Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences

Notes

* A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.

For detailed curriculum for each of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences options, refer to Information for Current Undergraduate Students.

¹Students must complete one Natural Science Elective:

• This may be fulfilled by completing one of the following: ASTRON 7A, 7B, 7AB (ASTRON 7AB will only count if PHYSICS 7A and 7B were completed first); BIOLOGY 1A and 1AL (must take both), 1B; CHEM 1A and 1AL (must take both), 1B, 3A and 3AL (must take both), 3B and 3BL (must take both), 4A, 4B; MCB 32 and 32L (must take both); PHYSICS 7C, 5C and 5CL (must take both); or an upper division course of 3 units or more in astronomy, chemistry (except 100, 149, 192), earth and planetary science (except C100), integrative biology (except 101, C105, 191), molecular cell biology, physics (except 100), or plant & microbial biology.
• This requirement is listed in the freshman year curriculum, but many of the options would not be appropriate for a first year student. Complete this requirement in the semester when it is most appropriate to do so (i.e., take PHYSICS 7C after completing PHYSICS 7B). Your ESS or Faculty Adviser can help guide your selection for this requirement.

²The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition (R&C) courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. R&C courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required). The first half (R&C Part A) must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half (R&C Part B) must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See engineering.berkeley.edu/hss for complete details and a list of approved courses.

³Students may choose to take the Physics 7 series or the Physics 5 series. Students who fulfill PHYSICS 7A with an AP exam score, transfer work, or at Berkeley may complete the physics requirement by taking either PHYSICS 7B, or PHYSICS 5B and 5BL. Students who take PHYSICS 5A must take PHYSICS 5B and 5BL to complete the physics requirement. Completion of PHYSICS 5A and PHYSICS 7B will not fulfill the physics requirement.

⁴Students must complete a minimum of 20 units of upper division EECS courses:

• One course must provide a major design experience, and be selected from the following list: ELENG 113B, C128, 130, 140, 143, 192; COMPSCI 160, 161 (if taken Spring 2019 or later), 162, 164, 169 (or 169A, 169L, W169A), 180, 182 (or L182, W182), 184, 186 (or W186), 194-26 (Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography), 285; EECS C106A, C106B, 149, 151 and 151LA (must take both), 151 and 151LB (must take both).
• In addition to upper division EECS courses, the following courses can count toward the 20 units of upper division EECS: INFO 153A, 159, 213; COMPSCI 270, C280, 285, 288, 294-84 (Interactive Device Design), 294-129 (Designing, Visualizing and Understanding Deep Neural Networks); ELENG 229A. Note that no more than two graduate level courses (courses numbered 200-294) can be used to fulfill requirements for your B.S. degree.
• The 20 units of upper division EECS courses cannot include any course taken on a P/NP basis, COMPSCI H196A or H196B, or ELENG H196A or H196B.

⁵Students must complete a minimum of 40 units of engineering courses:

• Included in these units are COMPSCI 61A, 61B, 61C, EECS 16A, 16B, and the required 20 units of upper division EECS.
• The 40 units of engineering courses cannot include: any course taken on a P/NP basis; courses numbered 24, 32, 39, 84, H194, 196, H196, H196A, H196B; BIOENG 100, 153; COMPSCI 10 (if taken after COMPSCI 61X), C79; 194-100; DESINV courses (except DESINV 15, 22, 23, 90E, 190E); ENGIN 125, 157AC, 180, 183 series, 184, 185, 187, 195 series; INDENG 95, 185, 186, 190 series, 191, 192, 195; MECENG 190K, 191K.

⁶Students must complete one course about engineering ethics or social implications of technology:

• This may be fulfilled by completing one of the following courses: BIOENG 100*; COMPSCI 195, H195; DATA C104*; ENE,RES C100*, W100*; ENGIN 125*, 157AC*, 185*; HISTORY C184D*; IAS 157AC*; ISF 100D*, 100G* (C100G does not fulfill ethics); MEDIAST 104D*; NWMEDIA 151AC*; PHILOS 121*; PUBPOL C184*, W184*; STS C104D*; UGBA 107* (cannot be used by M.E.T. students).
• Of these courses, those with an asterisk (*) will also fulfill an upper division Humanities/Social Sciences requirement.

⁷Free electives can be any technical or non-technical course, any course of your interest offered by any department; there are no restrictions. Free electives may be necessary in order to obtain the minimum 120 units for graduation.

Notes

* A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.

**Transfer students who would like to enroll for a fifth semester must contact their ESS Adviser to change their degree term.

¹The Humanities/Social Science (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. Reading & Composition parts A and B must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See engineering.berkeley.edu/hss for complete details and a list of approved courses.

²Students must complete a minimum of 20 units of upper division EECS courses:

• One course must provide a major design experience, and be selected from the following list: ELENG 113B, C128, 130, 140, 143, 192; COMPSCI 160, 161 (if taken Spring 2019 or later), 162, 164, 169 (or 169A, 169L, W169A), 180, 182 (or L182, W182), 184, 186 (or W186), 194-26 (Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography), 285; EECS C106A, C106B, 149, 151 and 151LA (must take both), 151 and 151LB (must take both).
• In addition to upper division EECS courses, the following courses can count toward the 20 units of upper division EECS: INFO 153A, 159, 213; COMPSCI 270, C280, 285, 288, 294-84 (Interactive Device Design), 294-129 (Designing, Visualizing and Understanding Deep Neural Networks); ELENG 229A. Note that no more than two graduate level courses (courses numbered 200-294) can be used to fulfill requirements for your B.S. degree.
• The 20 units of upper division EECS courses cannot include any course taken on a P/NP basis, COMPSCI H196A or H196B, or ELENG H196A or H196B.

³Students must complete a minimum of 40 units of engineering courses:

• Included in these units are COMPSCI 61A, 61B, 61C, EECS 16A, 16B, and the required 20 units of upper division EECS.
• The 40 units of engineering courses cannot include: any course taken on a P/NP basis; courses numbered 24, 32, 39, 84, H194, 196, H196, H196A, H196B; BIOENG 100, 153; COMPSCI 10 (if taken after COMPSCI 61X), C79; 194-100; DESINV courses (except DESINV 15, 22, 23, 90E, 190E); ENGIN 125, 157AC, 180, 183 series, 184, 185, 187, 195 series; INDENG 95, 185, 186, 190 series, 191, 192, 195; MECENG 190K, 191K.

⁴Students must complete one course about engineering ethics or social implications of technology:

• This may be fulfilled by completing one of the following courses: BIOENG 100*; COMPSCI 195, H195; DATA C104*; ENE,RES C100*, W100*; ENGIN 125*, 157AC*, 185*; HISTORY C184D*; IAS 157AC*; ISF 100D*, 100G* (C100G does not fulfill ethics); MEDIAST 104D*; NWMEDIA 151AC*; PHILOS 121*; PUBPOL C184*, W184*; STS C104D*; UGBA 107*.
• Of these courses, those with an asterisk (*) will also fulfill an upper division Humanities/Social Sciences requirement.

⁵Free electives can be any technical or non-technical course, any course of your interest offered by any department; there are no restrictions. Free electives may be necessary in order to obtain the minimum 120 units for graduation.