Skip to main content

Technical Electives

Technical electives are courses taken in fields related to Electrical & Computer Engineering.  Courses that are degree requirements for your program may not be taken as Technical Electives.

Please note that the number of Technical Electives required for the Electrical Engineering BS (BSEE) program depends on your catalog year, which can be found in the Academic Requirements Report on your student center (for current students). The Computer Systems Engineering (BSCSE) BS program does not currently have any Technical Electives, but we hope to introduce one in an upcoming catalog – stay tuned for more details!

Biology

  • BIOL 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division biology courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Chemistry

  • CHEM 112: College Chemistry II
  • CHEM 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division chemistry courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Computer Science

  • CS 253: Introduction to Systems Programming
  • CS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division computer science courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Cyber-Physical Security

  • CPS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division cyber-physical security courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

  • Courses with an ECE or CSE prefix that are not required courses may also count as Technical electives
  • CSE 312+L may not be used as a Technical Elective for the BSEE
  • ECE 210 may not be used as a Technical Elective for the BSCSE

Engineering Science

  • ENGR 2xx, 3xx, or 4xx: Any engineering science course numbered 200 or higher, excluding ENGR 206, ENGR 207, ENGR 240, independent study, and internships.

Geosciences

  • GEOG 361 – Remote Sensing and Image Processing

Leadership

  • LEAD 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminars, independent study, and internships.

Management

  • BUS 202: The Legal Environment of Business
  • BUSBTC 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminars, independent study, and internships.
  • ENTBUS 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminars, independent study, and internships.

Materials Science and Engineering

  • MSE 201: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
  • MSE 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division materials science courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Mathematics

  • MATH 189: Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division mathematics courses, excluding MATH 360, MATH 361, seminar, independent study, and internships.

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

  • ME 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division mechanical engineering courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Physics

  • PHYS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division physics courses, excluding PHYS 381, seminar, independent study, and internships.

Supply Chain Management

  • SCM 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division supply chain management courses, excluding independent study and internships.

STEM Education (IDoTeach)

  • STEM-ED 350: Research Methods
  • STEM-ED 410: Project-Based Instruction
  • STEM-ED 430: Life, Earth, and Physical Science for Teachers

Other

Up to three (3) total credits from the list below may be counted as technical electives for the BSEE.

  • ECE 493 Internship
  • ECE 283/479 Undergraduate Research
  • ECE 496 Independent Study, and/or
  • VIP 200/300/400 Vertically Integrated Project
  • CS 133 – Foundations of Data Science
  • CS 233 – Essentials of Data Science
  • CS 153 – Navigating Computer Systems
  • CS 155 – Introduction to Version Control
  • CS 208 – Intro to Full Stack Web Development
  • ME 112 – Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
  • MSE 280 – Intro to Materials Characterization Lab
  • COID 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.
  • GIMM 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.
  • Honors 392
  • ITM 3xx & 4xx courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Retired

The following courses will still be accepted if students have already taken them, but are either not currently offered or require prerequisite courses that are no longer a good fit for our current curriculum.

  • MATH 187: Discrete and Foundational Mathematics I
  • MUS 312: Introduction to Computer Music
  • BUS 301: Leadership Skills
  • BUS 410: Advanced Management Topics
  • BUS 441: Business in Society: Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability