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The educational objectives of the Computer Engineering Program are:

1. Graduates will be able to actively participate in the development of the computer engineering profession through contributions to society, life-long learning, and support of the appropriate professional societies; they must have an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. Students will have an understanding of the role of computer engineering in the global societal environment, including social needs, cultural awareness, and professional ethics.
2. Graduates will have knowledge of discrete mathematics, probability and statistics with computer engineering applications, mathematics through differential/integral calculus, basic sciences, computer science and engineering sciences to enable them to analyze/design complex electrical/electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware/software components, as appropriate to the computer engineering program.
3. The Computer Engineering curriculum will provide breadth and depth for a balanced coverage of computer hardware design and software engineering issues including digital design, digital electronics, microprocessors, real-time systems engineering and discrete-time systems.
4. The Computer Engineering program will provide opportunities for student-centered research experience.

(For up-to-date educational objective and learning outcomes, see the Department web page at www.wmich.edu/ece)

Baccalaureate Writing Requirement

Students who have chosen the Computer Engineering program will satisfy the Baccalaureate Writing Requirement by successfully completing both ECE 4810 Electrical/Computer Engineering Design I and ECE 4820 Electrical/Computer Engineering Design II.

Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering must satisfy the following requirements in addition to those required by Western Michigan University:

1. A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be earned in courses presented for graduation with ECE, IME, and ME prefixes.
2. No more than two grades of “D” or “DC” in courses presented for graduation may be counted for graduation.
3. Complete the following program of 129 semester credit hours. The schedule below is an example of one leading to graduation in eight semesters, beginning with fall.  Pre-engineering requirements are indicated.
4. The Computer Engineering curriculum requires students to complete a course in General Education Area I, Area II, Area III, Area IV, Area V, and Area VIII. At least two of the General Education Area courses must be at the 3000-4000 level, and no more than two courses from any one department may be used to satisfy the Area requirements.