15 units of required courses specified as CECS 530, CECS 531, CECS 532, CECS 546, CECS 561

15 units from allowed electives for the concentration

(no more than 9 units may be from the 400 level courses and only with Graduate Advisor approval)

Comprehensive examination covered the following required courses

• CECS 530 - Advanced Computer Architecture I (3 units)
• CECS 532 - Memory Design and Implementation (3 units)
• CECS 561 - Hardware/Software Co-design (3 units)

15 units of required courses specified for the area of concentration

9 units from allowed electives for the concentration

(No more than 9 units of electives may be from the 400 level courses.)

Eligible courses are explained here.

6 units of thesis with written report and oral presentation approved by the thesis committee

At least 3 units taken from the following course

• CECS 698 - Thesis or Industrial Project (3-6 units)