Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

The B.S.E.E. degree prepares students for career opportunities in the hardware and software aspects of design, development, and operation of electronic systems and components. Challenging positions are available in the government, commercial, and education sectors, in the areas of electronics, communication systems, signal and information processing, power, automation, robotics and manufacturing, control, and computers. Within these areas, career opportunities include design, development, research, manufacturing, marketing, operation, field testing, maintenance, and engineering management.

The minimum number of credit hours for graduation is 129, distributed as follows for each discipline:

1.	Mathematics and Physical Sciences
	a. Calculus: MATH 163, 164, 261, and 262	18
	b. Chemistry: CHEM C111 and C112	7
	c. Physics: PHYS 152 and 251	9
2.	Communications and Ethics
	a. Speech: COMM R110	3
	b. Writing: ENG W131	3
	c. Communication in Engineering Practice: TCM 360	2
	d. Engineering Ethics and Professionalism: EE 400 and 401	2
3.	Humanities and Social Sciences
	a. Economics: ECON E201	3
	b. Electives	15
4.	Freshman Engineering Courses
	a. Engineering Problem Solving: EE 196	3
	b. Computer Programming: EE 195	3
5.	Engineering Science
	a. Circuits: EE 201, 202, and 207	7
	b. Systems and Fields: EE 301, 302, 305, and 311	12
	c. Mechanical Engineering: ME 200	3
6.	Engineering Design
	a. Electronics: EE 208 and 255	4.
	b. Digital Systems: EE 266, 267, and 362	8
	c. Communication Systems: EE 444	3
	d. Control Systems: EE 382	3
	e. Capstone Design: EE 492	3
	f. Design Electives	15
7.	Technical Electives	3
Total: 129

Semester by semester, the 129 total credit hours should be distributed like this

Freshman Year
First Semester
EE 196 Engineering Problem Solving	3
CHEM C111 Chemical Science I	4
COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
MATH 163 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I	5
Total 15
Second Semester
EE 195 Introduction to Computing for Electrical Engineering	3
CHEM C112 Chemical Science II	3
ENG W131 Elementary Composition I	3
MATH 164 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II	5
PHYS 152 Mechanics	4
Total 18
Sophomore Year
Third Semester
EE 201 Linear Circuit Analysis I	3
EE 207 Electronic Measurement Techniques	1
MATH 261 Multivariate Calculus	4
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics	5
Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
Total 16
Fourth Semester
EE 202 Linear Circuit Analysis II	3
EE 208 Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory	1
EE 255 Introduction to Electronics Analysis and Design	3
ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics	3
MATH 262 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	4
Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
Total 17
Junior Year
Fifth Semester
EE 266 Digital Logic Design	3
EE 267 Digital Logic Design Laboratory	1
EE 301 Signals and Systems	3
EE 311 Electrical and Magnetic Fields	3
ME 200 Thermodynamics I	3
Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
Total 16
Sixth Semester
EE 302 Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering	3
EE 362 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing	4
EE Electives	6
Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
Total 16
Senior Year
Seventh Semester
EE 305 Semiconductor Devices	3
EE 382 Feedback System Analysis and Design	3
EE 400 Undergraduate Seminar	1
EE 444 Introduction to Communication System Analysis	3
EE Elective	3
Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
Total 16
Eighth Semester
EE 401 Electrical Engineering Ethics and Professionalism	1
EE 492 Senior Design	3
EE Electives	6
TCM 360 Communication in Engineering Practice	2
Technical Elective	3
Total 15

After completing a rigorous, broad education in electrical engineering during the first five semesters, juniors and seniors may select five advanced electrical engineering courses and one technical elective course from an approved list. Careful selection of these elective courses allows a student to concentrate in a specialized area of electrical engineering. A listing of acceptable electrical engineering and technical elective courses is given below. The actual course selection will depend on the schedule, as not every course is available every semester. Existing upper-level electrical engineering courses are offered in the areas of signal processing, imaging, robotics, control systems, VLSI, electronic circuits and manufacturing, and computer engineering. The Department of Electrical Engineering groups these and other allowable courses into several areas of specialization. An electrical engineering student should file a plan of study with an academic advisor in either the fifth or sixth semester to decide how to select these electives.
The Department of Electrical Engineering has expanded its upper-level elective courses in the biomedical engineering field. Thus students may both obtain a professional B.S.E.E. degree and prepare themselves for medical or dental school, with only a slight increase in the number of credit hours required for the basic B.S.E.E. degree. These courses are presently taught with the EE 495 variable-topics designation and are announced in the printed class schedule each semester. Descriptions of experimental courses are not given in the bulletin, but the descriptions are available from the registrar each semester.
EE Elective Courses

Dual-level courses that may be scheduled by undergraduate students for credits
Technical Elective Courses³
Any EE elective course
Any CSCI course shown in the above list of EE electives