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MAJOR

The B.S. degree in Computer Engineering is offered by the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering and of Electrical Engineering. The major encompasses a broad range of topics from both computer science and electrical engineering, including hardware and software, the design of computer systems, and their application. The degree includes a core of fundamental topics, primarily from the Departments of Electrical Engineering, and of Computer Science and Engineering. It also offers a wide spectrum of elective courses permitting specialization in one or two of the sub-disciplines of computer engineering. The major supports the growing industrial need for individuals trained in this particular range of topics but also prepares students for graduate study in Computer Engineering or related fields.

During their freshman year, all engineering students follow a common curriculum of mathematics and sciences. By the beginning of the sophomore year, students begin more specific course work toward their selected major.

Students enrolled in community college pre-engineering programs are expected to complete the equivalent of the first two years of UCR's course work for engineering majors and to demonstrate strength in calculus, computer science, and physics. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) does not meet transfer requirements for Engineering. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering provides special advisory services to aid community college transfer students in formulating their program and in remedying any deficiencies in required course work.

Degree Requirements

University Requirements

See the Undergraduate Studies section for requirements that all students must satisfy.

College Requirements

See Degree Requirements, The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, in the Undergraduate Studies Section, for requirements that students must satisfy.

Courses used to fulfill the College requirements must be selected from an approved list available in The College Office of Student Affairs. To provide depth in satisfying breadth in the Humanities and Social Sciences, courses must meet the following criteria: 

1.  At least two of the Humanities and/or Social Science courses must be upper-division.

2.  At least two courses must be from the same subject area (for example, two courses in History), with at least one of the two being an upper-division course.

The Computer Engineering major uses the following major requirements toward the satisfaction of some of The College's Natural Science and Mathematics breadth requirements.

1.  MATH 009A

2.   PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

Major Requirements

Major requirements for the B.S. in Computer Engineering are as follows:

1.  Lower-division requirements (67 units):

a)  MATH 009A-MATH 009B-MATH 009C, MATH 010A-MATH 010B, MATH 046
b)  CS 010, CS 012, CS 014, CS 061
c)  EE 001A, EE 01LA, EE 001B
d)  PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C
e)  One course of 4 or more units in Chemistry to be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Sample Program

Freshman Year	Fall	Winter	Spring
MATH 009A-MATH 009B-MATH 009C	4	4	4
CS 010, CS 012		4	4
PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B		5	5
ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, ENGL 001C	4	4	4
Humanities/Social Sciences	4
Chemistry Elective	4
Total Units	16	17	17