Computer Engineering, BS

The Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering (CMPE), offered by the Department of Computer Engineering , goes beyond programming to include engineering methodologies and hands-on project experience. The program prepares students to become qualified engineers for IT leading companies in Silicon Valley and international engineering market by providing them with state-of-the-art engineering methods, emergent technologies, team work experience, and solutions so they are capable to address design, coding, validation, and measurement issues for the construction of large-scale computer systems and software applications in the real world.

Program Learning Outcomes

Summary of Degree Units

University Graduation Requirements	21
Major Preparation	33
Major Requirements	66
Total	120

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. 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 Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

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 .

University Requirements

Students must satisfy all of the major and Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements , which includes unit, GPA, and residency requirements as well as the below identified General Education , American Institutions, Graduation Writing Assessment and Physical Education requirements. Courses that meet Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements are noted with an area designation (see Course Abbreviations ).

Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements apply to this major.

Core Lower Division General Education (12 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 27 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 (6 units)

Complete one 6 unit sequence of American Institutions (US123) courses, which also satisfies GE Area D. Students may also satisfy the American Institutions Requirement with other courses, but these may not satisfy other GE areas.

The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ; 12 units) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B /HUM 2A /HUM 2B ; 24 units) sequences satisfy the American Institutions Requirement and additional GE Areas (see the course description for details).

Consult with a major advisor to select the appropriate sequence.

Physical Education

The Physical Education Requirement is waived for this major. See the Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) .

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

ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (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 unit(s) (B2)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 unit(s)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 unit(s)
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics 4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (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 unit(s)
CMPE 50 - Object-Oriented Concepts and Methodology 3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s) (E)
EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1 unit(s)
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 unit(s)

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

Approved Upper Division Electives (7 units)

Selected in consultation with the student’s advisor

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