfying the Basic Science Electives include:
	BIO222/223 Biology CHY122/124 Chemistry II + Lab ERS101 or ERS102 Geology AST110 with either AST215 or AST216 Astronomy (note: AST109 is not acceptable) PHY 236/223 Modern Physics and Special Relativity

Required Courses

Course #	Course Name	Credits	Course #	Course Name	Credits
CHB350**	Stat Proc Control and Anal	3	ECE403	Design Project	2
CHY121/123	Intro to Chemistry	4	ECE471 or 477	Microprocessor Applications	3
COS221	Advanced C++ Programming	3	ECE471 or 477	Hardware Applications with C	3
COS431	Operating Systems	3	ECE473	Computer Arch & Org	3
CMJ103	Fund of Public Comm.	3	ENG101	College Composition	3
ECE101	Intro to ECE	4	ENG317	Technical Writing	3
ECE177	Intro to Programming for Engineers	4	MAT126	Calculus I	4
ECE210	Electrical Networks I	3	MAT127	Calculus II	4
ECE211	Electrical Networks II	3	MAT228	Calculus III	4
ECE214	Electrical Networks Lab	3	MAT258	Diff Eq & Linear Algebra	4
ECE271	Micro Arch & Appl	4	MAT481	Discrete Mathematics	3
ECE275	Sequential Logic Systems	3	PHY121	Physics for Engineers I	4
ECE300	Seminar	1	PHY122	Physics for Engineers II	4
ECE314	Linear C&S	3	Elective, Basic Science		4
ECE342	Electronics I	4	Elective, Basic Engineering		3
ECE343	Electronics II	4	Elective, General Education		15
ECE401	Design Project	1	Elective, Technical		12
ECE402	Design Project	4
** CHB 350 can be replaced with either ECE 383 or MAT 332

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