Programs » Electrical & Computer Engineering Sample Curriculum

Electrical & Computer Engineering Sample Curriculum


Computer Engineering | Electric Engineering

Note that this is just a sample curriculum, and does not reflect credit gained from advanced placement, transfer credit, minors, or other special programs. Also, in some cases, courses below may represent an arbitrary choice between two equivalent or optional courses in a program. For more details, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Computer Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
100-Level Humanities Course 3
Object-Oriented Programming 1 2
Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Introduction to the Profession 3
Object-Oriented Programming 2 2
Principles of Chemistry 1 3
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Total 16
Total 17

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
General Physics 3: Thermal and Modern Physics 3
Circuit Analysis 1 3
Circuit Analysis 2 3
Analog and Digital Laboratory 1
Analog and Digital Laboratory 2 1
Digital Systems 3
Discrete Structures 3
Data Structures and Algorithms 3
Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming 3
Total 18
Total 18

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Applied Mathematics Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
System Programming 3
Probability and Statistics 3
Engineering Electronics 4
Operating Systems 3
Engineering Science Elective 3
Computer Engineering Elective 3
Total 16
Total 15

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Software Engineering 3
Interprofessional Project 3
ECE Elective 3
ECE Elective 3
Microcomputers 4
Hardware Design Elective 3
Computer Organization and Design 3
Total 16
Total 12

back to top


Electrical Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
100-Level Humanities Course 3
Object-Oriented Programming 1 2
Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Introduction to the Profession 3
Object-Oriented Programming 2 2
Principles of Chemistry 1 3
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Total 16
Total 17

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
General Physics 3: Thermal and Modern Physics 3
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
Circuit Analysis 2 3
Circuit Analysis 1 3
Analog and Digital Laboratory 2 1
Analog and Digital Laboratory 1
Digital Computers and Computing 3
Digital Systems 3
Total 18
Total 15

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Electronic Circuits 4
Matrix Algebra and Complex Variables 3
Fundamentals of Power Engineering 4
Electrodynamics 4
Signals and Systems 3
Engineering Electronics 4
Engineering Science Elective 3
Total 17
Total 17

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Technical Elective 3
Probability and Statistics 3
ECE Elective 3
ECE Elective 3
Total 12
Total 9

back to top

© Illinois Institute of Technology - Office of Undergraduate Admission - Perlstein 101 - 10 West 33rd Street
Chicago, IL 60616 - Phone: 312.567.3025 / 800.448.2329   Emergency Information