{
  "college": "evergreen-valley-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Engineering",
  "id": "engineering--computer-engineering-certificate-achievement",
  "name": "Computer Engineering",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "engineering",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.evc.edu/degrees-certificates/engineering/computer-engineering-certificate-achievement/",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Overview\n\nComputer engineering serves as the bridge between Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, focusing primarily on the design and development of computer systems and hardware. The Computer Engineering Certificate of Achievement provides students with a solid foundation in engineering, science, and mathematics, which is essential for successfully transferring to a four-year university to further their engineering studies. This certificate also opens pathways to internship opportunities, offering students practical experience that enhances their academic journey and career prospects."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Acquire, develop, and refine the foundational skills in mathematics, physics, and science necessary to be successful in engineering courses.\n-   Demonstrate the ability to write computer programs and apply them towards solving engineering problems.\n-   Effectively apply techniques, skills, and computational tools necessary for computer engineering."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Required Courses"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Engineering Fundamentals 1 Coursework",
          "units": "14-17"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYS 007A",
          "title": "Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 010",
          "title": "Introduction to Engineering",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 010A",
          "title": "Introduction to Engineering",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "One of the following Math sequences:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 066 & MATH 067",
          "title": "Calculus I Late Transcendentals for STEMand Calculus II Late Transcendentals for STEM",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 071 & MATH 072",
          "title": "Calculus I With Analytic Geometryand Calculus II With Analytic Geometry",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Engineering Fundamentals 2 Coursework",
          "units": "13"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 073",
          "title": "Multivariable Calculus",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 078",
          "title": "Differential Equations",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYS 007B",
          "title": "Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Choose one programming course from the following:",
          "units": "1-4"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMSC 041",
          "title": "Programming Concepts and Methodology I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMSC 075",
          "title": "Computer Science I: Introduction to Program Structures",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 030",
          "title": "Programming and Problem-Solving in MATLAB",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 050",
          "title": "Introduction to Computing",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 050L",
          "title": "Introduction to Programming Micro-Controllers",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Computer Engineering Coursework",
          "units": "13-14"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMSC 042",
          "title": "Programming Concepts and Methodology II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMSC 076",
          "title": "Computer Science II: Introduction to Data Structures",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMSC 080",
          "title": "Discrete Structures",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 070",
          "title": "Discrete Mathematics",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 071",
          "title": "Introduction to Circuit Analysis",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 079",
          "title": "Linear Algebra",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "41-48"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}