Engineering Education, BS

Course Requirements

The BSEEd major requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of Engineering course work selected from the following areas: Introductory Courses, Engineering Foundations, and Capstone Experience.

Pre-requisites will not be waived, plan sequences accordingly using electives to take pre-requisites when necessary.

Any EAS course that is NOT listed as an Introductory or Capstone course may be used toward the Foundations requirement.

You must be admitted into the College of Engineering in order to take any CS, MAE, ECE, or ENGR coursework.

Introductory Courses

MAE 1503 - Introduction to Engineering Design
Select one additional Introductory course from those listed below.
CS 1120 - Computational Thinking with Beginning Programming
CS 1150 - Principles of Computer Science
ECE 1001 - Introduction to Robotics
ECE 1021 - Computer-Based Modeling and Methods of Engineering
MAE 1502 - Principles of Engineering

Engineering Foundations

MAE 2200 - Materials Engineering
ECE 3610 - Engineering Probability and Statistics
Plus a minimum of 6 additional hours of Engineering Foundations courses from the following.
CS 1450 - Data Structures and Algorithms
CS 2060 - Programming with C
CS 2160 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
CS 3020 - Advanced Object Technology Using C#/.Net
ECE 1411 - Logic Circuits I
ECE 2411 - Logic Circuits II
ECE 2205 - Circuits and Systems I
ECE 2610 - Introduction to Signals and Systems
MAE 2103 - Engineering Mechanics I
MAE 2104 - Engineering Mechanics II
MAE 2301 - Engineering Thermodynamics I

Engineering Capstone

Complete a minimum of 4 hours within one department from the following courses. Students must have a junior level classification in order to take the capstone.

Mathematics (21 Credit Hours)

Content courses may be substituted as long as highly qualified content and prerequisites are met. Math courses require a grade of C or better to progress through the Math sequence.

Complete all of the following courses (ECE 3610 is part of the BSEEd core):
MATH 1350 - Calculus I
MATH 1360 - Calculus II
MATH 2150 - Discrete Mathematics
MATH 2350 - Calculus III
MATH 3130 - Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 3210 - Introduction to Geometry
ECE 3610 - Engineering Probability and Statistics

Basic Science

Content courses may be substituted as long as highly qualified content and prerequisites are met.

UCCSTeach Courses

Note: A grade of B- or better must be earned in all Education courses.

Composition

Compass Curriculum

CURR 4800 is required for the degree and also fulfills the Explore - Society, Behavior and Health requirement. PES 1110 fulfills Explore - Physical and Natural World.

In addition to the courses outlined above, a Gateway Seminar (GPS 1010) must be completed by all students to complete the Compass Curriculum. To see a list of all Compass Curriculum courses, please visit: http://www.uccs.edu/compasscurriculum.
GPS 1010 - Gateway Program Seminar
CURR 4800 - Schools, Society, and Diversity
Select 3 hours from the Explore - Arts, Humanities & Cultures list

Open Electives

Complete courses of your choosing to fulfill the total minimum hour requirement (128 credits) for the degree program. The chosen course(s) can be selected from any disciopline but may not include any math course below MATH 1350. Only 3 credit hours of CS course work numbered below CS 1150 may count toward Electives.