The undergraduate Minor in Computer Engineering is a program offered by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering within the A. James Clark School of Engineering. The minor will introduce students to core hardware concepts such as computer architecture, digital logic design, and digital circuit design—as well as core software concepts—such as algorithms, discrete mathematics, and programming. Students will also learn how hardware and software interact at the interface, for example in embedded systems. With a minor in computer engineering, students will not only receive preparation for entry into the computer industry, but they will also become more effective at applying computing in their primary field of study.
The Computer Engineering Minor will have 18 required credits of coursework. Prior to enrolling in the minor, students will need to complete two minor prerequisites.
In order to complete the minor, students must complete all 18 required credits with a minimum GPA of a 2.0 in all minor courses. Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of a "C-".
Students interested in applying to the minor must have completed at least 30 semester credits, satisfied all prerequisite course/grade requirements, and have a minimum grade point average of a 3.0 at UMD for admissions consideration. Students must apply no later than 1 year prior to their anticipated graduation semester. The program will review applications holistically and will be looking for applicants with a strong academic performance. The minor will accept applications for both fall and spring semesters. Please check back for details about application deadlines.
Due to the similar nature of the courses, students in Computer Engineering and Computer Sciences will not be eligible to apply to the Computer Engineering minor.
The application for the Computer Engineering minor will open online on October 28th for the Spring 2025 semester! The deadline to apply will be December 6th, 2024!
Minor Forms
Students with questions about the minor can e-mail us at eceadvise@umd.edu.
Students in the Electrical Engineering (EE) major have the opportunity to pursue the newly created Computer Engineering minor. EE students pursuing the minor, should be aware of some of the University and Clark School of Engineering Policies regarding minors; especially in regards to double counting minor and major courses. The following FAQs should inform EE students of this and other questions about pursuing the minor.
The School of Engineering requires students pursuing a minor of more than 15 credits, to have a total of nine (9) unique credits in the minor. The unique minor credits are those minor courses that will not count for major requirements.
The Computer Engineering minor has a total of 18 required credits. EE students pursuing the minor will already have three courses that double count between their major and the Computer Engineering minor: ENEE244, ENEE245, and ENEE350.
Because of these existing double count courses, EE students in the Computer Engineering minor cannot use ENEE351 and the two minor upper level electives to fulfill EE major requirements.
Students who are enrolled in the Academy of Machine Learning and the Computer Engineering minor are allowed to double-count ENEE351 towards both programs. However, students cannot use ENEE436 for the CE minor requirements. ENEE436 may only be used for the Academy of Machine Learning program.
Like all other students interested in pursuing the minor, EE students will need to apply to be in the Computer Engineering minor.
EE students not pursuing the Computer Engineering minor will have the opportunity to enroll in ENEE351. The ECE Department will allow non-minor EE Students to use ENEE351 as a General Technical Elective.
Please note that Computer Engineering minor students will have first priority in registering for ENEE351.