计算机工程程序旨在使工程师准备使用计算机的软件和硬件。在软件世界中，高级语言和复杂程序通常是解决问题的方法。在硬件世界中，设计还包括物理世界的许多方面，例如温度或噪声，并且通常必须包括许多对立因素之间的折衷。计算机工程师在这两个领域都能工作的能力使他们与计算机科学家或专门从事计算机的电气工程师区分开来。计算机科学家通常很少接受硬件方面的培训。电气工程师通常很少接受软件培训。我们的学生受过如何使用这两种软件的培训，因为如果没有对这两种软件的清晰了解，许多计算机系统都无法很好地构建。
The Bachelor of Science in computer engineering gives students a well-rounded education in all parts of computer systems: computer hardware, electrical circuits and software programming. Ample opportunity is available to explore specific computer engineering topics through upper-level electives and hands-on experience through labs and design teams.<br>The computer engineering program is designed to prepare an engineer to work with software and hardware of computers. In the software world, high level languages and complex programs are often the solution to a problem. In the hardware world, designs also include many aspects of the physical world, like temperature or noise, and often must include compromises between many opposing factors. The ability of a computer engineer to work in both worlds is what distinguishes them from a computer scientist or from an electrical engineer who specializes in computers. Computer scientists typically have little training with hardware. Electrical engineers typically have little training with software. Our students are trained to work with both, since many computer systems cannot be built well without a clear understanding of both.