Electrical Engineering and Engineering Physics
This dual-degree curriculum is particularly well suited for students seeking thorough preparation in the field of electronic device physics. It is a combination of the basic electrical engineering and engineering physics curriculums and requires 162 credit hours, distributed over five years. The student will earn two degrees: B.S. in electrical engineering and B.S. in engineering physics.
Two alternative course sequences are listed below. Students who follow the course sequence in the column on the left will complete 133 credit hours, including all of the required electrical engineering courses, by the end of the fourth year and the rest of 163 credit hours at the end of the fifth year. Since the electrical engineering degree requires 136 credit hours, students normally will complete the requirements for that degree at the end of the ninth semester. It is possible for a student to earn the electrical engineering degree at the end of the eighth semester by accumulating the extra credit hour through advanced placement and/or overload credits.
In the alternative course sequence in the column on the right, the student completes 132 credit hours by the end of the fourth year, including all the required physics courses, and the rest of the 163 credits at the end of the fifth year. Since 131 credit hours are required for the engineering physics degree, the student will complete the requirements for that degree at the end of the fourth year, and the requirements for the electrical engineering degree at the end of the fifth year.
Students interested in a dual-degree program combining physics (rather than engineering physics) and electrical engineering should consult the Physics section of this catalog. That program allows the student to earn the B.S. in physics and the B.S. in electrical engineering.
Students interested in either dual-degree program should contact Prof. Gary G. DeLeo, Department of Physics.
The recommended sequences of courses for the two different EEEP sequences are:
EE-EP | EP-EE |
Freshman year (see Section III)
Sophomore year, first semester
PHY 21 | (4) | PHY 21 | (4) |
PHY 22 | (1) | PHY 22 | (1) |
ECE 33 | (4) | ECE 33 | (4) |
ECE 81 | (4) | ECE 81 | (4) |
MATH 23 | (4) | MATH 23 | (4) |
| [17] |
| [17] |
Sophomore year, second semester
PHY 31 | (3) | PHY 31 | (3) |
ECE 121 | (2) | ECE 121 | (2) |
ECE 123 | (3) | ECE 123 | (3) |
ECE 182 | (1) | ECE 182 | (1) |
MATH 205 | (3) | MATH 205 | (3) |
MATH 208 | (3) | MATH 208 | (3) |
HSS | (3) | HSS | (3) |
| [18] |
| [18] |
Junior year, first semester
ECE 108 | (4) | ECE 108 | (4) | |
PHY 212 | (3) | PHY 212 | (3) | |
MATH 231 | (3) | EP- Ap.Elec. | (3) | |
MATH 322 | (3) | MATH 322 | (3) | |
ECO 1 | (4) | ECO 1 | (4) | |
| [17] |
| [17] |
Junior year, second semester
PHY 213 | (3) | PHY 213 | (3) |
PHY 215 | (4) | PHY 215 | (4) |
ECE 125 | (3) | ECE 125 | (3) |
ECE 126 | (3) | ECE 126 | (3) |
ECE 138 | (2) | PHY 262 | (2) |
HSS | (3) | HSS | (3) |
| [18] |
| [18] |
Senior year, first semester
ECE 257 | (3) | PHY 340 or | (3) |
|
| ME 104 | |
PHY 362 | (3) | PHY 362 | (3) |
PHY 363 | (3) | PHY 363 | (3) |
ECE-Ap.Elec. | (3) | EP-Ap.Elec. | (3) |
HSS | (6) | HSS | (3) |
| [18] |
| [15] |
Senior year, second semester
ECE 136 | (3) | ECE 138 | (2) | |
ECE-Ap.Elec. | (9) | EP-Ap.Elec. | (5) | |
Elective | (4) | HSS | (3) | |
|
| Electives | (8) | |
| [16] |
| [18] |
Fifth year, first semester
EP-Ap.Elec. | (6) | ECE-Ap.Elec. | (3) |
Electives | (6) | MATH 231 | (3) |
PHY 340 or | (3) | ECE 257 | (3) |
ME 104 |
| Electives | (6) |
| [15] |
| [15] |
Fifth year, second semester
PHY 262 | (2) | ECE 136 | (3) | |
EP-Ap.Elec. | (6) | ECE-Ap.Elec. | (9) | |
Electives | (7) | Elective | (4) | |
| [15] |
| [16] | |
Total Credits | [163] | Total Credits | [163] |
Credits in 4 yrs [133] | Credits in 4 yrs [132] |
The EP-approved electives must include at least three courses from the following: PHY 363, 369, (352 or 355), (348 or 365), and 380. The ECE-approved electives must be approved by the student’s advisor.