Software Engineering, BS

The Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering (BSSE), 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. The Software Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the General Program Criteria and the Software and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

Program Learning Outcomes

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 , and PHYS 50 . CMPE 195A /CMPE 195B and ENGR 195A /ENGR 195B must be completed with C or better to meet GE Area requirements

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3B, 4, UD 3, UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (3 units)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements including exemptions and waivers, are approved for specific majors and on a case-by-case evaluation only.

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division GE: 12 (13 units may be satisfied by major coursework: Areas 5A, 5B, 5C, 2, 3B; 3 units of 1B waived)

6 required units of American Institutions/US123 may be satisfied by selecting applicable GE courses in Areas 3B and/or 4

Upper Division GE: 0 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework: UD Areas 2or5, 3, 4)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

GWAR / WID: 3 (Required: ENGR 100W )

Major Preparation: 33

Major Requirements: 66

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (33 units)

Students must complete the following courses with “C” or better to graduate: MATH 30 , MATH 31 , PHYS 50 . 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) (GE Area 5B / Formerly Area B2)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

Complete One Course From:

MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
MATH 142 - Introduction to Combinatorics 3 unit(s)

Complete One Course From:

ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 unit(s)
MATH 161A - Applied Probability and Statistics I 3 unit(s)

3. 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 (11 units)

CS 46A - Introduction to Programming 4 unit(s)
CS 46B - Introduction to Data Structures 4 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s)

Major Courses (49 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 120 - Computer Organization and Architecture 3 unit(s)
CMPE 131 - Software Engineering I 3 unit(s)
CMPE 133 - Software Engineering II 3 unit(s)
CMPE 148 - Computer Networks I 3 unit(s)
CMPE 165 - Software Engineering Process Management 3 unit(s)
CMPE 172 - Enterprise Software Platforms 3 unit(s)
CMPE 187 - Software Quality Engineering 3 unit(s)
CS 146 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 unit(s)
CS 149 - Operating Systems 3 unit(s)
CS 151 - Object-Oriented Design 3 unit(s)
CS 157A - Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 unit(s)
CS 166 - Information Security 3 unit(s)
ISE 164 - Computer and Human Interaction 3 unit(s)
Senior Design:
CMPE 195A - Senior Design Project I 2 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
CMPE 195B - Senior Design Project II 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)

Approved Upper Division Electives (6 units)

Selected in consultation with the student’s advisor

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Software Engineering, BS

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Summary of Degree Units

2. Major Preparation (33 units)

Complete One Course From:

Complete One Course From:

3. Major Requirements (66 units)

Core Courses (11 units)

Major Courses (49 units)

Approved Upper Division Electives (6 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)