Beginning Fall 2026, CIS 208 -C Programming for Engineers replaces CIS 209 as the course that fulfills this curriculum requirement.
Technical electives for the K-State Core Curriculum
(Fall 2024 or after)
Technical elective requirements can also be found on your DARS report. Courses fulfilling named degree requirements cannot fill technical electives requirements.
Keep in mind that several classes are only offered in the fall or the spring semester. Be sure to check prerequisites and plan accordingly to make sure you have the appropriate prerequisites completed before the course that requires them.
Biomedical Engineering students are required to complete 12 credit hours of technical electives from one of the four emphasis areas.
ECE 241 - Intro to Electrical and Computer Engineering (3)
BIOL 255 - General Microbiology (4) (renumbered from BIOL 455)
CHM 532 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
Not all Pre-Med designation program requirements are listed on the Pre-Med emphasis area degree map. Students are assigned a Pre-Med Advisor and should meet with them regularly to ensure they are completing all additional requirements for medical school and MCAT preparation.
Computer Engineering students are required to complete 6 credit hours of technical electives requirements from the following list.
Computer Engineering - Required Technical Electives (choose 6 credit hours from the following):
BME 200-799
CIS 300-799
ECE 400-799
Electrical Engineering students are required to complete 12 credit hours of technical electives: 9 credit hours from one of the three emphasis areas, and 3 credit hours of other technical elective requirements.
See the Technical electives and information below to learn more about the required technical elective courses*. Technical elective requirements can also be found on your DARS report. Courses fulfilling named degree requirements cannot fill technical electives requirements.
Keep in mind that several classes are only offered in the fall or the spring semester. Be sure to check prerequisites and plan accordingly to make sure you have the appropriate prerequisites completed before the course that requires them.
Biomedical Engineering students are required to select 26 credit hours of technical electives, 18 credit hours from an emphasis area and 8 credit hours from other technical elective requirements (listed in the PDF above).
Biomedical Sensors & Devices Emphasis
ECE 210, 241, 410, 431, 511, 647
Biomedical Computation Emphasis
ECE 241, 431, 519, 670 or 771 or
CIS 730 or CIS 732, 300, 501
Computer Engineering students are required to select 6 credit hours of technical elective requirements (listed in the PDF above).
Electrical Engineering students are required to select 21 credit hours of technical electives, 9 credit hours from an emphasis area and 12 credit hours of other technical elective requirements (listed in the PDF above).
Bioengineering Emphasis
ECE 571, 772, 773
Electronics & Communications
ECE 631 or 662 or 696 or 764, 647, 660
Power Systems
ECE 624, 684, 685
Technical Electives List - K-State 8 Curriculum
Biochemistry: 500 or above Biology: 198 or above Chemistry: 230 or above Mathematics: Any course with MATH 221 as a prerequisite and 551 Physics: 325 and 516 or above Statistics: 500 or above
No limit on credit hours
Accounting: Any course Entrepreneurship: Any course Finance: Any course Management: Any course Marketing: Any course Maxiumum credits: 6 total from the departments listed
Biological and Agricultural: 250 or above Architectural: 310 or above Biomedical: 200 or above Construction Science: 500 or above Chemical: 320 or above Civil: 300 or above A Computer and Information Sciences: 300 or above B Electrical and Computer: Any course except ECE519 Industrial and Manufacturing Systems: 241 or above Mechanical: 212 or above Nuclear: Any Course
No limit on credit hours
Any Course, no limit on credit hours
Technical Electives must be chosen to satisfy degree requirements. Courses fulfilling named degree requirements cannot fill technical electives requirements. Biomedical and Electrical Engineering students are required to complete technical electives from one of their respective emphasis areas.
If CE 333 and ME 512 are both taken, credit will be given for CE 530 along with 3 hours of technical elective credit. Taking CE 333 or ME 512 alone will not count for CE 530 credit.
If CIS 200 and 308 are both taken, credit will be given for CIS209 and 2 hours of technical electives in Electrical Engineering. Taking CIS200 or CIS308 alone will not count for CIS209 credit.
*For the K-State 8 curriculum, electives outside the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are also available. See your DARS report for an exhaustive list of technical electives.