Electrical Engineering, BS

The Department of Electrical Engineering at San José State University is a leading provider of engineering talent to Silicon Valley’s high-tech industry. Our curriculum is designed to prepare our graduates for the dynamic global society. A very highly qualified and dedicated EE faculty is the strength of the department. The state-of-the-art laboratories, sponsored by industry, provide opportunities for our students to prepare for their profession. The Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the General Program Criteria and the Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria. The department also offers a combined Electrical Engineering BS + MS program.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums).

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All required courses in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics require a “C-” or better to graduate.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 12 (10 units may be satisfied by major coursework, 3 units of 1B waived, 3 units of 5B waived)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 0 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGR 100W)

Major Preparation: 33

Major Requirements: 69

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (33 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Or MATH 30X )
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Or MATH 31X )
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Or MATH 32H or MATH 32X )
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 52 - General Physics III: Waves, Light, Heat 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

3. Major Requirements (69 units)

Core Courses (13 units)

EE 30 - Introduction to Programming Micro-Controllers for Electrical Engineering 3 unit(s) (CMPE 30 taken at SJSU is also accepted, but courses equivalent to CMPE 30 taken at other colleges/universities are not accepted.)
EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1 unit(s)
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (WID + GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area R)

Major Courses (44 units)

The 1-unit ENGR 195A and ENGR 195B courses must be concurrently enrolled with the required EE 198A and EE 198B courses, respectively.

EE 102 - Probability and Statistics in Electrical 3 unit(s)
EE 110 - Circuits and Systems 3 unit(s)
EE 110L - Continuous and Discrete Time Systems Lab 1 unit(s)
EE 112 - Introduction to Signal Processing 3 unit(s)
EE 118 - Digital Logic Circuit Design 4 unit(s)
EE 120 - Microprocessor Based System Design 4 unit(s)
EE 122 - Electronic Design I 4 unit(s)
EE 124 - Electronic Design II 4 unit(s)
EE 128 - Physical Electronics 3 unit(s)
EE 132 - Theory of Automatic Controls 3 unit(s) OR
EE 160 - Principles of Communication Systems
3 unit(s)
EE 140 - Principles of Electromagnetic Fields 3 unit(s)
EE 198A - Senior Design Project I 1 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
EE 198B - Senior Design Project II 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)
MATE 153 - Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 unit(s)

Upper Division Electrical Engineering Electives (12 units)

With preapproval by the Electrical Engineering (EE) Major Advisor, students can take one (1) 3 unit upper division course from another engineering program OR one (1) 3 unit graduate level EE elective course (except EE 210, EE 221, EE 250, EE 275) to substitute for 3 units of upper division EE elective.

Matriculated EE students should visit the EE department website (www.sjsu.edu/ee/) for department policies in course transfers, major probation and major disqualifications.

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