Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S.

With departmental permission, students may earn a single bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering. This degree requires a total of minimum 134 credits rather than the usual 128 required for individual bachelor’s degrees.

Please note that the curriculum that follows applies to students who began classes in the Fall of 2022 or later. For students who entered the NYU Tandon School of Engineering prior to that date, please review the curriculum and typical course schedule for students entering prior to Fall 2022.

Typical Course of Study for the Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Year

Fall Semester: 16 Credits

MA-UY 1024 Calculus I for Engineers 4 Credits
EG-UY 1004 Introduction to Engineering and Design 4 Credits ³
CS-UY 1114 Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving 4 Credits ⁴
EXPOS-UA 1 Writing the Essay 4 Credits

Spring Semester: 17 Credits

MA-UY 1124 Calculus II for Engineers 4 Credits
PH-UY 1013 Mechanics 3 Credits
ECE-UY 1002 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 Credits
CS-UY 1134 Data Structures and Algorithms 4 Credits ⁴
EXPOS-UA 2 The Advanced College Essay 4 Credits

Second Year

Fall Semester: 16 Credits

MA-UY 3044 Linear Algebra 4 Credits ²
PH-UY 2023 Electricity, Magnetism and Fluids 3 Credits
PH-UY 2121 General Physics Laboratory I 1 Credits
CS-UY 2124 Object Oriented Programming 4 Credits ⁴
ECE-UY 2004 Fundamentals of Electric Circuits 4 Credits ⁴

Spring Semester: 19 Credits

MA-UY 2114 Calculus III: Multi-Dimensional Calculus 4 Credits
MA-UY 2314 Discrete Mathematics 4 Credits
ECE-UY 2204 Digital Logic and State Machine Design 4 Credits
ECE-UY 3114 Fundamentals of Electronics I 4 Credits
MA/SCI Elective 3 Credits ²

Third Year

Fall Semester: 16/17 Credits

CS-UY 2214 Computer Architecture and Organization 4 Credits
ECE-UY 3054 Signals and Systems 4 Credits ⁴
MA-UY 4204 Ordinary Differential Equations 4 Credits ²
ECE-UY 2233 Introduction to Probability 3 Credits OR MA-UY 2224 Data Analysis 4 Credits
ECE-UY 4001 ECE Professional Development and Presentation 1 Credits

Spring Semester: 16 Credits

ECE-UY 3604 Electromagnetic Waves 4 Credits
ECE-UY 4144 Introduction to Embedded Systems Design 4 Credits
ECE Restricted Elective 4 Credits ⁵
Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits ¹

Fourth Year

Fall Semester: 17 Credits

ECE/CS-UY 4XX3 Design Project I 3 Credits
ECE Elective 3 Credits⁶
ECE/CS Elective 3 Credits 6
Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits¹
Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits¹

Spring Semester: 16/18 Credits

ECE/CS 4XX3 Design Project II 3 Credits
ECE/CS Elective 3 Credits ⁶
Humanities and Social Sciences Elective 4 Credits¹
Free Elective 3/4 Credits ⁷
Free Elective 3/4 Credits ⁷

Total Credits Required for the Degree: 134

Notes

Note: A GPA (Technical) of at least 2.0 is required in all ECE and CS courses.

¹Choice of Humanities and Social Sciences courses must conform to university requirements. Students must complete at least ONE Advanced Seminar and one Ethics requirement.

² Students may replace MA-UY 3044 and MA-UY 4204 with MA-UY 2034 , in which case an additional MA/SCI elective will be required.

³ For transfer students and students changing major, ECE-UY 1002 is not required. EG-UY 1004 may also be excused depending on transfer credits. Missing credit will be substituted with upper level engineering credit.

⁴Grades of at least C- are required in CS-UY 1114 , CS-UY 1134 , CS-UY 2124 , ECE-UY 2204 , ECE-UY 2004 and ECE-UY 3054 .

⁵ ECE Restricted Electives: Choose 1 of the following 4 courses:

⁶ECE/CS electives can be chosen from any ECE-UY or CS-UY prefixed course not already required by the major. The following ROB-UY courses count as ECE Electives:

⁷ Students may take up to 7 credits of free electives to count towards their degree.