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2024-2025 General Catalog
Electrical Engineering - BS
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College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
About This Degree:
Electrical engineers work with electronics, electricity, and electromagnetism, and electronic devices. Electrical engineering covers a broad range of application areas, including power generation and delivery, transportation (cars and airplanes), communication (radio, TV, wireless, telephones), robotics, computers (memory systems, displays, microprocessors), defense applications (navigation, radar, and secure communication), and consumer electronics (DVD and MP3 players). The Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering BS degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
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Minimum University Requirements
Admission Requirements For This Program
Pre-Professional Program
- New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing*
- *Minimum 2.9 high school GPA, 20 ACT and 68 Admission Index; must also be “calculus ready”. That is, they must: (1) achieve a score of 27 or higher on the math ACT test; (2) complete MATH 1050 and MATH 1060 or MATH 1210 ; or (3) achieve an AP score of at least 3 on the AB Calculus or BC Calculus test.
- Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU: Meet requirements below to be accepted into the pre-professional program.
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Have completed at least MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL) (with a C- minimum grade) and, including all completed required Math, Science, and Engineering courses, have:
- 2.8 or higher GPA
- No grades less than C-
- No more than 3 repeats
Required for Admission to the Professional Program
Professional Engineering Program:
To be admitted to the professional program, students must:
- Have an institution GPA of 2.8 or higher is required in the pre-professional courses, NOT including ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020 .
- Pass all of the courses in the pre-professional program with a C- or better.
- Have no more than 3 repeats total in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats. Lab-only courses (e.g., PHYS 2215 ) are not counted in the total of 3 repeats.
Electrical Engineering Required Courses
For Electrical and Computer Engineering majors in the professional program the following academic regulations apply, in addition to University regulations:
- A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used as technical electives in, this major. Courses which were part of the pre-professional program requirements and University Studies courses are not included in this GPA calculation.
- For Electrical and Computer Engineering, not more than 10 hours of D or D+ credit may be applied toward meeting graduation requirements in engineering/math/science classes.
- College of Engineering courses may be repeated only once. Audits count as a time taking a class unless prior written approval is obtained from the department head. A maximum of three required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program can be repeated in order to meet graduation requirements. (Courses completed as part of a pre-professional program are not included in this total of three repeats.)
- The P/D+, D, F grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program. (The P/D+, D, F grading option is approved for University Studies Courses.)
- The academic regulations listed above (1-4) apply to required coursework and any elective engineering/math/science course which could be used to satisfy graduation requirements for the chosen degree. That is, once a student completes a particular technical elective, it becomes a required course for that student.
Elective Courses
A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used as technical electives in, this major.
Electrical Engineering Electives (select 18-22 credits)
A combined total of 22 Electrical Engineering electives and Technical electives are required, of which at least 18 must be Electrical Engineering electives. Technical Electives (select 0-4 credits)
Math and Science Electives (select 3 credits)
Open Electives
Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your Academic Advisor for details.
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