THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 132 units
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
General Education Requirements
Electrical/Electronic Engineering is a major with modifications to the university's General Education Requirements. The following requirements, together with the approved General Education courses required for the Electrical/Electronic Engineering major (marked with an * below), fulfull the General Education Requirement. 1. Select two courses, one from each of the Core Areas A1 and A2. 2. Select one course from Breadth Area B2. 3. Select one course from Breadth Area C1 or C2 or C3. A course that also fulfills the Ethnic or Non-Western requirement is recommended. 4. Select one course from Breadth Area D1 or D2 or D3. A course that also fulfills the Ethnic or Non-Western requirement is recommended. 5. Select two courses from the same Upper-Division Theme. (Consult with an adviser or The Class Schedule to determine which two courses in the theme you select meet the Upper-Division Theme Requirement for Electrical/Electronic Engineering majors.)
Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units
See "Cultural Diversity" in The University Catalog. Most courses used to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education Areas C and D.
American Institutions Requirement: 6 units
This requirement is normally fulfilled by completing HIST 130 and POLS 155. For other alternatives, see the "Bachelor's Degree Requirements" section.
Literacy Requirement:
See "Mathematics and Writing Requirements" in The University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See The Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you may register for a WP course.
Course Requirements for the Major: 105 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
Lower-Division Requirements: 48 units
14 courses required:
| CHEM | 111 | General Chemistry | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.)
| EECE | 101 | Intro Elec/Computer Engr | 2.0 | FS |
| EECE | 135 | Algorithms & Progs for Engrs | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 120 is recommended.
| EECE | 144 | Logic Design Fundamentals | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Recommended: EECE 101, MECH 100, or MECH 102.
| EECE | 211 | Linear Circuits I | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 121, PHYS 204B.
| EECE | 211L | Linear Circuits I Activity | 1.0 | FS |
Corequisites: EECE 211.
| EECE | 221 | Processor Arch/Assembly Lang | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Either CSCI 111 or EECE 135.
| MATH | 120 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; both MATH 118 and MATH 119 (or high school equivalent); a score that meets department guidelines on a department administered calculus readiness exam.
| MATH | 121 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; MATH 120 with a grade of C- or higher.
| MATH | 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; MATH 121 with a grade of C- or higher.
| MATH | 260 | Elem Differential Equations | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement, MATH 121 with a grade of C- or better.
Prerequisites: High school physics or faculty permission. Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of MATH 121 (second semester of calculus) or equivalent.
| PHYS | 204B | Electricity and Magnetism | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 121, PHYS 204A with a grade of C- or higher.
| PHYS | 204C | Heat/Wave Motion/Sound/Light | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 121, PHYS 204A with a grade of C- or higher.
Upper-Division Requirements: 57 units
15 courses required:
| CIVL | 302 | Engineering Econ & Statistics | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 121, junior standing.
| CIVL | 495 | Lifelong Development Engineers | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or equivalent; senior standing.
| EECE | 311 | Linear Circuits II | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 211; MATH 260 (may be taken concurrently).
| EECE | 315 | Electronics I | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 211, EECE 211L.
Corequisites: EECE 311, MATH 260.
| EECE | 316 | Electronics II | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 315.
| EECE | 335 | Proj Requiremts/Design/Test | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130; either CSCI 112 or EECE 221.
| EECE | 343 | Computer Interface Circuits | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 144, EECE 315.
| EECE | 344 | Digital Systems Design | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 144, EECE 221; either EECE 110 or EECE 211 and EECE 211L.
| EECE | 365 | Signals and Transforms | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 311, MATH 260.
| EECE | 375 | Fields and Waves | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: EECE 211, EECE 211L, MATH 260.
| EECE | 453 | Communication Systems Design | 4.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: EECE 365; CIVL 302 or MATH 350.
| EECE | 465 | Digital Signal Processing | 4.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: EECE 365 (may be taken concurrently).
| EECE | 482 | Control System Design | 4.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: EECE 211, MATH 260. Recommended: MECA 380, MECH 320; either EECE 135 or MECH 306.
| EECE | 490A | Senior Project Planning | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, faculty permission; EECE 316 or EECE 444 may be taken concurrently.
| EECE | 490B | Senior Project | 2.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: EECE 490A.
CIVL 302 and CIVL 495 are approved General Education courses for Electrical/Electronic Engineering majors.
4 units selected from:
Any approved upper-division engineering, science, or math courses not otherwise required for graduation.
Grading Requirement:
All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.
All students must attain a 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in all college courses attempted and for all courses attempted at Chico. Electrical/Electronic Engineering majors must also attain a 2.0 GPA in: (a) All courses required for the major, and (b) All Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) courses taken to meet major requirements at CSU, Chico.
Advising Requirement:
Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult your undergraduate adviser for specific information.
A sample program for students who wish to complete their major in four years is available upon written request to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, CSU, Chico, CA 95929-0888.
Please see Honors in the Major under Computer Engineering.