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Requirements for the ECE Major and ECE Minor REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S.E.C.E.(1) Completion of at least of 128 degree credits. (2) Completion of at least 30 degree credits at UMD. (3) Completion of at least 20 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 1022 or Econ 1023 from category 6 (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 may not be permitted to register. (8) Completion of the Electrical and Computer Engineering "Exit Survey", 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) Upper Division (30) ECE 3151 - Control Systems (3) Required Courses from Other Programs Lower Division (40) Chem 1151 - General Chemistry I (5)* Upper Division (36) Econ 1022 - Principles of Economics: Macro (3)* or Econ 1023 - Principles of
Economics: Micro (3)* Lib Ed elective choices (plus either Econ 1022 or Econ 1023) must include the following: - At least one course from category
7 * 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) Upper Division (4) Math 3280 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4) * Courses that may be used to fulfill UMD liberal education
program requirements ECE ELECTIVES ECE 4305 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (4) |
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