The components of the Information Age—global communication systems; computers and computer chips, and the software that runs them; as well as pacemakers, magnetic resonance imaging, and interplanetary space missions—are possible because of the efforts of electrical engineers. Today, electrical engineers are developing concepts and working to translate these ideas into the next generation of products, from computers and safe, energy-efficient vehicles, to radar that can detect unexploded land mines from the air, to microrobots that diagnose disease from inside the body.
Many electrical engineers work in the traditional areas of communications, computation, and control and components required to realize such systems. They are involved in design and product development, testing and quality control, sales and marketing, and manufacturing. Others use their problem-solving skills in diverse areas such as bioengineering, healthcare, electronic music, meteorology, and experimental psychology. Some graduates draw on their electrical engineering backgrounds to launch successful careers as physicians, financial analysts, attorneys, and entrepreneurs.
The BSEE degree requires a sequence of core courses and advanced study in one or more technical elective areas: electronic circuits and devices; signals and systems; fields, waves, and optics; power engineering; or computer engineering. General electives and electives in the arts and humanities and social sciences are also required.
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Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements: Interpreting Culture (IC), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience fulfills the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.
Engineering Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
EECE 2140 | Computing Fundamentals for Engineers | 4 |
EECE 2150 | Circuits and Signals: Biomedical Applications | 5 |
EECE 2160 | Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics | 4 |
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals | ||
EECE 2412 and EECE 2413 | Fundamentals of Electronics and Lab for EECE 2412 | 5 |
EECE 2520 | Fundamentals of Linear Systems | 4 |
EECE 2530 and EECE 2531 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetics and Lab for EECE 2530 | 5 |
Computer Engineering Fundamentals | ||
If more than one computer engineering fundamentals course is taken, it can count as a technical elective. | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322 | ||
Fundamentals of Networks | ||
Fundamentals of Engineering Algorithms | ||
Electrical Engineering Capstone Courses | ||
EECE 4791 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 1 | 1 |
EECE 4792 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone 2 | 4 |
Electrical Engineering Technical Electives | ||
Students can register for EECE 4991/EECE 4992/EECE 4993 more than once. For these courses combined, a maximum of 8 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirement of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective. At most one of these courses (4 semester hours) can be taken in a semester. | ||
Though students may register for EECE 2750 more than once, only 4 semester hours will be allowed to satisfy the requirements of technical electives. An additional 4 semester hours will be allowed as a general elective. | ||
Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322 | ||
EECE 4512 to EECE 4698 | ||
Research | ||
Directed Study | ||
Independent Study | ||
Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion, Storage, and Usage | ||
Supplemental Credit | ||
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
Noise and Stochastic Processes | ||
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 |
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science
Complete all Mathematics/Science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
Code | Title | Hours |
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CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers and Recitation for CHEM 1151 | 4 |
MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
PHYS 1151 and PHYS 1152 and PHYS 1153 | Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | 5 |
PHYS 1155 and PHYS 1156 and PHYS 1157 | Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | 5 |
Supplemental Credit | ||
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 2 | |
Noise and Stochastic Processes | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 |
Professional Development
Code | Title | Hours |
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Professional Development | ||
GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
Additional Required Courses | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 |
Writing Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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A grade of C or higher is required: | ||
ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines |
Required General Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 28 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. | 28 |
Major GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in EECE courses
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||
ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 21402 | 4 | EECE 2160 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | General Elective | 4 | ||
MATH 2341 | 4 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||
PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | EE Fundamentals | 4 | ||||
PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
18 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | EECE 3468 | 4 | EECE 4791 (EI, CE, WI)3 | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
ENCP 3000 | 1 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
CE Fundamentals | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | EECE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)3 | 4 | ||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||
ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 21402 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | General Elective | 4 |
EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 2160 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | EECE 4791 (EI, CE, WI)3 | 1 |
ENCP 3000 | 1 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
EECE 3468 | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
CE Fundamentals | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
EECE 47923 | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 2140 | 4 | EECE 2160 | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
MATH 2341 | 4 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | EE Fundamentals | 4 | ||||
PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | CE Fundamentals | 4 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
EE Fundamentals | 5 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | EECE 3468 | 4 | EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE) | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
ENCP 3000 | 1 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE) | 4 | ||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 21402 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
EECE 2150 (AD) | 5 | ||||||
ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
EECE 2160 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 |
MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ENCP 3000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | EECE 4791 (EI, WI, CE)3 | 1 |
CE Fundamentals | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
EE Fundamentals | 5 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
EECE 3468 | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EECE 4792 (EI, WI, CE)3 | 4 | EECE Technical Elective | 4 | ||||
EECE Technical Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 133 |
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Computing Fundamentals for Engineers (EECE 2140) can be taken in Year 1 Spring instead of a General Elective by students who are interested in the course in preparation for co-ops involving programming and computing hardware.
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The capstone design courses are taken as follows: