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 (26 units)

Major Requirements (56 units)

Electrical 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 370 Electromagnetics for Engineering Systems Units: 4

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 422x Electromagnetic Systems 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 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.

Free Electives (15 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.

**PHYS 171Lg , PHYS 172L , and PHYS 173L is the preferred sequence for electrical engineering students.

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