Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS)

Composition/Writing Requirements (7 units)

• WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
• WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 4

General Education (20 units)

• General education  Units: 20

Math Requirement (12 units)

• MATH 129 Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4

• or

• MATH 127 Enhanced Calculus II Units: 4

• or

• MATH 126g Calculus II Units: 4 *
• MATH 229 Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4

• or

• MATH 227 Enhanced Calculus III Units: 4

• or

• MATH 226g Calculus III Units: 4 *
• MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I Units: 4

Physics Requirement (12 units)

• PHYS 161Lg Advanced Principles of Physics I Units: 4 ^**

• or

• PHYS 171Lg Applied Physics I: Mechanics Units: 4
• PHYS 162L Advanced Principles of Physics II Units: 4

• or

• PHYS 172L Applied Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism and Optics Units: 4
• PHYS 163L Advanced Principles of Physics III Units: 4

• or

• PHYS 173L Applied Physics III: Topics in Modern Physics Units: 4

Biology Requirement (4 units)

Each of the following courses will satisfy both the BS ECE biology requirement and the General Education GE-D requirement. Choose one from this list:

• BISC 104Lgx How the Body Works Units: 4
• BISC 120Lg General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution Units: 4
• BISC 121Lg Advanced General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution Units: 4
• BISC 220Lg General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4
• BISC 221Lg Advanced General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4
• BISC 230Lgx The Biology of the Brain Units: 4
• HBIO 205Lgx The Science of Sport Units: 4

Engineering (2 units)

• ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy Units: 2

Electrical and Computer Engineering (40 units)

• EE 105 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Units: 4
• EE 109L Introduction to Embedded Systems Units: 4
• EE 141L Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering Units: 4
• EE 155L Introduction to Computer Programming for Electrical Engineers Units: 4
• EE 202L Linear Circuits Units: 4
• EE 250L Distributed Systems for the Internet of Things Units: 4
• EE 301L Linear Systems Units: 4
• EE 355x Software Design for Electrical Engineers Units: 4
• EE 364 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Units: 4 ***
• EE 370L Electromagnetics for Engineering Systems Units: 4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Electives (16 units)

Students must fulfill a minimum requirement of 16 units of adviser-approved upper-division elective courses in electrical engineering. Of these 16 units, 3-4 units must be selected from the following list of capstone design courses:

• EE 434Lx Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory Units: 4
• EE 447Lx Mixed Signal Electronic Circuits Units: 4
• EE 459Lx Embedded Systems Design Laboratory Units: 4
• EE 484x Communication System Design Units: 3
• EE 492a Undergraduate Project Units: 2
• EE 492b Undergraduate Project Units: 2
• EE 494a Undergraduate Thesis Units: 2
• EE 494b Undergraduate Thesis Units: 2
• EE 496 Capstone Design Units: 4

• Students may use EE 492a  and EE 492b  Undergraduate Project 2+2 units or EE 494a  and EE 494b  Undergraduate Thesis 2+2 units to satisfy the capstone design requirement.