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2024-2025 General Catalog 
    
2024-2025 General Catalog

Electrical Engineering, BSEE


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One course from the following options:


One course from the following options:


Mathematics/Science Electives: 9 Cr.


Professional Electives: 6 Cr.


Electrical Engineering Electives: 18 Cr.


Total Required for Graduation: 125 Cr.


Note:


Writing Intensive Course (as indicated by a superscript “w”)

At least one course taken to satisfy the World Languages/Diversity Elective, Humanities, Social Science, and Theology Electives, THEO 100 , or  ECE 211  must be a Writing Intensive Course. A list of courses approved as a Writing Intensive Course is provided on General Education Requirements .

Writing in the Discipline (as indicated by a superscript “d”)

At least one course must be a Writing in the Discipline course.

Cooperative Education

Six credits of GE 481  through GE 483  may be used to satisfy the Professional Electives requirement if a minimum of six credit s of cooperative education have been completed. All courses are graded S/U only.

Electrical Engineering Electives

Eighteen credits must be taken from among the following courses: ECE 222 , ECE 252 , ECE 323 , ECE 324 , ECE 422 , ECE 424 , ECE 425 ECE 429 , ECE 450 , ECE 452 , ECE 453 , ECE 455 , ECE 456 , ECE 460 , ECE 464 , ECE 471 , ECE 472 , ECE 473 , ECE 490 , and ECE 499 . Other courses may be used to satisfy this elective with the approval of the department faculty. A maximum of 3 credits of ECE 499  may be applied to this requirement unless approved by the department faculty. Multiple sections of ECE 490  can be counted toward this requirement provided topics are different.

World Language/Diversity Elective

Students will take three credits from either world language courses at the 102 level or above or from the diversity list beginning on General Education Requirements .

Humanities, Social Science, Theology Electives

Students will take six credits from the approved list of Humanities courses, Social Sciences courses, or Theology courses. Courses may be from the same area or from different areas. See General Education Requirements  for Humanities and Social Sciences courses.

Mathematics/Science Electives

The Mathematics/Science Elective requirement may be met by taking nine credits from the approved list of courses found on College of Engineering Electives . Other choices may be made available by petition to the ECE Department.

Professional Electives

These courses are selected, in consultation with the academic advisor, to support the student’s specific career goals. A current listing of approved professional electives is available on College of Engineering Electives . Other choices may be made available by petition to the ECE Department.

Degree Map


Credits: 125

Year 2022-2023

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Fall Semester 5


Total Credits: 15

Total Credits: 15

Senior Year


Fall Semester 7


Total Credits: 18

Spring Semester 8


  • Credits: 3
  • Electrical Engineering Elective Credits: 3
  • Mathematics/Science Elective Credits: 3
  • Electrical Engineering Elective Credits: 3
  • Professional Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15

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