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.
Effective Fall 2022, Texas ECE offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
All three 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
2020-2022 Catalog
BSECE
2022-2024 Catalog
ECE Honors Degree Flowchart
ECB Honors Degree Flowchart
2024-2026 Catalog
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 1 semester of ECE 125S Internship Course to substitute for this requirement.
Students may use a 3 hour or 4 hour X60 Research course towards this requirement if approved by department faculty advisor during the X60 approval process.
Free Electives
ECE students are required to complete Free Electives. Free Electives includes 14 hours of coursework to support his or her personal or career goals. At least three hours must be an advanced math or basic science course. Before registering for these courses, students are strongly encouraged to click on the link below for further detailed information.
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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 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.
