BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Units required for Major: 92
Total units required for BS: 122

Program Description

The field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering continues to expand in scope, driven by advances in technology and new challenges faced by society. To prepare our graduates for careers in this demanding field, we equip them with a strong background in the fundamental principles of the discipline, and subsequent advanced courses in specific areas.  Our curriculum provides practical, hands-on experience through laboratory courses.

The Electrical and Electronic Engineering program provides breadth (core courses), depth (elective sequence), and a culminating design project to apply the knowledge gained through the curriculum. The curriculum allows flexibility by offering a number of elective courses providing our graduates with depth in their respective areas of interest. The electives offered provide depth in one or more of the following areas: Analog/Digital Electronics, Control Systems, Communication Engineering, and Power Engineering. Students select a senior project either in power engineering or in the general area of electronics. Each of these options includes a sequence of two courses for the completion of the project, and has its own pre-requisite requirements.

Note: Students graduating with a BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering will not be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. Students who change major may be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. 

Minimum Grade Requirement

A grade of "C-" or better is required in all courses applied to an Electrical and Electronic Engineering major.

Program Requirements

REQUIRED LOWER DIVISION COURSES (38 Units)
First Semester Freshman Year
CHEM 1EGeneral Chemistry for Engineering 14
ENGR 1Introduction to Engineering 11
MATH 30Calculus I 14
Second Semester Freshman Year
ENGR 50Computational Methods and Applications3
MATH 31Calculus II 14
PHYS 11AGeneral Physics: Mechanics 14
First Semester Sophomore Year
EEE/CPE 64Introduction to Logic Design 1,24
MATH 32Calculus III4
PHYS 11CGeneral Physics: Electricity and Magnetism 14
Second Semester Sophomore Year
ENGR 17Introductory Circuit Analysis 23
MATH 45Differential Equations for Science and Engineering3
REQUIRED UPPER DIVISION COURSES (33 Units) 3
First Semester Junior Year
EEE 117
117L
Network Analysis
Networks Analysis Laboratory
4
EEE 161Applied Electromagnetics4
EEE 180Signals & Systems3
ENGR 140Engineering Economics 12
Second Semester Junior Year
EEE 108
108L
Electronics I
Electronics I Laboratory
4
EEE 141Power System Analysis I3
EEE 174Introduction to Microprocessors4
EEE 184Introduction to Feedback Systems3
ENGR 120Probability and Random Signals3
First semester senior year
EEE 185Modern Communication Systems3
REQUIRED DESIGN PROJECT SERIES
Select one of the following two series:
POWER DESIGN PROJECT SERIES (8 Units)
EEE 142
EEE 143
Power System Analysis II
Power System Laboratory
4
EEE 192AElectrical Power Design Project I 12
EEE 192BElectrical Power Design Project II 12
OR
PRODUCT DESIGN PROJECT SERIES (8 Units)
EEE 109Electronics II4
EEE 193AProduct Design Project I 12
EEE 193BProduct Design Project II 12
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH POWER/PRODUCT DESIGN PROJECT SERIES
Select 6 units of lecture and 1 unit of laboratory from one of the four areas listed below.
Select 6 additional units from any of the four areas listed below.
TOTAL UNITS92

Depth Requirement Areas and List of Electives

Depth Area Requirement for both Power Design and Product Design Series:

  • Select 6 units of lecture and 1 unit of laboratory from one of the four areas below.
  • Select 6 additional units from any of the four areas listed below.
Analog/Digital Electronics (34 Units)
CPE/CSC 138Computer Networking Fundamentals3
CPE 151CMOS and Digital VLSI Design3
CPE 153Vlsi Design3
CPE 166Advanced Logic Design4
CPE 186Computer Hardware System Design3
CPE 187Embedded Systems Design3
EEE 109Electronics II 14
EEE 110Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits3
EEE 111Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits Laboratory1
EEE 120Electronic Instrumentation4
EEE 166Physical Electronics3
Control Systems (11 Units)
EEE 178Introduction to Machine Vision3
EEE 187Robotics4
EEE 188Digital Control System3
EEE 189Controls Laboratory1
Communication Engineering (19 Units)
EEE 122Applied Digital Signal Processing3
EEE 162Applied Wave Propagation3
EEE 163Traveling Waves Laboratory1
EEE 165Introduction To Optical Engineering3
EEE 167Electro-Optical Engineering Lab1
EEE 181Introduction to Digital Signal Processing3
EEE 182Digital Signal Processing Lab1
EEE 183Digital and Wireless Communication System Design3
EEE 186Communication Systems Laboratory1
Power Engineering (29 Units)
EEE 130Electromechanical Conversion3
EEE 131Electromechanics Laboratory1
EEE 135Renewable Electrical Energy Sources and Grid Integration3
EEE 136Smart Electric Power Grid3
EEE 137Applications of Power Electronics in Power Systems3
EEE 142Power System Analysis II 13
EEE 143Power System Laboratory 11
EEE 144Electric Power Distribution3
EEE 145Power System Relay Protection and Laboratory4
EEE 146Power Electronics3
EEE 147Power System Operation and Control Laboratory1
EEE 148Power Electronics Laboratory1

Note:

  • Other upper division courses in Engineering and Computer Science may be selected as elective lectures with prior approval of the student's advisor.
  • Other upper division and graduate courses in Engineering and Computer Science may be selected as elective lectures with prior approval of the student's advisor. Graduate courses counted towards a BS degree may not be used for a MS degree.

General Education Requirements1

Area A: Basic Subjects (6 Units)
A1 - Oral Communication3
A2 - Written Communication3
A3 - Critical Thinking (Exempt)0
Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (3 Units)
B1 - Physical Science - Met by major courses.0
B2 - Life Forms3
B3 - Lab - Met by major courses.0
B4 - Math Concepts - Met by major courses.0
B5 - Additional Course - Met by upper-division major courses.0
Area C: Arts and Humanities (12 Units)
C1 - Arts3
C2 - Humanities3
C1/C2 Area C Course3
C1/C2 - Any Upper-Division Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper-division requirements.3
Area D: The Individual and Society (6 Units)
Area D Course3
Area D Course3
Area D Course - Met by upper-division major courses.0
Area E: Understanding Personal Development
Area E Course - Met by major courses.0
Area F: Ethnic Studies (3 units) (3 Units)
Area F Course3
Total Units30

Graduation Requirements1

Graduation Requirements (required by CSU) (9 Units)
American Institutions: U.S. History3
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution & CA Government3
Writing Intensive (WI)3
Graduation Requirements (required by Sacramento State) (6 Units)
English Composition II3
Race and Ethnicity in American Society (RE)3
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement (Exempt)0