Electrical Engineering (BS)

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The requirement for the degree is 128 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as all upper-division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. See also the common requirements for undergraduate degrees section.

University Requirements (31 units)

Composition/Writing Requirements (7 units)

WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 3, 4

General Education (24 units)

General education Units: 24

Pre-Major Requirements (30 units)

Math Requirement (12 units)

MATH 129 Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
or
MATH 127 Enhanced Calculus II Units: 4
or
MATH 126 Calculus II Units: 4 *
MATH 229 Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
or
MATH 227 Enhanced Calculus III Units: 4
or
MATH 226 Calculus III Units: 4 *
MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I Units: 4

Physics Requirement (12 units)

Biology Requirement (4 units)

Choose one**:

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
CHE 301g Introduction to Engineering Biology Units: 4
CHEM 203Lgx AIDS Drug Discovery and Development Units: 4
CHEM 350g Molecular Principles of Biochemistry Units: 4

Engineering (2 units)

ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy Units: 2

Major Requirements (54 units)

Electrical Engineering (38 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 330 Electromagnetics I Units: 3
EE 355x Software Design for Electrical Engineers Units: 4
EE 364 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Units: 3 ***

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 selected from the following list of capstone design courses:

EE 422x Electromagnetic Systems Design Units: 3
EE 423Lx Loudspeaker and Sound-System Design Units: 3
EE 434Lx Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory Units: 4
EE 447Lx Mixed Signal Electronic Circuits Units: 4
EE 459Lx Embedded Systems Design Laboratory Units: 3
EE 484x Communication System Design Units: 3
EE 494a Undergraduate Thesis Units: 2
EE 494b Undergraduate Thesis Units: 2
†Students may use EE 494a and EE 494b Undergraduate Thesis 2+2 units to satisfy the capstone design requirement.

Free Electives (13 units)

Free elective courses are used to complete the university minimum 128-unit requirement. Students are encouraged to investigate minor options when satisfying this requirement.

Total units: 128

*MATH 129 and MATH 229 is the preferred calculus sequence for electrical engineering students. Students advised to begin with MATH 125 as a prerequisite to MATH 129 have 4 fewer units of free electives in their programs.

^**Satisfies GE requirement.

^***Students enrolled in the progressive degree program may take EE 503 (4) to satisfy this requirement.