A four-year plan of study for the bachelor of science in computer systems engineering (BSCSE) for the current catalog year is outlined below.
- Download a printable version of the current four-year plan (accessible pdf coming soon)
- Email AdviseECE@BoiseState.edu to request four-year plans for prior catalog years
1st Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CSE 180 – Intro to Electrical and Computer Engineering – 1 credit
- ENGL 101 – Writing and Rhetoric (FW) – 3 credits
- MATH 170 – Calculus I (FM) – 4 credits
- PHYS 211/L – Physics I with Calculus and Lab (FN) – 5 credits
- UF 100 – Foundations of Intellectual Life – 3 credits
2nd Semester: 15-17 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS 121 – Computer Science I – 4 credits
- CS 153 – Navigating Computer Systems – 1 credit
- ENGL 102 – Writing and Rhetoric II (FW) – 3 credits
- MATH 175 – Calculus II – 4 credits
- Math /Science Elective – 3-5 credits*
3rd Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS 221 – Computer Science II – 3 credits
- CS 155 – Intro to Version Control – 1 credit
- ECE 230/L – Digital Systems and Lab – 4 credits
- ENGR 240 – Electrical and Electronic Circuits OR ECE 210 – Intro to Electric Circuits – 3 credits
- ENGR 206 – Technical Communication for Computer System Engineers – 1 credit
- MATH 333 – Differential Equations with Matrix Theory – 4 credit
4th Semester: 14 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS 208 – Intro to Full Stack Web Development – 3 credits
- CSE 312/L – Computer Engineering Electronics – 4 credits
- ECE 330/L – Microprocessors and Lab – 4 credits
- MATH 360 Engineering Statistics or MATH 361 Probability and Statistics I – 3 credits
5th Semester: 17 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CSE 331 – Cyber-Informed Systems Engineering – 3 credits
- ECE 337 – Intro to Security in Cyber-Physical Systems – 3 credits
- Foundations of Oral Communication (FC) – 3 Credits
- Foundation of Natural Science in a Second Field – 4 Credits
- MATH 189 – Discrete Math – 4 Credits
6th Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS-253 – Software Development in C – 3 credit
- CS 321 – Data Structures – 3 credits
- CSE 380/L – Computer Engineering Practice & Lab – 3 credits
- ECE 350/L – Signals and Systems and Lab – 4 credits
- UF 200 – Foundations of Ethics and Diversity – 3 credits
7th Semester: 15 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CSE 480 – Senior Design Project I – 3 credits
- CSE Elective – 3 credits
- CSE Elective – 3 credits
- Foundations of Arts (FA) – 3 credits
- Foundations of Social Sciences Course (FS) – 3 credits
8th Semester: 15-16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CSE 482 – Senior Design Project II (FF) – 3 credits
- CSE Elective – 3 credits
- CSE Elective – 3 credits
- Foundations of Humanities (FH) – 3-4 credits
- Foundations of Social Sciences Course (FS) in a second field – 3 credits
* For electronics focus, ECE 210 (instead of ENGR 240) and PHYS 212/L (Math/Science Elective) should be taken in the 2nd semester. Otherwise, the Math/Sci elective can be taken later, and the second FN can be taken earlier.