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Technical Electives

The bachelor of science in electrical engineering (BSEE) requires six (6) technical elective credits.  A list of approved courses is outlined below.

Biology

  • BIOL 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division biology courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Chemistry

  • CHEM 112: College Chemistry II
  • CHEM 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division chemistry courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Computer Science

  • CS 253: Introduction to Systems Programming
  • CS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division computer science courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Cyber-Physical Security

  • CPS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division cyber-physical security courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Electrical Engineering

  • Courses with an ECE prefix that are not required courses may also count as Technical electives for the BSEE.

Engineering Science

  • ENGR 2xx, 3xx, or 4xx: Any engineering science course numbered 200 or higher, excluding ENGR 240, independent study, and internships.

Management

  • BUS 202: The Legal Environment of Business
  • BUS 301: Leadership Skills
  • BUS 410: Advanced Management Topics
  • BUS 441: Business in Society: Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability

Materials Science and Engineering

  • MSE 201: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
  • MSE 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division materials science courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Mathematics

  • MATH 187: Discrete and Foundational Mathematics I
  • MATH 189: Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division mathematics courses, excluding MATH 360, MATH 361, seminar, independent study, and internships.

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

  • ME 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division mechanical engineering courses, excluding seminar, independent study, and internships.

Music

  • MUS 312: Introduction to Computer Music

Physics

  • PHYS 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division physics courses, excluding PHYS 381, seminar, independent study, and internships.

Supply Chain Management

  • SCM 3xx or 4xx: Upper-division supply chain management courses, excluding independent study and internships.

STEM Education (IDoTeach)

  • STEM-ED 350: Research Methods
  • STEM-ED 410: Project-Based Instruction

Other

Up to three (3) total credits from the list below may be counted as technical electives for the BSEE.

  • ECE 493 Internship
  • ECE 283/479 Undergraduate Research
  • ECE 496 Independent Study, and/or
  • VIP 200/300/400 Vertically Integrated Project