Electrical Engineering Overview
B.S. EE Curriculum

Sample Electrical Engineering Curriculum Sheets ( PDF format )

Electrical Engineering Graduation Check-off Sheets ( PDF format )
  • At least 129 credits
  • ECE GPA of at least 2.0
  • Overall GPA of at least 2.0
  • Passing grade in all required courses
Program Specific Requirements
  • Repeating any ECE course for which a grade of F, L, or WF has been recorded requires a grade of C- or better in prerequisites for the course.
  • Dismissal from the program will be recommended if any required course in the program is taken twice without achieving a passing grade. This includes courses where a grade of AU, L, W, or WF is received.
  • To obtain a BS in Electrical Engineering, a student must: (1) meet all University academic requirements; (2) meet all Electrical Engineering curriculum requirements; and (3) have a GPA of 2.0 or better in all ECE courses.
  • Any exceptions to the program specifics listed above require approval of the ECE faculty
Information about Elective Courses

ECE and Technical Electives

 Starting with the class of 2013, the curriculum requires four ECE Electives to broaden a student’s knowledge base in Electrical Engineering or to specialize in an area such as: Microelectronics, Sensors, Power, Computer Hardware, Communica- tions or Signal Processing. These four courses must be 300–level or higher ECE Courses (exclusive of ECE 394) and three of the four courses must satisfy the EE Focus Requirement. Courses which satisfy the EE Focus requirement are:
  • ECE323 Electric Power Conversion
  • ECE383 Communications Engineering
  • ECE427 Electric Power Systems III
  • ECE444 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
  • ECE445 Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits
  • ECE453 Microwave Engineering
  • ECE462 Introduction to Basic Semiconductor Devices and Associated Circuit Models
  • ECE464 Microelectronics Science and Engineering
  • ECE465 Introduction to Sensors
  • ECE466 Sensor Technology and Instrumentation
  • ECE484 Communications Engineering II
  • ECE498 Selected Topics in ECE with EE Focus
Starting with the class of 2013, the curriculum requires two open Technical Electives to broaden a student’s technical knowledge base or to further specialization in a specific area. These two Technical Electives may be selected from: 300–level or higher ECE Courses, including ECE 394; 300–level or higher courses from Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or Computer Science; or selected from the following 200–level courses: COS 221, CHB 200, MEE 150, MEE 230, MEE 252, MEE 270, or CIE 231. For students pursuing a minor in Business Administration, the two Techical Electives can be satisfied by taking BUA 325 and BUA 350 with the provision that upon graduation, the student also satisfies all requirements for the Business minor. Other courses may be permitted but require writen approval from the ECE Department Chair.

Prior to 2013, the curriculum requires five Technical Elective courses to broaden a student's knowledge base or to specialize in an area such as: Microelectronics, Sensors, Computer Hardware, Communications or Signal Processing. At least three of the Technical Electives must be 300 Level or higher ECE Courses (exclusive of ECE 394). With approval of the student's advisor, two of the Technical Electives may be ECE 394 or selected from various advanced Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Science, Computer Science, or Business courses.
 
HV&SC and Ethics Electives In addition to CMJ 103, the curriculum requires five courses to complete the General Education Requirements in Ethics and Human Values and Social Context (HV&SC). In addition to the Ethics requirement, the five areas under HV&SC are: Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspective, Population and the Environment, and Artisitic and Creative Expression. Note that CMJ 103 satisfies the Social Contexts and Institutions requirement. A list of HV&SC courses with the categories that they satisify are available on the Office of Student Records web page. The structure of the ECE curriculum guarantees that all other General Education Requirements are met. You may elect to take ERS 102 or BIO 222/223 to satisfy your Basic Science requirement and part of the 18 credit hour HV\&SC requirement. This option frees up 3 credit hours which can be used to take an additional Technical Elective. All General Education Requirements with individual links to specific categories are available on this web page.
 
Basic Engineering Electives Prior to 2013, the Curriculum requires at least one engineering course, outside of the department, to broaden a student's knowledge base in engineering. Courses satisfying the Basic Engineering Elective include:
  • CHB200 Fundamentals of Process Engineering
  • CIE231 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
  • MEE150 Applied Mechanics: Statics
  • MEE230 Thermodynamics I
  • MEE252 Statics and Strength of Materials
 
Basic Science Electives In addition to CHY 121/123, PHY 121 and PHY 122, the Curriculum requires at least one additional physical or biological science course with a lab to broaden a student's knowledge base in science. Courses satisfying the Basic Science Electives include:
  • BIO222/223 Biology
  • CHY122/124 Chemistry II + Lab
  • ERS101 or ERS102 Geology
  • AST110 with either AST215 or AST216 Astronomy (note: AST109 is not acceptable)
  • PHY 236/223 Modern Physics and Special Relativity

Required Courses (class of 2013)

Course # Course Name
Credits
   Course # Course Name
Credits
CHB350** Stat Proc Control and Anal
3
   ECE402 Design Project
4
CHY121 / 123 Intro to Chemistry
4
   ECE403 Design Project
2
CMJ103 Fund of Public Comm.
3
   ECE414
 Feedback Con Systems
3
ECE101 Intro to ECE
4
   ECE486
 Digital Signal Process
4
ECE177 Intro to Programming for Engineers
4
   ENG101 College Composition
3
ECE210 Electrical Networks I
3
   ENG317 Technical Writing
3
ECE211 Electrical Networks II
3
   MAT126 Calculus I
4
ECE214 Electrical Networks Lab
3
   MAT127 Calculus II
4
ECE271 Micro Arch & Appl
4
   MAT228 Calculus III
4
ECE275 Sequential Logic Systems
3
   MAT258 Diff Eq & Linear Algebra
4
ECE300 Seminar
1
   PHY121 Physics for Engineers I
4
ECE314 Linear C&S
3
   PHY122 Physics for Engineers II
4
ECE342 Electronics I
4
   Elective, Basic Science
4
ECE343 Electronics II 4   Elective, General Education
15
ECE351 Fields & Waves
3
   Elective, ECE
12
ECE401 Design Project
1
   Elective,Technical
6
** CHB 350 can be replaced with MAT 332