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Electrical Engineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering  
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 008L   PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
EE 001: Electrical Engineering Introduction   EE 005: Designing and Building Electrical Engineering Systems 
SPRK 010: Spark Seminar     

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations   MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  or  ENGR 080: Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis   
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past EE 060: Boolean Algebra and Digital Circuits  
MATH 023: Vector Calculus   ENGR 065: Circuit Theory  
Major Computing Requirement   General Education: Area A–Life Science

Third Year
Fall Spring 
EE 101: Electronic Circuit Design I     EE 111: Electronic Circuit Design II     
EE 102: Signal Processing and Linear Systems   EE 122: Introduction to Control Systems  
EE 105: Semiconductor Devices   Major Electrical Engineering Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
Major Electrical Engineering Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
EE 131: Power Electronics   ENGR 194: Engineering Capstone Design II  
EE 140: Computer and Microcontroller Architecture   Major Electrical Engineering Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
ENGR 193: Engineering Capstone Design I   Major Electrical Engineering Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
Major Electrical Engineering Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past