ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester ENGE 1024 Engineering Exploration – 2C CHEM 1035 General Chemistry – 3C CHEM 1045 General Chemistry Lab – 1C ENGL 1105 Freshman English – 3C MATH 1114 Linear Algebra – 2C MATH 1205 Calculus – 3C University Core Curriculum Area 6 (Creativity & Aesthetic Experience) – 1C	Spring Semester ENGE 1104 Engineering Your Digital Future – 2C ECE 1574 Engineering Problem Solving with C++ – 3C PHYS 2305 Foundations of Physics with Lab – 4C ENGL 1106 Freshman English – 3C MATH 1224 Vector Geometry – 2C MATH 1206 Calculus II– 3C	Fall Semester ECE 2014 Engineering Professionalism in ECE – 2C ECE 2004 Electric Circuit Analysis – 3C ECE 2074 Electric Circuit Analysis Laboratory – 1C MATH 2214 Differential Equations – 3C MATH 2224 Multivariable Calculus – 3C PHYS 2306 Foundations of Physics with Lab – 4C	Spring Semester ECE 2204 Electronics I – 3C ECE 2274 Electronic Networks Lab – 1C ECE 2504 Introduction to Computer Engineering – 3C ECE 2704 Signals and Systems – 3C EE Math Elective – from list - 3C University Core Curriculum Area 2 (Ideas, Cultural Traditions, and Values) – 3C
15 Total Credits	17 Total Credits 3 in-major credits	16 Total Credits 6 in-major credits	16 Total Credits 10 in-major credits

Junior Year

Senior Year

Fall Semester ECE 3105 Electromagnetic Fields I – 3C ECE 3004 AC Circuit Analysis - 3C ECE 3074 AC Circuit Analysis Lab – 1C ECE 3534 Microprocessor System Design – 4C ECE 3614 Introduction to Communication Systems – 3C STAT 4714 Probability and Statistics for ECE – 3C	Spring Semester ECE 3106 Electromagnetic Fields II – 3C ECE 3204 Electronics II – 3C ECE 3274 Electronic Networks Lab II – 1C ECE 3304 Introduction to Power Systems – 3C ECE 3354 Power Lab – 1C ECE 3704 Continuous and Discrete Systems – 3C ENGL 3764 Technical Writing – 3C	Fall Semester EE Capstone Technical Elective from list– 3C EE Technical Elective from list– 3C Engineering and Science Elective from list– 3C ISE 2014 Engineering Economy – 2C Core Curriculum Area 3 (Society & Human Behavior) – 3C Core Curriculum Area 7 (Critical Issues in a Global Context) – 3C	Spring Semester EE Technical Elective from list– 3C EE Technical Elective from list– 3C EE Technical Elective from list – 3C University Core Curriculum Area 3 (Society & Human Behavior) – 3C University Core Curriculum Area 2 (Ideas, Cultural Traditions, and Values) – 3C Free Elective - 2C
17 Total Credits 14 in-major credits	17 Total Credits 14 in-major credits	17 Total Credits 6 in-major credits	17 Total Credits 9 in-major credits

Notes:

• Some University Core Curriculum area 7 classes also count as University Core in Areas 2 and 3. Double counting University Core Curriculum area 7 with area 2 or 3 increases the number of free electives.
• All students must complete the University foreign language requirement before graduation.

EE Major

• Admission to the EE degree program is governed by CoE and ECE restricted majors' guidelines.
• ECE courses require a C- or better in prerequisite courses
• Only free electives or Area 6 courses offered on a Pass/Fail basis only may be taken Pass/Fail.
• A minimum 2.0 overall and in-major GPA is required for graduation. In determining the EE in-major GPA, all ECE and ECPE, including repeats, are used. CS 1044, if taken before Fall 2004, will also count in the in-major GPA calculation.
• Non-degree courses are those which do not satisfy graduation requirements, including free electives. The list of non-degree courses includes all courses on the “Non-Degree Credit Courses” list which is updated annually and published on the College of Engineering Undergraduate Academic Affairs website at www.eng.vt.edu.
• A total of 132 credits are required for graduation with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

University Policy 91

University Policy 91 outlines university-wide minimum criteria to determine if students are making satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees. The ECE Department fully supports the policy. Specific expectations for satisfactory progress for Computer Engineering majors are as follows:

• Each student must meet the minimum University-wide criteria as described in Policy 91 and summarized in the Undergraduate Course Catalog and Academic Policies catalog.
• Additionally, upon completion of 60 credits, CPE students must have satisfactorily completed (with a grade of C- or better) ECE 2014, ECE 2504 or 2574, MATH 2214 and (2534 or 2224), and PHYS 2306.
• Upon completion of 90 credits, CPE students must have successfully completed 28 credits of in-major courses have 2.0 overall and in-major GPAs.