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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog 2022 - 2023 Program: Electrical Engineering, B.E.E. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Electrical Engineering, B.E.E.

Description

Electrical Engineering provides a variety of opportunities in careers related to digital computers, electronics, control systems, communications, energy, power systems and many more.

What careers can this major prepare you for?

Graduates work in careers such as Avionic Engineering, Chief Electrical Engineering, Electrical Design Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Planning Engineering, Process Control Engineering, Broadcasting Engineering.

What skills are developed within this major?

Students learn apply principles of mathematics, science, and engineering in a variety of contexts. They hone their ability to use the techniques, skills, and tools necessary for science and engineering practice as well as design and conduct experiments. They learn to analyze and interpret data.

Admission to Major

Admission to the Washkewicz College of Engineering.

Hours Required for Degree

Minimum hours required for the degree: 126. This does not include credits earned in the Engineering Cooperative Education Program and Orientation.

College Requirements

See college page for college requirements.

Major-Field Requirements

Grade Restriction: Electrical Engineering students are limited to a total of two D grades in EEC courses.

Mathematics Required Courses (4 courses)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MTH 181 - Calculus I
MTH 182 - Calculus II
MTH 283 - Multivariable Calculus For Engineers
MTH 284 - Matrices For Engineers

Ethics Required Course (1 course)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHL 215 - Engineering Ethics

Science Required Courses (4 courses)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CHM 261 - General Chemistry I
CHM 266 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
PHY 243 - University Physics I (Writing)
PHY 244 - University Physics II (Writing)

Co-Op Required Course

(Optional course for degree - required by Co-Op program)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ESC 130 - Engineering Co-op Orientation

Engineering Science Required Courses (6-7 courses)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ESC 100 - New Student Orientation (not required for transfer students)
ESC 102 - Technical Writing and Professional Communication
ESC 120 - Introduction to Engineering Design
ESC 151 - C Programming
ESC 250 - Differential Equations For Engineers
ESC 282 - Engineering Economy
ESC 310 - Engineering Statistics and Probability

Electrical Engineering Required Courses (18 courses)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
EEC 310 - Electric Circuits I
EEC 311 - Electric Circuits II
EEC 312 - Electric Circuits Laboratory
EEC 313 - Electronics I
EEC 314 - Electronics II
EEC 315 - Electronics Laboratory
EEC 318 - Analysis, Design and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
EEC 361 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion
EEC 383 - Digital Systems
EEC 384 - Digital Systems Laboratory
EEC 414 - Technical Communication
EEC 440 - Control Systems
EEC 441 - Control Systems Laboratory
EEC 450 - Communications
EEC 451 - Communications Laboratory
EEC 460 - Engineering Electromagnetics
EEC 470 - Power Electronics I
EEC 471 - Machines/Power Electronics Laboratory

Electrical Engineering Capstone Required Courses (2 courses)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
EEC 493 - Senior Design I
EEC 494 - Senior Design II

Electrical Engineering Technical Elective Courses

9 credit hours required - must be chosen from available EEC or CIS 300/400-level courses

Honors Program Requirements

EECS honors students are required to complete 15 to 20 credit hours of honors courses in the EECS Department. General guidelines for these credit hours are given below. However, the specific courses that each student takes will be agreed upon by the student, the department’s undergraduate advisor, and the student’s honors advisor. The student’s regular undergraduate advisor is responsible for finding an honors advisor who is mutually agreeable to the undergraduate advisor, the honors advisor, and the honors student.

In addition to honors courses, honors students are required to take MTH 281 - Multivariable Calculus (4 credits), instead of MTH 283 - Multivariable Calculus For Engineers (2 credits). However, students who have taken MTH 283 before admission to the honors program are not required to take MTH 281.

1. Honors Courses

The honors credits (15 to 20 hours) should be selected from the following list:

  • Honors Thesis (required) (EEC 499H, 1 to 6 credits) - Each honors student conducts research and writes a thesis under the supervision of an EECS faculty member.
  • Honors Research (EEC 495H, 1 to 6 credits) - This is research conducted jointly with an EECS faculty, similar to an independent study.
  • Graduate Course - Any 500 level EECS graduate course for which the student has the prerequisites.
  • Junior Honors, Senior Honors - Most 300 level and 400 level EECS courses can be expanded to become an honors course. This is referred to by the Honors Program as a “contract course.” This is done in collaboration among the undergraduate advisor, the honors advisor, and the course instructor.

2. Replaced Credit Hours

Honors credits can be used to replace the equivalent credit hours (15 to 20) of the normally required courses. For BEE students, credits earned as Honors Thesis (EEC 499H) and Honors Research (EEC 495H) can replace credits for any 400 level EEC or CIS course, with the exception of Senior Design (EEC 493/494). For BCE students, these replaced credits can include any 400 level EEC or CIS course, with the exception of Senior Design (EEC 493/494) and Computer Organization (EEC 483).

University Scholars Requirements

Scholars students who are majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are required to complete 12 to 20 credit hours of honors courses in the EECS Department. General guidelines for these credit hours are given below. However, the specific courses that each student selects to fulfill upper-division scholars requirements will be agreed upon by the student, the department’s undergraduate advisor, and the student’s scholars advisor. The student’s undergraduate academic advisor is responsible for finding an upper-division scholars advisor who is mutually agreeable to the undergraduate advisor, the scholars advisor, and the student.

1. Scholars Courses

The honors credits (12 to 20 hours) should be selected from the following list:

  • Honors Thesis (EEC 499H, 1 to 6 credits) - The student conducts research and writes a thesis under the supervision of an EECS faculty member.
  • Honors Research (EEC 495H, 1 to 6 credits) - This is research conducted jointly with an EECS faculty, similar to an independent study.
  • Graduate Course - Any 500 level EECS graduate course for which the student has the prerequisites.
  • Junior Honors, Senior Honors - Most 300 level or 400 level EECS courses can be expanded to become an honors course. This is referred to by the Honors Program as a “contract course.” This is done in collaboration among the undergraduate advisor, the scholars advisor, and the course instructor.

2. Replaced Credit Hours

Honors credits can be used to replace the equivalent credit hours (12-20) of the normally required courses. For BEE students, credits earned as Honors Thesis (EEC 499H) or Honors Research (EEC 495H) can replace credits for any 400 level EEC or CIS course, with the exception of  Senior Design (EEC 493/494). For BCE students, the replaced credits can include any 400 level EEC or CIS course, except Senior Design (EEC 493/494) and Computer Organization (EEC 483).

Accelerated 4+1 Program

See the Electrical Engineering, Accelerated 4+1 BEE or BCE/MSEE page.

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