Computer Engineering (BSCE) Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Includes Computer Science minor
For Catalog Years 2024-2025
This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.
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Requirements Potentially Met Outside the Classroom
Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.
- CLEP Exams - College Board
- DSST Exams - GetCollegeCredit.com
- ODU CLEP and DSST Credits
- CLEP Preparation - ModernStates.org
A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.
Lower Division General Education Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP College Composition (not Modular) | ENGL 110C English Composition | 3 |
| DSST Technical Writing | ENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics | 3 |
| Instructor, career counselor, select specialties | COMM 101R Public Speaking | 3 |
| CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC grad | Language and Culture requirement* | 0-6 |
| CLEP Any one of eight Social Science exams except Ed Psych | Human Behavior requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Any one of six History exams | Interpreting the Past requirement | 3 |
| CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | Literature requirement | 3 |
| Subtotal: 18-24 credits | ||
*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.
Department or Major Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Power School graduate or certain specialties | ENGN 121 Introduction to Engineering and Technology | 4 |
Nuclear Power School graduate or certain specialties or CLEP Chemistry (meets lecture credit only) | CHEM 121N & 122N Foundations of Chemistry I lecture & lab or CHEM 121N & 123N Foundations of Chemistry I & II lecture only | 4 or 6 |
| Subtotal: 8-10 credits | ||
Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 26-34 credits
Requirements Met at ODU or Elsewhere
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.
This course of study includes a minor in Computer Science (CS). Computer Engineering majors must earn a grade of C or better in all 200-level ECE courses and all CS courses prior to taking the next course in the sequence.
Computer Engineering Major Requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CS 252 Intro to Unix for Programmers | 1 |
| CS 261 Java for Programmers | 1 |
| CS 330 or 350 Object-Oriented Design & Programming or Intro to Software Engineering | 3 |
| CS 361 Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| CS 381 Introduction to Discrete Structures | 3 |
| CS 471 Operating Systems | 3 |
| ECE 201 & 202 Circuit Analysis I and II | 6 |
| ECE 241 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering | 4 |
| ECE 250 Object Oriented Programming in C++ for Engineers | 3 |
| ECE 287 Fundamental Electric Circuit Laboratory | 2 |
| ECE 302, 306, 314 or 350 Linear System Analysis, Discrete System Modeling & Simulation, Electronics, or Math for Data Analytics Engineering | 3 |
| ECE 304 Probability, Statistics, and Reliability | 3 |
| ECE 341 Digital System Design | 3 |
| ECE 342 Field Programming Gate Arrays Design Laboratory | 2 |
| ECE 346 Microcontrollers | 3 |
| ECE 355 Introduction to Networks and Data Communications | 3 |
| ECE 381 Introduction to Discrete-time Signal Processing | 3 |
| ECE 443 Computer Architecture | 3 |
| ECE 481W Preparatory ECE Senior Design | 3 |
| ECE 482 ECE Senior Design | 3 |
| ECE Technical Elective requirements | 9 |
| ENGN 122 Computer Programming for Engineering | 4 |
| ENMA 480 Ethics and Philosophy in Engineering Applications | 3 |
| Human Creativity requirement | 3 |
| MATH 211 & 212 Calculus I and II | 8 |
| MATH 307 Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 231N & 232N University Physics I and II | 8 |
Total requirements met at ODU or elsewhere: 96 credits
Total credits for degree: 128+
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