Admission Requirements:

All entering students are required to attend Orientation before registering for their first semester at UCF. Orientation includes engineering academic advisement and registration for first-semester UCF classes; see also the section, Orientation, found elsewhere in this catalog.

Degree Requirements

Each engineering student is assigned a qualified engineering academic advisor in the department of his/her major. Each student should seek academic advisement before registering for classes each semester to minimize excess hours and to ensure that satisfactory academic progress is being maintained.

1. UCF General Education Program for Engineering Students

(38 hrs)

The UCF General Education Program (GEP) is described in the section, General Education Program, found elsewhere in this catalog. Engineering students should closely study the requirements of the UCF GEP and the allowable substitutions detailed in paragraphs A. through E. below to minimize excess hours. Students transferring to UCF from within the Florida State University/ Community College Systems should complete the GEP and the Common Program Prerequisites before transferring.

A. Communication Foundations

9 hrs

1. Take ENC 1101
2. Take ENC 1102
3. Prefer SPC 1016

B. Cultural and Historical Foundations

9 hrs

C. Mathematical Foundations

7 hrs

1. Take MAC 2281, Calculus for Scientists and Engineers I, (4 hrs).
Note: College algebra and trigonometry are prerequisites for Calculus I.
See the course descriptions.

2. Take STA 3032 (3 hrs).
Note:Calculus II is the prerequisite for this course.

D. Social Foundations

6 hrs

1. Take ECO 2013 or ECO 2023.
2. Take ANT 2000, PSY 2012, or SYG 2000.

E. Science Foundations

7 hrs

1. Take PHY 2048/48L.
2. take either GEO 1200 or GEO 2370.

2. Common Program Prerequisites (CPP’s)

(19 hrs)

These courses are specifically required for all engineering students of the Florida State University System. CPP courses are also available at other Florida post-secondary schools and may be transferred directly to UCF programs. All engineering students must remain in the Calculus sequence with which they begin. Students who begin with MAC 2281 Calculus for Scientists and Engineers I, must continue with MAC 2282 and MAC 2283. Students who begin with MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytical Geometry I, must continue with MAC 2312 and MAC 2313. The individual courses in these two Calculus sequences are not interchangeable. Note: MAC 2281 and PHY 2048/48L also satisfy UCF GEP sub-requirements, as do ENC 1101, ENC 1102, the Humanities courses, and the Social Science courses.

CHS 1440	Fundamentals of Chemistry for Eng (CHM 2045C/45L will substitute)	4 hrs
MAC 2281	Calculus for Scientists & Engineers I (MAC 2311 will substitute)	GEP
MAC 2282	Calculus for Scientists & Engineers II (MAC 2312 will substitute)	4 hrs
MAC 2283	Calculus for Scientists & Engineers III (MAC 2313 will substitute)	4 hrs
MAP 2302	Differential Equations	3 hrs
PHY 2048/48L	Physics for Engineers & Scientists I	GEP
PHY 2049/49L	Physics for Engineers & Scientists II	4 hrs
ENC 1101	Composition I	GEP
ENC 1102	Composition II	GEP
Humanities Courses		GEP
Social Science Courses		GEP
Humanities or Social Sciences		GEP

3. Courses Required for the Major	(60 hrs)
The College of Engineering and Computer Science requires all engineering students to achieve a minimum 2.250 GPA in completing these courses, together with the technical elective courses listed in 4. below and with the senior design courses listed in 5. below. Independent study courses generally do not satisfy major requirements and normally are awarded grades of I, S, or U.

EGN 1006C	Intro to the Engineering Profession	1 hr
EGN 1007C	Engineering Concepts & Methods	1 hr
EGN 3310	Engineering Analysis - Statics	3 hrs
EGN 3321	Engineering Analysis - Dynamics or
EGN 3358	Thermo-Fluids-Heat Transfer	3 hrs
EGN 3373	Principles of Electrical Engineering	4 hrs
EGN 3420	Engineering Analysis	3 hrs
STA 3032	Probability & Statistics for Engineers	GEP
PHY 3101	Physics for Engineers & Scientists III	3 hrs
EEL 3122C	Electrical Networks	4 hrs
EEL 3306	Semiconductor Devices I	3 hrs
EEL 3307C	Electronics I	4 hrs
EEL 3342C	Intro to Digital Circuits & Systems	3 hrs
EEL 3657	Linear Control Systems	3 hrs
EEL 3801C	Intro to Computer Engineering	3 hrs
EEL 4767C	Computer System Design I	4 hrs
EEL 4768C	Computer System Design II	4 hrs
EEL 4781	Computer Comm Networks	3 hrs
EEL 4851C	Engineering Data Structures	4 hrs
EEL 4882	Engineering System Software	3 hrs
EEL 4884C	Engineering Software Design	4 hrs

4. Approved Technical Electives	(5 hrs)
Technical electives are available in the BSCpE program to address specific student interests in a variety of technical areas. Students should consult with their assigned academic advisor for a list of the approved technical electives and the terms when specific courses of this type are to be offered.

5. Departmental Graduation Requirements

(6 hrs)

EEL 4914	Senior Design I	3 hrs
EEL 4915L	Senior Design II	3 hrs

CECS encourages all engineering students to take the Engineering Intern Exam during their Senior year.

6. Foreign Language Requirements	(0-8 hrs)
Admission: Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
Graduation:	None

7. University Minimum Graduation Requirements

A 2.0 UCF GPA.

60 semester hours earned after any CLEP award.

48 semester hours of upper division credit completed.

30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.

A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted

Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST, and nine semester hours of Summer credit.

Total Semester Hours Required:	128 hrs
Related Programs: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering Technology (Electrical Systems Concentration).

Related Minors:	none
Transfer Notes:

Courses taken from Community Colleges do not substitute for Upper Division Courses

Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.

Tentative Course Schedule for Entering Freshmen

The tentative course schedule listed below is a guide for those students who plan on completing their degree in four years. All engineering students should meet with their faculty advisor to develop and maintain an appropriate plan of study.

Electrical Engineering - 128 semester hours required

FIRST YEAR
Fall	14 hrs	Spring	12 hrs
*Cult & Hist Foundations 1a	3	*ENC 1102 English Comp II	3
*ENC 1101 English Comp I	3	ENG 1007 Eng Conc & Meth	1
SPC 1016 Tech Presentations	3	*MAC 2282 Calc Sci & Eng II	4
EGN 1006C Intro to Engr	1	*PHY 2048/L Phys for Eng/Sci I	4
*MAC 2281 Calc Sci & Eng I	4

Summer	11 hrs
*Social Foundations 1	3
*Science Foundations 2	3
*MAC 2283 Calc Sci & Eng III	4

SECOND YEAR
Fall	17 hrs	Spring	16 hrs
*MAP 2302 Diff Equations	3	EGN 3321 Engr Anal-Dynamics or
*PHY 2049 Phys for Engr/Sci II	3	EGN 3358 Ther-Flds-Ht Tran	3
*PHY 2049L Lab for Engr/Sci II	4	EGN 3373 Prin of Elec Engr	4
CHS 1440 Chem for Engr	4	*PHY 3101 Physics for Engr III	3
EGN 3310 Engineering Anal-Statics	3	EEL 3342C Intro to Dig Circ/Sy	3
EGN 3420 Eng Analysis2	3	EEL 3801C Intro Cmptr Engr2	3

Summer	6 hrs
*ECO 2013 or	3
ECO 2023 Prin of Econ I, II
*Cult & Hist Foundations 1b	3

THIRD YEAR
Fall	14 hrs	Spring	14 hrs
EEL 3306 Semicond Devices I	3	EEL 3307C Electronics I	4
EEL 3122C Electrical Networks	4	EEL 3657 Linear Control Sys	3
EEL 4851C Eng Data Structures	4	EEL 4767C Cmptr Sys Design I	4
STA 3032 Prob & Stats Engrs	3	EEL 4882 Engrng Sys S/W	3

FOURTH YEAR
Fall	13 hrs	Spring	12 hrs
EEL 4768C Cmp Sys Dsgn II	4	*Cult & Hist Foundations 2	3
EEL 4884C Engr S/W Design	4	Approved Technical Elective	3
EEL 4914 Senior Design I	3	EEL 4915C Senior Design II	3
Approved Technical Elective	3	EEL 4781 Cmp CommNetworks	3

Notes:

1. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are also available from most Community Colleges and are often part of their Pre-Engineering AA programs. Most of these courses are part of the UCF General Education Program; see the section on the GEP elsewhere in this catalog for further information.

2. Assumes knowledge of a higher level programming language (C preferred).

3. EGN 1006C and EGN 1007C are required courses for incoming freshmen only. The credits for these two courses (one hour each) may, with prior approval of the department academic advisor, be moved to the area 4. Approved Technical Electives.

Integrated BS/MS Degree Program

The Electrical Engineering program offers the Integrated BS/MS program to students of high academic standing. This program will accept up to six graduate hours for those taking a non-thesis option. They will accept three graduate hours for students completing a thesis option degree. See advisor for appropriate substitutions.

Contact Info

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE)

Dr. Samuel Richie, Ph.D. ,Associate Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engr3 245E
Phone: 407-823-5765
Fax: 407-823-5835
richie@mail.ucf.edu