UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Computational Engineering (BSCompE)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
CH 301Principles of Chemistry I (Core) 0303
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (Core, General Education) 0204
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
2nd Semester
COE 301Introduction to Computer Programming (Major)3
M 408DSequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus (General Education)4
PHY 303KEngineering Physics I (General Education)3
PHY 105MLaboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K (General Education)1
M E 210Engineering Design Graphics (Major)2
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
E M 306Statics (Major)3
COE 322Scientific Computation (Major)3
M 427JDifferential Equations with Linear Algebra (General Education)4
PHY 303LEngineering Physics II (General Education)3
PHY 105NLaboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (General Education)1
M E 310TApplied Thermodynamics (Major)3
4th Semester
COE 311KEngineering Computation (Major)3
COE 332Software Engineering and Design (Major)3
E M 311MDynamics (Major)3
M 427LAdvanced Calculus for Applications II (General Education)4
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
5th Semester
ASE 320Low-Speed Aerodynamics (Major)3
E S 333TEngineering Communication (Major)3
COE 352Topics in Advanced Scientific Computation (Major)3
E M 319Mechanics of Solids (Major)3
COE 362Engineering Probability and Statistics (Major)3
or M 362K Probability I
6th Semester
ASE 330MLinear System Analysis (Major)3
COE 321KComputational Methods for Structural Analysis (Major)3
COE 347Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (Major)3
Technical Elective (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
7th Semester
ASE 375Electromechanical Systems (Major)3
Technical electives (Major)6
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
8th Semester
COE 374Senior Design Project (Major)3
Technical electives (Major)6
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Total Hours122
 

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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