Electrical Engineering, BS

Summary of Degree Units

University Graduation Requirements	18
Major Preparation	33
Major Requirements	69
Total	120

University Requirements for Graduation

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

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). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

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

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (18 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 33 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education

Of the 9 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (12 units)

American Studies 1A/1B option (D1 Waved): AMS 1A /AMS 1B , American Cultures (C1+C2+D2+D3+US123) 12 unit(s)
Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B 24 unit(s) offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult major advisor for details.

Physical Education

The Physical Education requirement is waived for Electrical Engineering students.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) .

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Preparation (33 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 units (B1+B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 units (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 units (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 units (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 units (B4)
PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics 4 units (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism 4 units (B1+B3)
PHYS 52 - General Physics/Waves, Light, Heat 4 units (B1+B3)

Complete One Course From:

MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 units
MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR 3 units

Major Requirements (69 units)

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

Core Courses (13 units)

EE 97 - Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1 units
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 units
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 units (E)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 units (Z+R)

Complete One Course From:

Required Courses (41 units)

Students must take 1-unit ENGR 195A and 1-unit ENGR 195B courses or 3-unit Area S and 3-unit Area V courses to meet GE Area S&V requirements. 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 units
EE 110 - Circuits and Systems 3 units
EE 110L - Continuous and Discrete Time Systems Lab 1 units
EE 112 - Introduction to Signal Processing 3 units
EE 118 - Digital Logic Circuit Design 4 units
EE 120 - Microprocessor Based System Design 4 units
EE 122 - Electronic Design I 4 units
EE 124 - Electronic Design II 4 units
EE 128 - Physical Electronics 3 units
EE 140 - Principles of Electromagnetic Fields 3 units
EE 198A - Senior Design Project I 1 units (S)
EE 198B - Senior Design Project II 3 units (V)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (S)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (V)
MATE 153 - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 units

Additional Required Courses (3 units)

Complete One Course From:

EE 132 - Theory of Automatic Controls 3 units
EE 160 - Principles of Communication Systems 3 units

Approved Upper Division Electives (12 units)

Elective courses as approved by advisor.

Total Units Required (120 units)

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