Plans of Study

CSU, Chico Catalog

The B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering requires a total of 126 units of coursework, which includes all major and General Education (GE) requirements. Several of the GE requirements have been waived before Electrical/Electronic Engineering is a high unit major. See the current University Catalog for further information. It is a good idea to also review the University Catalog that was published in the same year as your plan of study.

The University publishes a new online catalog every year. The description of each EECE course and its required pre-requisites for the 2019-2020 academic year can be found easily in the Courses section of the University Catalog. Of course, you are must complete the courses listed in your plan of study. However, you are required to follow the current pre-requisites for all courses – even if you are on a plan of study that lists different pre-requisites. So, you have to keep aware of the pre-requisites listed in the newest University catalog.

You should meet with your major advisor regularly. Your major advisor may suggest that you move to a newer plan of study when there is a benefit to do so. Your major advisor can also discuss alterations to your plan of study should a course be no longer taught. For example, EECE 483, one of two courses that were part of a Power Option that was available in the older plans of study, is no longer taught.

Flowcharts

A flowchart is a visual diagram of the courses that a student should take to complete the B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering program in four (4) years and the recommended semesters in which the courses can be taken. Note that each flowchart assumes that the student is ready for MATH 120 Calculus I, has not taken an Advanced Placement exam or a dual enrollment course while in high school, or is not transferring credit from another university.

Many students deviate from the schedule of courses listed in their plan of study. Use Degree Planner to see if the adjustment to the schedule of courses impacts your expected graduation date. Then, meet with their major advisor, certainly before registering for courses each semester, to consider how to tailor the schedule of courses and keep the number of semesters before graduation to a minimum.

Undergraduate EECE Restricted Electives

Any 300-level or higher course in EECE not otherwise required for the degree with the exception of EECE 335 and EECE 544 can be used as an EECE Restricted Elective.

A 300-level or higher course from outside of the EECE department, approved by the EECE Department Chair, may be used as a restricted elective after a discussion about your career goals and the reason why the course is essential to meeting these goals.

Additional Degrees

Minors

Quite a number of EECE students add one (or more) minors to their plans of student, which is easily accomplished using the CSU, Chico Plan Change form. Frequently selected minors are:

* A petition to request that EECE 365 be used towards the Minor in Mathematics may be submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
** A petition to request that a combination of EECE 315 and EECE 344 be used towards the Minor in Physics may be submitted to the Department of Physics.

Double Majors

Some of our students decide to double major. The two most common double majors are Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Physics. You are strongly urged to discuss this with your major advisor before you begin the double major.