B.S. in Electrical Engineering – Sample Curriculum*1 2013-14 First Year Fall Semester Couse Title Number Calculus II Physics I or Gen Physics I Computer Science Elective Freshman Elective H/SS Elective Spring Semester Units L24-Math-132 L31-Phys-197/117a E81-CSE-131 E35-ESE101/103/141 *2 *3 Number 3 4 3 Calculus III Physics II or Gen Physics II Intro to Dig Logic & Comp Design 1-3 Freshman Elective 3 Total Units: Course Title H/SS Elective L24-Math-233 L31-Phys-198/118a E35-ESE-260 *2 Units 3 4 3 1-3 *3 3 14-16 Total Units: 14-16 Second Year Fall Semester Couse Title Spring Semester Number Units Course Title Differential Equations L24-Math-217 3 Engineering Math “A” General Chemistry I L07-Chem-111A 3 Engineering Math “B” General Chemistry Laboratory I Intro to Electrical & Electronic Circuits *3 H/SS Elective L07-Chem-151 2 E35-ESE-230 4 3 Total Units: Number *4 Units E35-ESE-318 3 E35-ESE-319 3 Intro to Electronic Circuits E35-ESE-232 3 Signals and Systems E35-ESE-351 3 H/SS Elective *4 *3 3 15 Total Units: 15 Third Year Fall Semester Couse Title Spring Semester Number Engr Probability & Statistics Engr Electromagnetics Principles E35-ESE-326 E35-ESE-330 *5 EE electives with topics units *6 Engr & science breadth elective H/SS Elective *3 Units 3 3 3 3 Course Title Number Technical Writing *7 Electrical Engineering Laboratory *5 EE electives with topics units *3 H/SS Elective E60-Engr-310 Units 3 3 6 3 3 Total Units: 15 Total Units: 15 Fourth Year Fall Semester Couse Title Spring Semester Number *5 EE electives with topics units *6 Engr & science breadth elective Engr Ethics & Sustainability *7 Electrical Engineering Laboratory Engr course with topics units Free electives E60-Engr-4501 Total Units: Units 3 3 1 3 3 2 15 Course Title Number *5 EE electives with topics units *6 Engr & science breadth elective Free electives Electrical Engr Design Projects E35-ESE-498 Total Units: Units 3 3 6 3 15 *1 A minimum of 120 units are required for the BS in EE degree; this chart represents one example. Check all pre-reqs and speak with adviser(s). *2 ESE 101/103/141 are each 1 unit, Pass/Fail only courses offered both in fall and spring semesters. Students may need to take Writing 1 in the spring semester instead of a freshman elective if they do not place out of Writing 1. *3 Humanities & Social Science electives: 18 H/SS units required; all may be taken Pass/Fail. H/SS courses include: All Art courses from depts F10/F20, and any A&S, Arch, or Business courses tagged with an “EN: S” or “EN: H” attribute. *4 En Math “A”/318 and “B”/319 may be taken simultaneously OR in *any* order, provided student has completed Differential Equations. *5 At least 45 topics units required for the BSEE degree. Please refer to the table of Topics Units (TU) provided on the ESS website. *6 9 units in engineering or science outside electrical engineering required. These units must be taken in following areas: BME, ChE, CS, MechE, economics, math, physics, biology, chemistry, earth & planetary science, pre-medicine. *7 Two upper-level lab courses (6 units) from following list: ESE 331, ESE 435, ESE 447, ESE 448, ESE 465, ESE488