Texas ECE offers a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with the option of two ABET-accredited programs of study: Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. (2018-2022 catalogs)
The Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers ABET-accredited Bachelor's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Effective Fall 2022: 2022-2024 catalogs and beyond).
All programs have a common two-year basic sequence for first- and second-year students to focus on the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering. In the junior year, students will select areas of specialization based on their interests and career goals.
Degree Flowcharts and 4-Year Plans
BSEE
2018-2020 Catalog
Degree Flowchart & 4-Year Plan
2020-2022 Catalog
Degree Flowchart & 4-Year Plan
BSECE
2022-2024 Catalog
- Degree Flowchart
- ECE Honors Degree Flowchart
- ECB Honors Degree Flowchart
2024-2026 Catalog
- Degree Flowchart
- ECE Honors Degree Flowchart
- ECB Honors / Canfield Business Honors Dual Degree Flowchart
2026-2028 Catalog
- Degree Flowchart
- ECE Honors Degree Flowchart
- ECB Honors / Canfield Business Honors Dual Degree Flowchart
- These flowcharts apply only to students starting in ECE during and after the Fall 2026 semester. Students enrolled at UT Austin prior to Fall 2026 must refer to the 22-24 and 24-26 catalogs linked above.
- Please see Admissions page for more information about the changes in the 26-28 degree flowchart.
Technical Components/Cores
ECE students in all of our programs choose a technical component to create a more specialized academic concentration within their degree plan. Please click on the link below for further detailed information on our tech core and tech components.
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The Advanced Technical Elective
ECE students must complete 1 additional upper division ECE elective course (in addition to their technical component/core noted above) that can come from any technical area in our department. This course may be a part of the student's chosen track if they so choose. Students must ensure they meet prerequisite requirements to enroll in this course.
ECE 316, Digital Logic Design may be used towards this requirement if the course is not a part of the student's declared technical core requirements.
Students may use 2 semesters of the ECE Co-op course and/or 1 semester of ECE 125S Internship Course to substitute for this requirement. Please email advising with any questions.
Free Electives
ECE students are required to complete Free Electives.
In the 20-22, and 22-24 catalogs, Free Electives includes 14 hours of departmental approved coursework to support his or her personal or career goals.
In the 26-28 catalog, Free Electives include 11 hours of coursework of departmental approved to support his or her personal or career goals.
For all catalogs: At least three hours must be a departmental approved advanced math or basic science course, and no more than 3 hours of lower division credit may be applied to free electives. AP credits are never accepted towards free electives.
Please visit our Free Electives page to view the database of approved courses, as well as how to petition to add a course to the database.
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Non-ECE Required Curriculum
In addition to ECE coursework, all Electrical and Computer Engineering students must fulfill several other required courses and electives from the University core curriculum. These courses are noted in yellow on the degree flowchart.
Please note that core curriculum requirements and other degree requirements, such as technical electives and free electives, cannot double dip.
More information about the Texas Core curriculum can be found here.
The current list of accepted Core curriculum courses can be found here.
