University of Utah · Bachelor's
Electrical Engineering BS
Every requirement for the Electrical Engineering BS at University of Utah, from the catalog, as a checklist.
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120credit hours to graduate
14requirement groups
49courses named
Requirements
Required courses
- MATH 2250
- PHYS 2210
- PHYS 2220
Calculus sequence
about 6 credit hours · pick one option
- Calculus sequence (pick one):
- Calculus I-III
- Calculus I-III
- MATH 1210
- MATH 1220
- MATH 2210
- Engineering Calculus I-II
- Engineering Calculus I-II
- Accelerated Engineering Calculus I-II
- Accelerated Engineering Calculus I-II
Engineering probability and statistics
about 3 credit hours
Math/Science electives
about 0 credit hours
- 0 credits in MATH, PHYS, CS, ECE · Between 0 and 30 credits depending on required courses taken; includes CS 2100, CS 3200, ECE 2240, ECE 2245, or a Life S
Communication requirement
about 3 credit hours · pick one option
- Communication requirement (pick one):
- Engineering communication and writing
- Engineering communication and writing: any 1 of
ECE 3030ECE 3031
- Professional writing and public speaking
- Professional writing and public speaking
Introductory programming
about 3 credit hours
Ethics requirement
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits from
QUEST 1110QUEST 1120QUEST 1130ECE 1030PHIL 3500PHIL 3510PHIL 3520PHIL 3530PHIL 4540CS 3090and 3 more · Choose one ethics course; Quest 1120 or 1130 or ECE 1030 are recommended.
Core ECE circuits and systems pathway
about 18 credit hours · pick one option
- Core ECE circuits and systems pathway (pick one):
- Standard circuits pathway
- Standard circuits pathway
- ECE 1220
- ECE 1230
- Circuits I lab: any 1 of
ECE 1235ECE 1237 - ECE 2280
- Circuits II lab: any 1 of
ECE 2285ECE 2287 - ECE 3500
- Signals and systems lab: any 1 of
ECE 3505ECE 3507
- Accelerated circuits pathway
- Accelerated circuits pathway
- ECE 1240
- Circuits intro lab: any 1 of
ECE 1245ECE 1235ECE 1237 - ECE 1050
- ECE 2280
- Circuits II lab: any 1 of
ECE 2285ECE 2287 - ECE 3500
- Signals and systems lab: any 1 of
ECE 3505ECE 3507
- Honors accelerated circuits pathway
- Honors accelerated circuits pathway
- ECE 1231
- ECE 1236
- ECE 2280
- Circuits II lab: any 1 of
ECE 2285ECE 2287 - ECE 3500
- Signals and systems lab: any 1 of
ECE 3505ECE 3507
Junior seminar
about 3 credit hours
- any 1 of
ECE 3900ECE 3991CS 3991
Senior thesis sequence
about 6 credit hours · pick one option
- Senior thesis sequence (pick one):
- Senior Thesis
- Senior Honors Thesis
Subarea courses (at least 2 from different subareas)
about 6 credit hours
- any 2 of
ECE 3110ECE 3200ECE 3300ECE 3600ECE 3610ECE 5615ECE 3700ECE 3810CS 3810
ECE electives (21 credit minimum)
about 15 credit hours
- Requirements
- Depth course: 3 credits in ECE · One class, 5000 level or higher, minimum 3 credits, grade C- or higher.
- ECE Technical Electives: 9 credits in ECE · Three classes minimum at 3000 level or above; excludes special studies courses.
- ECE Unrestricted Electives: 3 credits in ECE · One class minimum and 3 credits minimum at 3000 level or above.
Additional Technical Electives
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits any course · Any ECE/CS, Engineering, Math, or Science course not already counting toward another requirement.
General education and electives
about 42 credit hours
- 42 credits any course · Your catalog lists its general-education core on a separate page. These are the about 42 credits left after your major's
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