Roadmap: Electrical Engineering, BS

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

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 units)

EE 30 - Introduction to Programming Micro-Controllers for Electrical Engineering
3 unit(s)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering
3 unit(s)
MATH 30 - Calculus I
3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 )
GE Area 1A (Recommended ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C (Recommend COMM 20 ) 3 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (16 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A + 5C )
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis
3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B )
MATH 31 - Calculus II
4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 )
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics
4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A + 5C )

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 units)

GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 4 + US123 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
MATH 32 - Calculus III
3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 )
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A + 5C )
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (17 units)

EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory
1 unit
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis
3 unit(s)
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US123 3 unit(s)*
PHYS 52 - General Physics III: Waves, Light, Heat
4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A + 5C )
University Elective 3 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (14 units)

EE 110 - Circuits and Systems
3 unit(s)
EE 110L - Continuous and Discrete Time Systems Lab
1 unit
EE 112 - Introduction to Signal Processing
3 unit(s)
EE 118 - Digital Logic Circuit Design
4 unit(s)
MATE 153 - Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (17 units)

EE 120 - Microprocessor Based System Design
4 unit(s)
EE 122 - Electronic Design I
4 unit(s)
EE 128 - Physical Electronics
3 unit(s)
EE 140 - Principles of Electromagnetic Fields
3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports
3 units (GE Upper Division Area 2/5 + WID)
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
3 unit(s) OR
EE 160 - Principles of Communication Systems
3 unit(s)
EE 198A - Senior Design Project I
1 unit (GE Upper Division Area 4 )
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering
1 unit (GE Upper Division Area 4 )
Upper Division Technical Elective 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (13 units)

EE 198B - Senior Design Project II
3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 )
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering
1 unit (GE UD Area 3 )
Upper Division Technical Elective 3 unit(s)
Upper Division Technical Elective 3 unit(s)
Upper Division Technical Elective 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in Upper Division GE courses. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.

GE Area 1B met with completion of major

GE Area 5B (Intensive Science)

Physical Education Waived

SJSU Upper Division GE Areas 3 and 4 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.