Computer Engineering, BS

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major Exceptions

This degree program meets certain University Requirements through approved major modifications. Please see the Major Exceptions area in the General Education (GE) section to identify the specific adjustments for this degree program or contact your major advisor for more details.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Preparation and Required in Major (all courses in preparation, core, and concentration) must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”. The following Preparation for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: MATH 30 , MATH 31 , PHYS 50 and PHYS 51 .

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (21 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 33 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education

Of the 9 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (12 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

AMS 1A - American Cultures to 1877 6 units (M4)
AMS 1B - American Cultures 1877 to present 6 units (M5)

Physical Education

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 units (Z+R)

Major Preparation (33 units)

Students must complete the following courses with “C” or better to graduate: MATH 30 , MATH 31 , PHYS 50 , PHYS 51 . The remaining courses in Preparation for the Major must be completed with “C-” or better to graduate.

BIOL 10 - The Living World 3 units (B2)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 units (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 units
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 units (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 units (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 units (B4)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 units
MATH 123 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 units
PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics 4 units (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism 4 units (B1+B3)

Major Requirements (66 units)

Students must complete all the courses in Core Courses, Required Courses and Approved Upper Division Electives sections with “C-” or better to graduate.

Core Courses (13 units)

CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology 3 units
CMPE 50 - Object-Oriented Concepts and Methodology 3 units
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 units (E)
EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1 units
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 units

Required Courses (46 units)

Note: Must complete CMPE 195A /CMPE 195B and ENGR 195A /ENGR 195B with C or Better to meet GE Area requirements.

CMPE 102 - Assembly Language Programming 3 units
CMPE 110 - Electronics for Computing Systems 3 units
CMPE 124 - Digital Design I 3 units
CMPE 125 - Digital Design II 3 units
CMPE 126 - Algorithms and Data Structure Design 3 units
CMPE 127 - Microprocessor Design I 3 units
CMPE 130 - Advanced Algorithm Design 3 units
CMPE 131 - Software Engineering I 3 units
CMPE 140 - Computer Architecture and Design 3 units
CMPE 142 - Operating Systems Design 3 units
CMPE 146 - Real-Time Embedded System Co-Design 3 units
CMPE 148 - Computer Networks I 3 units
CMPE 152 - Compiler Design 3 units
CMPE 195A - Senior Design Project I 2 units (S)
CMPE 195B - Senior Design Project II 3 units (V)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (S)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (V)

Approved Upper Division Electives (7 units)

Selected in consultation with the student’s advisor

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