Electrical and Computer Engineering advising guide

Engineering courses

Engineering courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent OIT equivalent PSU equivalent Prerequisites
ENGR 100 Exploring Engineering 4 ECE 100 MTH 95
Prereq or concurrant: WR 115
ENGR 101 Engineering Fundamentals 4 ENGR 100 PCCPREQ ECE 101 ENGR 100, MTH 111Z
Prereq or concurrant: WR 115
ENGR 114 Engineering Programming 4 ENGR 102 ECE 102 MTH 112Z
Prereq or concurrant: WR 115
ENGR 171 Introduction to Digital Logic Design 5 ECE 271 / 272 EE 131 ECE 171 Prereq or concurrant: ENGR 221
ENGR 271 Digital Logic Design 4 ECE 112 EE 133 ECE 172 ENGR 171
ENGR 221 Electrical Circuits I 5 ENGR 201 EE 221 ECE 221 ENGR 101, MTH 252
Recommended: MTH 253, PHY 213
ENGR 222 Electrical Circuits II 5 ENGR 202 EE 223 ECE 222 ENGR 221
ENGR 223 Electrical Circuits III 5 ENGR 203 EE 225 ECE 223 ENGR 222
Prereq or concurrant: MTH 256

Science and programming courses

Science/programming courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent OIT equivalent PSU equivalent Prerequisites
CH 151 Preparatory Chemistry 5 PCCPREQ PCCPREQ PCCPREQ WR 115, RD 115, MTH 95
CH 221 General Chemistry 5 CH 201 CHE 201 / 204 CH 221 / 227 MTH 111, WR 115, RD 115, and (CH 151 or pass the CH 151 competency exam)
CH 222 General Chemistry 5 CHE 202 / 205 CH 221
PHY 211 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 211 PHY 221 PH 211 / 214 MTH 251
Prereq or concurrant: MTH 252
PHY 212 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 212 PHY 223 PH 213 / 216 PHY 211, MTH 252
PHY 213 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 213 PHY 222 PH 212 / 215 PHY 211, MTH 252
CS 133U C Programming 4 ENGR 103 ECE 103 Recommended: CS 160
CS 161 Computer Science I 4 CS 161 CST 116 Recommended: MTH 111, WR 121, CS 160
CS 162 Computer Science II 4 CS 162 CS 161, CS 140U
Recommended: MTH 112, WR 121
CS 201 Computer Systems 4 CS 162
Recommended: CS 140U
CS 260 Data Structures 4 CS 261 CS 162

Mathematics courses

Mathematics courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent OIT equivalent PSU equivalent Prerequisites
MTH 251 Calculus I 4 MTH 251 MATH 251 MTH 251 MTH 112 or CMET 131, and WR 115
MTH 252 Calculus II 4 MTH 252 MATH 252 MTH 252 MTH 251
MTH 253 Calculus III 5 MTH 265 MATH 253N MTH 253 MTH 252
MTH 254 Vector Calculus I 5 MTH 254 MATH 254N MTH 254 MTH 252
MTH 256 Differential Equations 5 MTH 256 MATH 321 MTH 256 MTH 252, MTH 261
MTH 261 Linear Algebra 5 MTH 264 MATH 341 MTH 261 MTH 252

Communications courses

Communications courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent OIT equivalent PSU equivalent Prerequisites
WR 121 English Composition 4 WR 121 WR 121 WR 121 WR 115 and RD 115, or place into WR 121
WR 122 English Composition 4 WR 122 WR 121
WR 227 Technical Writing 4 WR 327 WR 227 WR 327 WR 121
COMM 111 Public Speaking 4 COMM 111 SPE 111 COMM 220 WR 121
COMM 215 Small Group Communication 4 SPE 321 WR 115, RD 115, MTH 20
Recommended: COMM 100

General education and other requirements

General education courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent OIT equivalent PSU equivalent Prerequisites
GEN ED General Education credits 19-24 21 19 See the general education advising guide for Engineering students
HE 295 &
PE 295
Health and Fitness 3 HHS 231 HE 295 & PE 295 must be taken concurrently

Forecast of Engineering class offerings

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