ECE at Cornell University

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ECE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 176 ECE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 73 more ECE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ECE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ECE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at ECE 5040

  1. MATH 1920Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  2. MATH 2930Differential Equations for Engineers
  3. PHYS 2214Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics
  4. AEP 3610Introductory Quantum Mechanics
  5. AEP 4500Introductory Solid State Physics
  6. ECE 4570Silicon Device Fundamentals
  7. ECE 5040Neural and Bioelectronic Interfaces

• 7 courses deep, ending at ECE 5310

  1. MATH 1920Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  2. MATH 2930Differential Equations for Engineers
  3. PHYS 2214Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics

• 6 courses deep, ending at ECE 4361

  1. MATH 1920Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  2. MATH 2930Differential Equations for Engineers
  3. ECE 2100Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers

• 6 courses deep, ending at ECE 5030

  1. MATH 1920Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  2. MATH 2930Differential Equations for Engineers
  3. ECE 2200Signals and Information

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on ECE sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• A. Kevin Tang
• Aaron Wagner
• Alyosha Molnar
• Amal El-Ghazaly
• Christopher Batten
• Danna Ma
• David Delchamps
• David Hammer
• David Schneider
• Debdeep Jena
• Eilyan Bitar
• Francesca Parise
• Francesco Monticone
• H. Grace Xing
• Hsiao-Dong Chiang
• Jack Hare
• Jae-sun Seo
• Jayadev Acharya
• Jiaxin Lin
• Jose Martinez
• Joseph Skovira
• Karan Mehta
• Khurram Afridi
• Kyra Gan
• Lang Tong
• Mark Wilde
• Mert Sabuncu
• Mohamed Ibrahim
• Mohammad Alian
• Qing Zhao
• Silvia Ferrari
• Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee
• Tianyi Chen
• Tobias Hanrath
• Udit Gupta
• Uri Weiser
• Van Adams
• Vikram Krishnamurthy
• Wendy Ju

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ECE yet.

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Department events

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