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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Suggested Course Sequence

Total for Degree: 127 Credit Hours

Freshman Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
ENGL	101	Composition I (C1)	3	ENGL	102	Composition II* (C1)	3
MATH	152	Engineering Calculus I (C2)	3	MATH	252	Engineering Calculus II*	3
ENGR	199	Eng/Prac/Prin. I (FS)	3	ENGR	200	Eng/Prac/Prin. II*	2
CHEM	139	General Chemistry (C5)	4	PHYS	230	Calculus Based Physics I* (C5)	4
Perspective			3	Wellness (C4)			3
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: For ENGR 199, must be FENG or PENG.
Sophomore Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
EE	201	Network Theory I*	3	EE	202	Network Theory II*	3
EE	200	Computer Utilization in C++	3	EE	222	Electrical Engineering Design I*	2
EE	221	Logic Systems Design I*	3	EE	212	Instrumentation & Networks Lab*	1
EE	211	Logic & Network Lab*	1	CMHC	201	Communications* (C3)	3
MATH	320	Ord. Diff. Equations*	3	MATH	253	Engineering Calculus III*	3
PHYS	231	Calculus Based Physics II*	3	PHYS	310	Modern Physics*	3

Junior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
EE	351	System Analysis I*	3	EE	322	Electromagnetic Waves*	3
EE	341	Electrical Engineering Design II*	2	EE	332	Electronics*	3
EE	331	Fund. Electronics & Semiconductors	3	EE	342	Solid State Electronic Devices*	3
EE	321	Electromagnetic Fields*	3	EE	312	E-M & Electronic Devices Lab*	3
MATH	370	Probability & Statistics I*	3	ENGR	300	Prof. Dev.*	1
EE	311	Systems & Electronics Lab*	1	Perspective			3
PHYS	322	Optics & Materials*	3
Notes: Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
Senior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
EE	401	Senior Design I*	2	EE	402	Senior Design II*	2
EE	411	Analog & Digital Communication*	3	EE	412	EE Professional Practice*	2
EE	425	Foundations of Optical Engineering*	3	Perspective			3
EE	465	Foundations of Laser Electronics*	3	Perspective			3
Perspective			3	EE	436	Optical Fiber Communications*	3
Perspective			3	EE	427	Foundations of Optical Imaging*	3

Total Hours for Degree: 127 Credit Hours
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution