Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Curriculum

All candidates for the bachelor of science (BS) degree in electrical engineering (EE) are required to complete a total of 128 semester hours of credit including twenty-one (21) semester hours of general studies courses, thirty-seven (37) hours of engineering core courses, forty-three (43) semester hours of required electrical engineering courses, fifteen (15) semester hours of technical electives, and twelve (12) hours of 4-hour EE technical electives. A student prepared to enroll in MAC-2311 Calculus I upon matriculation can complete the degree program in 4 and 1/2 academic years if they follow the Suggested Course Sequence (Revised Summer 2025). Students should also review ECE departmental policies and procedures.

General Studies Requirements (21 Semester Hours)

Students must satisfy the General Education (FAMU) or Liberal Studies (FSU) requirements of their home university. In general, all students require six (6) semester credit hours of English and fifteen (15) semester credit hours of humanities, social sciences, and general education elective beyond the engineering core and required electrical engineering courses below. However, students are responsible for confirming with their advisor they will satisfy all general studies requirements including CLAST (FAMU and FSU), Gordon Written Work (FAMU and FSU), Oral Competency (FSU), Literature (FSU), and Multicultural (FSU) requirements.

Engineering Core Requirements (37 Semester Hours)

Students must complete thirty-seven (37) semester hours of engineering core courses including basic science and mathematics. The courses shown in Table I are required.

Table I. Engineering Core Required Courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
Total Engineering Core		37
CHM 1045 or BSC 2010	General Chemistry I or Biological Science I	3
CHM 1045L or BSC 2010L	General Chemistry I Lab or Biological Science I Lab	1
PHY 2048C or PHY 2048 & PHY 2048L	General Physics I w/Lab	5
PHY 2049C or PHY 2049 & PHY 2049L	General Physics II w/Lab	5
MAC 2311	Calculus I	4
MAC 2312	Calculus II	4
MAC 2313	Calculus III	5
MAP 2302	Differential Equations	3
MAS 3105	Applied Linear Algebra	3 (FAMU) or 4 (FSU)
Subtotal Mathematics and Basic Sciences		33 (FAMU) or 34 (FSU)
COP 3014C (FAMU) or COP 3014 (FSU)	Fundamentals of Programming (FAMU) or Programming I (FSU)	4 or 3
Subtotal non-ECE Engineering Core		4 (FAMU) or 3 (FSU)

Required Electrical Engineering (43 Semester Hours)

Each student is required to complete forty-three (43) semester hours of required electrical engineering courses. This includes six (6) hours of required electrical engineering laboratory. The courses shown in Table II are required electrical engineering courses.

Table II. Required Electrical Engineering Courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
Total Required Electrical Engineering		43
EEL 3002L	ECE Engineering Tools Lab	2
EEL 3111	Introduction to Circuit Analysis	3
EEL 3112	Advanced Circuits with Computers	3
EEL 3112L	Advanced Circuits with Computers Lab	1
EEL 3135	Signal and Linear Systems Analysis	3
EEE 3300	Electronics	3
EEE 3300L	Electronics Laboratory	1
EEL 3472	Electromagnetic Fields I	4
EEL 3705	Digital Logic Design	3
EEL 3705L	Digital Logic Design Laboratory	1
EEL 3927	Engineering Design Concepts	3
EEL 4021	Statistical Topics for Electrical Engineers	3
EEL 4515	Digital Communication Systems	3
EEL 4746	Microprocessor Based System Design	3
EEL 4746L	Microprocessor Based System Design Lab	1
EEL 4911C	Senior Design Project I	3
EEL 4915C	Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project II	3

4-hour Electrical Engineering Technical Electives (12 Semester Hours)

All electrical engineering majors are required to complete three of the following six 4-hour EE Technical Electives (12 semester hours).

Table III. 4-hour Electrical Engineering Technical Electives

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
Total Required 4-hour EE Technical Electives		12
EEL 3216/EEL 4217L (Fall)	Fundamentals of Power Systems	3/1
EEL 3473C (Fall)	Electromagnetic Fields II	4
EEE 4301/EEE 4301L (Spring)	Electronic Circuits and Systems Design	3/1
EEL 4652 (Spring)	Analysis and Design of Control Systems	4
EEL 4710/EEL 4710L (Fall, Spring)	Field Programmable Logic Devices	3/1
EEL4742/EEL 4742L (Fall, Spring)	Advanced Microprocessors	3/1

Electrical Engineering Technical Electives (15 Semester Hours)

Degree candidates for the BS in electrical engineering must complete fifteen (15) semester credit hours of technical electives. Nine credit hours must be Electrical Engineering (EE) technical electives, and six credit hours may be an EE technical electives OR non-EE technical electives. Any EEL or EEE prefixed course which is not required is considered an EE technical elective, with the exception of EEL 3003/L. Six (6) semester hours may be non-EE OR EE technical electives. A non-EE technical elective must be selected from a list of departmentally approved non-EE courses. Courses not on the list may be taken with prior approval of the department chair.