Consult the Rice University General Announcements for the general university requirements for undergraduate degrees. A BA program must have a total of at least 121 semester hours and include the following courses. A course can satisfy only 1 program requirement. Students who place out of required courses without transcript credit must substitute other approved courses in the same area. Current degree requirements and planning sheets may be found www.ece.rice.edu

Mathematics and Science Courses
ELEC 261 Electronic Materials and Quantum Devices
ELEC 303 Random Signals
MATH 101 Single Variable Calculus I
MATH 102 Single Variable Calculus II
MATH 212 Multivariable Calculus
MATH 355 Linear Algebra or CAAM 335 Matrix Analysis
PHYS 101 Mechanics
PHYS 102 Electricity and Magnetism

ECE Core Courses
ELEC 220 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
ELEC 241 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I
ELEC 242 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II
ELEC 305 Introduction to Physical Electronics
ELEC 326 Digital Logic Design

Computation Course: One from
CAAM 210 Introduction to Engineering Computation
COMP 140 Computational Thinking

Laboratory: One from
ELEC 327 Implementation of Digital Systems
ELEC 332 Electronic Systems Principles and Practice
ELEC 342 Electronic Circuits
ELEC 364 Photonic Measurements: Principles and Practice
ELEC 433 Architectures for Wireless Communications
ELEC 434 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory


Specialization Area Courses
Upper-level ECE courses are organized into three Specialization Areas. The BA program must include four courses total from at least two areas, including at least two courses in one area. Each course must be at least three semester hours.

Unrestricted Electives
Additional courses to provide the BA minimum requirement of at least 121 semester hours.