Program: Electrical Engineering, BS (2021-2022) - San José State University

Apr 25, 2025

MyRoadmaps Catalog

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (12 units)

MATH 30
OR MATH 30X - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (B4)
Note: MATH 30X requires enrollment in MATH 30W .
GE Area A2 (Recommended ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering
3 unit(s) (E)
EE 30 - Introduction to Programming Micro-Controllers for Electrical Engineering
3 unit(s) OR
CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (16 units)

MATH 31
OR
MATH 31X - Calculus II
4 unit(s) (B4)
Note: MATH 31X requires enrollment in MATH 31W .
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics
4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis
3 unit(s) (C2)
CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
5 unit(s) (B1+B3)

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 units)

MATH 32
OR
MATH 32X - Calculus III
3 unit(s) (B4)
Note: MATH 32X requires enrollment in MATH 32W .
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
GE Area A1 (Recommended COMM 20 ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area D+US123 3 unit(s)
GE Area F 3 unit(s)
Writing Skills Test (WST) - Taken and Passed

Spring Semester (17 units)

MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR
OR
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
3 unit(s)
PHYS 52 - General Physics III: Waves, Light, Heat
4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
GE Area D+US123 3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory
1 unit(s)
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis
3 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (14 units)

EE 110L - Continuous and Discrete Time Systems Lab
1 unit(s)
EE 110 - Circuits and Systems
3 unit(s)
EE 118 - Digital Logic Circuit Design
4 unit(s)
EE 140 - Principles of Electromagnetic Fields
3 unit(s)
MATE 153 - Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (17 units)

EE 112 - Introduction to Signal Processing
3 unit(s)
EE 120 - Microprocessor Based System Design
4 unit(s)
EE 122 - Electronic Design I
4 unit(s)
EE 128 - Physical Electronics
3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports
3 unit(s) (R+Z)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

EE 102 - Probability and Statistics in Electrical
3 unit(s)
EE 124 - Electronic Design II
4 unit(s)
EE 132 - Theory of Automatic Controls
or
EE 160 - Principles of Communication Systems
3 unit(s)
Upper Division Technical Elective #1 3 unit(s)
EE 198A - Senior Design Project I
1 unit(s) (S)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering
1 unit(s) (S)

Spring Semester (16 units)

Upper Division Technical Elective #2 3 unit(s)
Upper Division Technical Elective #3 3 unit(s)
Upper Division Technical Elective #4 3 unit(s)
EE 198B - Senior Design Project II
3 unit(s) (V)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering
1 unit(s) (V)

Roadmap Notes

GE Area A3 met with completion of major
GE Area B2 (Intensive Science)
Only 6 units of GE Area C are required for this major (one C1 and one C2)
Physical Education Waived
SJSU Studies Area S and V met in the major (EE 198A , EE 198B and ENGR 195A , ENGR 195B )
All required courses in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics require a “C-” or better” to graduate.