BS Computer Engineering

The objective of the undergraduate program in computer engineering is to prepare students for careers as professional engineers and to provide a base for graduate study and for lifelong learning in new and developing specialties. 

The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are: 

PEO1: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program are expected to have advanced their careers as contributing professionals who apply hardware and software knowledge strengthened with analytical problem-solving skills in a wide variety of practical applications. 

PEO2: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program are expected to have become well-rounded citizens who rely on their engineering education to serve society with an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. 

PEO3: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program are expected to have become effective and responsible collaborators who function well in diverse team environments. Some graduates will have emerged as leaders in their field. 

PEO4: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program are expected to have exhibited intellectual growth and pursue continual innovation in computing systems. Those graduates who are extraordinarily talented and motivated to pursue a graduate degree should be successful at entering and completing graduate studies. 

Basic and required courses are taken during the first two years, along with some introductory professional courses, including an engineering laboratory. Laboratory courses are required in both of these years with a strong emphasis on engineering design. The third and fourth years include both required and elective technical courses

The Clarkson Common Experience is addressed in the first year with the Clarkson Seminar and ES110 Engineering and Society. Five knowledge area courses, including a university course, are required over the four years of study. One of these knowledge area courses must be in economics and one must be ES110. The Clarkson Common Experience is designed, in part, to develop communication, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills and an understanding of the social, ethical and economic implications of an engineer’s work.