2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Nov 30, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda)

Electrical Engineering, B.S.


Typical Course of Study for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Fall Semester: 16 Credits


Spring Semester: 16 Credits


Senior Year


Fall Semester: 16/18 Credits


  • ECE 4XX3 Design Project I 3 Credits
  • ECE Elective 3 Credits 7
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Course 4 Credits 1
  • Free Elective 3-4 Credits 8
  • Free Elective 3-4 Credits 8

Spring Semester: 16/18 Credits


  • ECE/CS 4XX3 Design Project II 3 Credits
  • ECE/CS Elective 3 Credits 5, 7
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Course 4 Credits 1
  • Free Elective 3-4 Credits 8
  • Free Elective 3-4 Credits 8

Total credits required for the degree: 128


Notes


A GPA (Technical) of at least 2.0 is required in all ECE and CS courses.

1 Choice of Humanities and Social Sciences courses must conform to university requirements. Students must complete at the least ONE Advanced Seminar. 

2 Students may replace MA-UY 3044  and MA-UY 4204  with MA-UY 2034 , in which case a MA/SCI elective will be required.

3 For transfer students and students changing major, ECE-UY 1002  is not required. EG-UY 1004  may also be excused depending upon transfer credits. Missing credit will be substituted with upper level engineering credit.

4 A grade of at least C- is required in CS-UY 1114 ECE-UY 2204 , ECE-UY 2004 , and ECE-UY 3054 .

Students interested in pursuing more CS classes can take CS-UY 1134  in place of CS-UY 2163 .

6 Restricted Electives: Choose 2 of the following 5 courses:

7 ECE/CS electives can be chosen from any ECE-UY or CS-UY prefixed course not already required by the major. The following ROB-UY courses count as ECE Electives:

8 Students may take up to 15 credits of free electives to count towards their degree.