Advising Guidelines for Computer Engineering

Please check the Undergrads and Grads pages first for relevant information about the program requirements and tools for advising. Below is additional materials to support the advising process.

Additional links

• SEAS Undergraduate Handbook
• Course Renumbering Crosswalk
• Academic Calendar
• First Semester Schedule and AP Credit -- The Standard Schedule
• HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences)Electives
• AP credit
• Graduate SEAS Requirements
• A Guide to SEAS Graduate Forms
• Counseling and Psychological Services (incl. Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services)
• Learning Needs and Evaluation Center (incl. Learning Disabilities, Time and Stress Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, etc. )
• Center for American English Language & Culture

 

For Advisors

1. How are courses counted for more than one major?
   

   You may count a course for requirements of different majors (so a cross-listed course can count as an ECE course for EE and a CS course for CS for example) but each course can only count once for each major.

2. What are the grade requirements for CpE majors?

   The requirement is for a “C” average or better. A grade of “C-“ or better is required for all prerequisites.

3. Can APMA 3100 cannot be used to replace APMA 3100.
   
   The APMA classes 3100 Probability and 3110 Probability and Statistics are different classes. In a sense, 3110 is really a statistics class, with a little bit of probability added at the front. It's purpose is to have a stats class that does not require probability as a prerequisite. The EE, CpE and CS majors all have a need for probability and therefore require APMA 3100. There is not enough probability in 3110 to meet the demands of those majors. So if you are dual majoring in ME you'll have to take both. There is some, but not much, overlap between them.

4. What counts as a science elective?

   Biol 2010, 2020, Chem 1620, ECE 2066, ENG 2500, MSE 2090, and PHYS 2620.

5. Do students get tranfer credit for a CS101 equivalent if it was taught in C++?

   CS 1110 at UVa CS Department is taught in Java and required as a prerequisite for all other CS courses. Student may take the Placement Exam given at the start of each fall (and sometimes in January) to show competence. If the student does not pass the placement exam, then he/she will be moved into CS 1111, which is for students with prior programming experience.

6. Can 2333 and 3330 be taken during the same semester?

   No, knowledge of DLD is required for full understanding of the material presented in Computer Architecture.

7. Do music performance courses count as HSS electives?

   Only one band course may be taken for credit.