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 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)

Units: 24

Pre-Major Requirements (26 units)

Major Requirements (56 units)

Electrical Engineering (40 units)

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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

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

**, , and is the preferred sequence for electrical engineering students.

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