Electrical Engineering Degree Requirements

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Fall 2017 to the Present (Not available for Freshman 2022)  

Mathematics: 5 CU

• MATH 1400
• MATH 1410
• MATH 2400
• ESE 3010
• 1 Mathematics Elective

Natural Sciences: 5 CU

• PHYS 0140 or PHYS 0150 or PHYS 0170 or MEAM 1100
• ESE 1120
• CHEM 1011 or BIOL 1101 or BIOL 1121 or EAS 0091
• 1 Natural Science Lab, (1 cu total): PHYS 0150/0170 or MEAM 1470
• 1 Elective: Mathematics or Natural Science

Engineering: 16 CU (minimum)

• CIS 1100
• ESE 1110*
• CIS 1200 or CIS 2400 (Advanced Computing)
• ESE 2000
• ESE 2150
• ESE 2180
• ESE 2240
• 1 ESE course (Intermediate or Advanced Course)
• 4 Advanced ESE electives:
  • Circuits and Computer Engineering: ESE 3190, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 4190, 5150, 5160, 5190, 5320, 5390, 5780, 5800, 6720, 6650
  • Nanodevices and Nanosystems: ESE 3100, 3300, 3360, 5090, 5100, 5210, 5230, 6110, 6210, 6250, 6730
  • Information and Decision Systems: ESE 3030, 3050, 3250, 4070, 5000, 5010, 5050, 5060, 5120, 5140, 5280, 5310, 5450, 5460, 5480, 5500, 5670, 6050, 6060, 6150, 6180, 6190, 6500, 6740, NETS 3120
• 1 Advanced ESE elective or concentration relevant courses: BE 5210, CIS 4710, CIS 5200
• 1 ESE Lab: 2900, 2910, ESE 3190, ESE 3360, ESE 3500, (BE 4700 + 0.5 CU Engineering), or (MEAM 410 + 0.5CU Engineering)
• ESE 4500
• ESE 4510

*Note: ESE 1110 can be replaced by another approved engineering course if not taken Freshman year.

Professional Electives: 4 CU*

• 1 Engineering Elective
• 2 Mathematics, Natural Science or Engineering Electives
• 1 Mathematics, Natural Science or Engineering, or one of ESE 4000, EAS 5450, or EAS 5950, Mgmt 2370, OIDD 2360

Note: One Freshman-level Engineering course may be used as a Professional Elective.

Social Science and Humanities: 7 CU**

• 1 Social Science Elective
• 2 Humanities Electives
• 1 Social Science or Humanities Elective
• 2 Social Science or Humanities or Technology in Business and Society Electives
• 1 Social Science – EAS 2030

Free Electives: 3 CU

• 3 courses meeting the requirements for Free Electives

*At most one freshman level E course outside the major may be used as a Professional Elective.

**Two of the courses in the SSH column must satisfy the depth and writing requirements. See the SEAS UG Student Handbook for details.