Electrical Engineering

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Sample Program Guide 

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Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 16514ECE 11113
CHEM 1213ENGL 1203
GEN ED Wellness2MATH 12913
ECE 17314MATH 16614
ENGL 1103PHYS 2514
 16 17
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EE 20614COMM 1103
MATH 26514ECE 3114
PHYS 2524MATH 26613
ECE 27514Tech Elective23
GEN ED Science Lab (CHEM 121L, PHYS 251L or PHYS 252L1GEN ED Humanities/Fine Arts and Cultural Diversity3
 17 16
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECE 3203ECE 4011
ECE 3212ECE 3413
ECE 3764ECE 3314
ECE 3514Tech Elective23
GEN ED ENGL/Upper Level Writing33ECE 3434
 16 15
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECE 4032ECE 4053
ENGR 327 (FULFILLS HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS (A)3ECE Elective3
ECE Elective3ECE Elective3
Tech Elective23Tech Elective23
GEN ED Social/Behavioral Sciences and Global Perspective3GEN ED Social & Behavioral Sciences 3
 14 15
Total Credits: 126
1

This course requires the student to earn a "C" or better, in order to take upper level ECE courses.

2

Choose from the approve Tech Elective List

3

Choose from ENGL 320, 321, 324 or 459

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 09813MATH 10313
ENGL 1103ENGL 1203
COMM 1103CHEM 1213
GEN ED Wellness2GEN ED Social/Behavioral Science3
GEN ED Social/Behavioral Science and Global Perspective3GEN ED Humanities/Fine Arts and Cultural Diversity3
 14 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 10513MATH 16514
ECE 17314PHYS 2514
ECE 27514ECE 1113
MATH 12913GEN ED Science Lab (CHEM 121, PHYS 251, or PHYS 252)1
 Tech Elective2 
 14 12
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 16614MATH 26514
EE 20614ECE 3114
PHYS 2524ECE 3203
ECE 3514ECE 3212
GEN ED Upper Level English3ECE 3764
 ECE 4011
 19 18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 26613ECE 4053
ECE 3434ECE 3413
ECE 3314ECE Elective3
ENGR 3273ECE Elective3
ECE 4032ECE Elective3
 16 15
Fifth Year
FallCredits 
ECE 4053 
Tech Elective23 
Tech Elective23 
Tech Elective23 
 12
Total Credits: 135
1

This course requires the student to earn a "C" or better, in order to take upper level ECE courses.

2

Choose from the approved Tech Elective List

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 10313MATH 10513
ENGL 1103ENGL 1203
COMM 1103ECE 17314
CHEM 1213GEN ED Social/Behavioral Science3
GEN ED Wellness2ECE 1113
 14 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 16514MATH 16614
MATH 12913EE 20614
ECE 27514PHYS 2514
GEN ED Humanities/Fine Arts and Cultural Diversity3GEN ED Science Lab (CHEM 121L, PHYS 251L or PHYS 252L)1
GEN ED Social/Behavioral Science and Global Perspective3Tech Elective23
 17 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 26514ECE 4011
PHYS 2524MATH 26613
ECE 3114ECE 3203
GEN ED Upper Level English3ECE 3514
Tech Elective23ECE 3212
 ECE 3764
 18 17
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECE 4032ECE 4053
ECE 3434ECE 3413
ECE 3314Tech Elective23
ENGR 3273ECE Elective3
Tech Elective23ECE Elective3
 ECE Elective3
 16 18
Total Credits: 132
1

This requires the student to earn a "C" or better, in order to take upper level ECE courses.

2

Choose from the approved Tech Elective List

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 10513MATH 16514
CHEM 1213MATH 12913
ENGL 1103ECE 1113
COMM 1103ECE 17314
GEN ED Wellness2ENGL 1203
GEN ED Social/Behavioral Sciences3 
 17 17
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 16614MATH 26514
PHYS 2514EE 20614
ECE 27514PHYS 2524
GEN ED Social/Behavioral Sciences and Global Perspective3Tech Elective23
GEN ED Humanities/Fine Arts Cultural Diversity3GEN ED Science Lab (CHEM 121L, PHYS 251L or PHYS 252L)3
 18 18
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 26613ECE 4011
ECE 3114ECE 3434
ECE 3203ECE 3314
ECE 3212ECE 3514
ECE 3764ECE Elective3
 16 16
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECE 4032ECE 4053
ECE 3413ECE 3413
GEN ED Upper Level English3ECE Elective3
ENGR 3273Tech Elective23
Tech Elective23Tech Elective23
ECE Elective3 
 17 15
Total Credits: 134
1

This course requires the student to earn a "C" or better, in order to take upper level ECE courses.

2

Choose from the approved Tech Elective List.