After MATH 165
Gateway: MATH 165
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ECE coursework.
Generated from North Dakota State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 100 ECE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 71 more ECE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
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.
Computer Engineering Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Math Courses Requiredall required
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Core Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 4 courses from the following:
ECE Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits from the following. A Core Elective from the section above may be used in this section if not taken as an ECE Core Elective.
Tech Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 3 credits from the following:; CSCI 4XX; ECE 4XX
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Technical Electives: Any 300-400 level CSCI or ECE courses not listed as program requirements above.
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in ECE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at ECE 443
6 courses deep, ending at ECE 303
6 courses deep, ending at ECE 405
6 courses deep, ending at ECE 438
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Select 9 credits of ECE 4XX level prefix electives. Includes the cross listed courses of ECE 427/IME 427; ECE 429/IME 429; ECE 411 / PHYS 411 ; & ECE 411L / PHYS 411L (excluding 494 and 496).
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Physics Electives: Select 9 credits from the following; MSUM Astronomy Courses (AST 300-400 level - with dept. permission)
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Industrial Engineering and Management Electiveschoose 1
Programming Language: Any programming language course must be approved by your adviser.; Engineering Science Electives: Select 12 credits from the following:; Technical Electives: Select 9 credits from the following:
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Manufacturing Electiveschoose 1
Engineering and Science Electives
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All ECE courses in the NDSU catalog
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