Course variations

Program modules

The following are the modules: First Year: COSC 102 or ECE 206 4; COSC 140 4; MATH 141 or MATH 147, MATH 142 or MATH 148 8; PHYS 135 or PHYS 137, PHYS 136 or PHYS 138 8-10; ENGL 101 or ENGL 118, ENGL 102 6; Second Year: COSC 160, COSC 311, COSC 302 11; MATH 241 or MATH 247, MATH 251 or MATH 257, MATH 300 or MATH 307 10; BIOL 101 or BIOL 130 or CHEM 100 or CHEM 120 or PHYS 231 3-4; 1PHIL 241, PHIL 242, PHIL 243, or PHIL 244 3; 1Communicating Orally General Education Elective 3; Third Year: COSC 360, COSC 365, COSC 380 11; COSC 340 or COSC 370 or MATH 371 3-4; MATH 323 or ECE 313 3; 2Computer Science Upper Division Elective or MATH 231 3; 1Cultures and Civilizations Electives 6; 1Social Sciences Elective 3; 3General Elective 2; Fourth Year: COSC 400 5; 2Computer Science Upper Division Electives 15; ENGL 355 or ENGL 360 3; 1Arts and Humanities Elective 3; 1Social Sciences Elective 3.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must have completed of the 14 required core academic subjects: 4 units of English; 3 units of mathematics (2 units of algebra plus 1 of advanced math, trigonometry, geometry, or calculus); 2 units of natural science (including at least 1 unit of biology, chemistry, or physics); 2 units of a single foreign language; 1 unit of American history; 1 unit of European history, world history, or world geography; 1 unit of visual or performing arts. All undergraduate applicants who are not U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in one of the following ways: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. A minimum score of 193 (computer-based), 523 (paper-based), or 70 on the iBT TOEFL (internet-based) or a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam or a minimum score of 21 on the English portion of the ACT or a score of 510 on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or college credit (grade C or better) for English Composition 101 and 102 or AP credit (score of 4 or 5) on the Literature and Composition test or completion of the ELS Language Centers 112 intensive program or completion of the UT Knoxville English Language Institute’s (ELI) core intensive curriculum with recommendation from the ELI faculty.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Tennessee

Department name

College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science