2008-2009 Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

Mathematics and Basic Science Courses: Mathematics 2A-B, 2D, 2J, 3D, and 2E; Chemistry 1A; Physics 7B/7LB or Physics 7C/7LC; Physics 7D-E, 7LD, 51A-B, 52A-B-C; Engineering EECS145.

Engineering Topics Courses: Students must complete each of the following courses and accumulate a minimum of 28 units of engineering design, including at least one course with more than 50 percent design content: ENGR54 or ENGR80, EECS10, EECS31, EECS31L, EECS70A, EECS70B and EECS70LB, EECS140, EECS150A, EECS150B, EECS160A, EECS160LA, EECS170A, EECS170LA, EECS170B, EECS170LB, EECS170C, EECS170LC, EECS170D (or EECS115), EECS180, EECS189A-B. Students select, with the approval of a faculty advisor, any additional engineering topics courses needed to satisfy school and department requirements.

Technical Elective Courses: Students select, with the approval of a faculty advisor, a minimum of five courses of technical elective courses. Students may select an area of specialization and complete the associated requirements, as shown below.

Engineering Professional Topics Courses: ENGR190W.

At most an aggregate total of 6 units of 199 or H199 courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements; 199 and H199 courses are open to students with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

(The nominal Electrical Engineering program will require 189 units of courses to satisfy all university and major requirements. Because each student comes to UCI with a different level of preparation, the actual number of units will vary.)

Specialization in Electro-optics and Solid-State Devices: 11 units selected from Engineering EECS170D (if not used to satisfy major requirements), EECS174, EECS175A-B, EECS187, EECS188, EECS198 (Special Topics in Electro-optics or Solid State Materials/Devices), EECS199 or EECSH199 (up to 3 units).

Specialization in Power Electronics and Power Systems: 12 units selected from Engineering EECS160B, EECS161, EECS161L, EECS163, EECS163L, EECS166A, EECS166B, EECS199 or EECSH199 (up to 3 units).

Specialization in Systems and Signal Processing: 12 units selected from Engineering EECS101, EECS141A, EECS141B, EECS152A, EECS152B, EECS160B, EECS163, EECS163L, EECS198 (Special Topics in Computer Graphics or Digital Signal Processing Laboratory), or EECS199 or EECSH199 (up to 3 units).

Electrical Engineering Sample Program

FallWinterSpring
Freshman (2008-2009)
Mathematics 2A
EECS 10
General Education
General Education
  (16 units)
Mathemaitcs 2B
Chemistry 1A
Physics 7B/7LB or 7C/7LC
General Education
  (17 units)
Mathematics 2D
Physics 7D
Physics 7LD
General Education
General Education
  (17 units)
Sophomore (2009-2010)
Mathematics 2J
Physics 7E
Physics 52A
EECS 31
  (14 units)
Mathetics 3D
Physics 51A
Physics 52B
EECS 70A
EECS 31L
  (18 units)
Mathematics 2E
Physics 51B
Physics 52C
EECS 70B
EECS 70LB
  (15 units)
Junior (2010-2011)
EECS 170A
EECS 170LA
EECS 145
EECS 180
General Education
  (17 units)
EECS 170B
EECS 170LB
EECS 150A
Engr 54 or Engr 80
General Education
  (17 units)
EECS 170C
EECS 170LC
EECS 150B
EECS 140
General Education
  (17 units)
Senior (2011-2012)
EECS 170D
EECS 160A
EECS 160LA
EECS 189A
Technical Elective
  (15 units)
EECS 189B
ENGR 190W
Technical Elective
Technical Elective
  (14 units)
Technical Elective
Technical Elective
General Education
  (12 units)