Requirements for the ECE Major and ECE Minor

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S.E.C.E.

(1) Completion of at least of 130 degree credits.

(2) Completion of at least 30 degree credits at UMD.

(3) Completion of at least 15 of the last 30 credits earned before graduation at UMD.

(4) Completion of the electrical and computer engineering major.  Admission to the upper division program is competitive and on a space-available basis.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all work attempted at UMD, successful completion (with grades of A through D, or S) of 75 percent of all work attempted, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 © overall (including transfer credits) are required for admission to the ECE upper division program.

(5) Completion of UMD and ABET liberal education requirements.  Liberal Education elective choices must include the following:          

      -  Econ 1023 from category 6
      -  At least one course from category 7
      -  At least one course from category 8
      -  At least two courses from category 9 with different designators
      -  At least one course emphasizing international perspective
      -  At least one course emphasizing cultural diversity
      -  At least 16 credits in categories 6 through 9
      -  At least one course numbered 2000 or higher AND one 1xxx course with the same designator both from categories 6 through 9 (OR any course that specifies as prerequisite any course in categories 6 through 9)

(6) A minimum GPA of 2.00 in all courses taken in the major, including required supporting courses is required for graduation.  This average applies to all courses in the major taken at UMD and calculated separately and also to all courses in the major when transfer credits are included.

(7) Acceptance to the upper division of ECE by filing the Academic Progress Audit System (APAS) form with the department.  Students who fail to file this form after completing 75 credits may not be permitted to register.

8.     Completion of the Electrical and Computer Engineering ÒExit SurveyÓ, and a one-to-one exit interview with the ECE department head.

(9) Compliance with the general regulations governing the granting of degrees.

Required Courses for the ECE Major:

Lower Division (22)

ECE 1001 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (2)
ECE 1315 - Digital System Design (4)
ECE 2006 - Electrical Circuit Analysis (4)
ECE 2111 - Linear Systems and Signal Analysis (4)
ECE 2212 - Electronics I (4)
ECE 2325 - Microcomputer System Design (4)

Upper Division (31)

ECE 3151 - Control Systems (3)
ECE 3235 - Electronics II (4)
ECE 3341 - Digital Computer Circuits (4)
ECE 3445 - Electromagnetic Fields (3)
ECE 3611 - Introduction to Solid State Semiconductors (3)
ECE 4305 - Computer Architecture (4)
ECE technical electives (6)
ECE 4899 - Senior Design Project I (1)  
AND ECE 4999 - Senior Design Project II (3)
OR ECE 4951- Design Workshop (4)

Required Courses from Other Programs 

Lower Division (45 )

Chem 1151 - General Chemistry I (5)*
Comp 1120 - College Writing (3)*
CS 1511 - Computer Science 1 (5)*
CS 1521 - Computer Science II (5)
CS 2511 - Software Development (4)
Econ 1023 - Principles of Economics: Micro (3)*
ME 2105 - Materials Science (3)
                        OR
ENGR 2015 Statics (3)
Math 1296 - Calculus I (5)*
Math 1297 - Calculus II (5)
Phys 2011 - General Physics I (4)*
Phys 2012 - General Physics II (4)

Upper Division (32)

ENGR 4001 Engineering Professionalism (3)
CS 5631 - Operating Systems (4)
Math 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (4)
Math 3298 - Calculus III (4)
Stat 3611 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4)
Liberal Education Electives (13)  

Lib Ed elective choices (plus Econ 1023) must include the following:

     -   At least one course from category 7
     -   At least one course from category 8
     -   At least two courses from category 9 with different designators
     -   At least one course emphasizing international perspective
     -   At least one course emphasizing cultural diversity
     -   A total of at least 16 credits in categories 6 through 9
     -   At least one course numbered 2000 or higher AND one 1xxx course with the same designator, both from categories 6 through 9 (OR any course that specifies as prerequisite any course in categories 6 through 9)

*       Courses that may be used to fulfill UMD liberal education program requirements

Final Project: Electrical and computer engineering students must complete a capstone design project integrating the knowledge from their academic career.  This team project must involve the design of hardware or software to meet specifications agreed upon by the student and the faculty project advisor.  Oral and written reports are required.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ECE MINOR (42) 

Lower Division (38 )

ECE 1315 - Digital System Design (4)
ECE 2006 - Electrical Circuit Analysis (4)
ECE 2111 - Linear Systems and Signal Analysis (4)
ECE 2212 - Electronics I (4)
ECE 2325 - Microcomputer System Design (4)**
Math 1296 - Calculus I (5)*
Math 1297 - Calculus II (5)
Phys 2011 - General Physics I (4)*
Phys 2012 - General Physics II (4)

Upper Division (4)

Math 3280 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)

*    Courses that may be used to fulfill UMD liberal education program requirements
**  For computer science majors: CS 2521 - Computer Organization (4) may be substituted for ECE 2325 - Microcomputer System Design (4)

ECE ELECTIVES

ECE 4305 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (4)
ECE 4311. DESIGN OF VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. (3)
ECE 4321. COMPUTER NETWORKS. (3)
ECE 4501. POWER SYSTEMS. (4)
ECE 4781. TELECOMMUNICATIONS. (3)
ECE 4991. INDEPENDENT STUDY. (3)
ECE 5151. DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN. (3)    
ECE 5315. MULTIPROCESSOR BASED SYSTEM DESIGN. (3)
ECE 5351.  INTRO TO ROBOTICS AND MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL
ARCHITECTURES (3)
ECE 5477. ANTENNAS AND TRANSMISSIONS LINES (3)
ECE 5741. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING. (3)
ECE 5765. MODERN COMMUNICATION. (4)
ECE 5801. INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS. (3)
ECE 5813. TOOLS AND METHODS OF DESIGN AUTOMATION. (3)
ECE 5831. FUZZY SET THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS. (3)
ECE 5995. SELECTED ADVANCED TOPICS OR SEMINAR. (3)

February 2005