Stark State College's computer engineering program combines coursework in electronics, programming and systems design to prepare you for careers developing, testing and improving computer-based technologies. Computer engineering is a discipline that combines elements of both hardware and software.
Computer engineers have additional training in the areas of software design and hardware/software integration. Computer engineers are involved on all aspects of computing, from the design of individual personal computers and supercomputers, to the integration of computer systems into other kinds of systems (i.e., a motor vehicle has many subsystems that are computer- and digitally-oriented).
Major code: 5350 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Computer Science and Information Systems Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| CSE231 | Java Programming | 3 |
| CSE232 | Advanced Java Programming | 3 |
| CSE233 | C++ Programming | 3 |
| CSE234 | Advanced C++ Programming | 3 |
| EET120 | DC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| EET122 | AC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| EET227 | PLCs and Industrial Controls I | 3 |
| MTH223 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| NET120 | PC Upgrading and Maintenance | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Effective Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| CHM141 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CSE122 | Programming Logic and Problem Solving | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 2 | 5 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra | 4 |
| Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Select one (1) Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
- 1
Students who test directly into Analytical Geometry and Calculus I should contact the Math Department Chair for the possibility of receiving credit for Precalculus.
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A student may take MTH125 College Algebra and MTH130 Trigonometry over two semesters to satisfy this requirement.
Students completing this degree may be eligible to also receive a Computer Science and Engineering – C++ Programming Career Enhancement Certificate (5255) and a Computer Science and Engineering – Java Programming Career Enhancement Certificate (5257).
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| NET120 | PC Upgrading and Maintenance | 3 |
| CSE122 | Programming Logic and Problem Solving | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Effective Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EET120 | DC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 2 | 5 |
| CSE231 | Java Programming | 3 |
| CSE233 | C++ Programming | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| EET122 | AC Circuit Analysis | 4 |
| Arts Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Social Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CSE234 | Advanced C++ Programming | 3 |
| EET227 | PLCs and Industrial Controls I | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| CSE232 | Advanced Java Programming | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CHM141 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| MTH223 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | British Literature: Medieval to 1785 | 3 |
| ENG234 | British Literature: 1785 to Present | 3 |
| ENG236 | American Literature: Colonial to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG237 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HIS121 | United States History I to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS122 | United States History II from 1877 | 3 |
| PHL122 | Ethics | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSC121 | United States Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY123 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY124 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY221 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC121 | Sociology | 3 |
| SOC122 | Society and Technology | 3 |
| SOC123 | Dynamics of the Family | 3 |
| SOC221 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC225 | Diversity in American Society | 3 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate the ability to acquire, organize, and evaluate terminology and information for making decisions and solving problems and providing solutions in a computer engineering environment.
- Demonstrate employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics, and responsibility, and work individually and in diverse team settings.
- Demonstrate solution strategies to formulate and write project descriptions and documents by using the appropriate computational, technical, and communication skills and technologies relating to the computer engineering field.
- Acquire, organize and analyze network operational requirements and be able to make decisions on equipment and software that is needed to meet the requirements given.