Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree
2009-2010 Curriculum
It takes four or five years to earn a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, depending on how well a student's high-school courses have prepared him or her for studying engineering. The four year plan of study below shows the courses a student would take each semester to complete the degree in four years.
Freshman Year
| 1 | GNEG | 1111 | Intro to Engineering I | 1 | GNEG | 1121 | Intro to Engineering II |
| 4 | MATH | 2554 | Calculus I | 4 | MATH | 2564 | Calculus II |
| 3 | CHEM | 1103 | University Chemistry I | 4 | XXXX | XXX4 | Freshman Science Elective |
| 4 | PHYS | 2054 | University Physics I | 3 | XXXX | XXX3 | University Core Elective |
| 3 | ENGL | 1013 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 1023 | Technical Composition II |
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| 15 | semester hours | 15 | semester hours | ||||
Sophomore Year
| 3 | ELEG | 2103 | Electric Circuits I | 4 | CSCE | 2004 | Prog. Found. I |
| 1 | ELEG | 2101L | Electric Circuits I Lab | 3 | ELEG | 2113 | Electric Circuits II |
| 4 | ELEG | 2904 | Digital Design I | 1 | ELEG | 2111L | Electric Circuits II Lab |
| 4 | MATH | 2574 | Calculus III | 4 | MATH | 3404 | Differential Equations |
| 4 | XXXX | XXX4 | Soph. Science Elective | 3 | History Government Requirement | ||
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| 16 | semester hours | 15 | semester hours | ||||
Junior Year
| 3 | ELEG | 3123 | System & Signal Analysis | 3 | ELEG | 3223 | Electronics II |
| 1 | ELEG | 3121L | System & Signal Lab | 1 | ELEG | 3221L | Electronics II Lab |
| 3 | ELEG | 3213 | Electronics I | 3 | ELEG | 3303 | Energy Conversion |
| 1 | ELEG | 3211L | Electronics I Lab | 1 | ELEG | 3301L | Energy Conversion Lab |
| 3 | ELEG | 3923 | Microprocessor System Design | 3 | ELEG | 3703 | Electromagnetics |
| 0 | ELEG | 3920L | Microprocessor Sys Design Lab | 3 | Humanities/Social Science Elective | ||
| 4 | CSCE | 2014 | Prog. Found. II | 3 | Math/Science Elective | ||
| 0 | ENGL | 2003 | Advanced Composition | ||||
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| 15 | semester hours | 17 | semester hours | ||||
Senior Year
| 1 | ELEG | 4061 | EE Design I |
1 |
ELEG | 4071 | EE Design II |
| 3 | ELEG | 4143 | Stochastic Signal Processing | 6 | Electrical Eng Technical Elective | ||
| 3 | Electrical Engineering Technical Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | ||||
| 3 | Engineering Science Elective | 3 | Upper level humanities/social sci elec | ||||
| 3 | Technical Elective | 3 | Humanities/social science Elective | ||||
| 3 | Upper-level Humanities-Social Sci Elec | ||||||
| __ | __ | ||||||
| 16 | semester hours | 16 | semester hours | ||||
TOTAL: 125 semester hours
Elective Courses
The Freshman Science Elective must be either University Physics II (PHYS 2074) or University Chemistry II (CHEM 1123 and its lab CHEM 1121L). If University Chemistry II was taken as the Freshman Science Elective, then University Physics II must be taken as the Sophomore Science Elective. If University Physics II was taken as the Freshman Science Elective, then the Sophomore Science Elective may be any of the following courses:
CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L, University Chemistry II
BIOL 1543 and 1541L, Principles of Biology
BIOL 2213 and 2211L, Human Physiology
If a student is sure that he or she wants to become an Electrical Engineering major, then it is recommended that University Physics II be taken as the Freshman Science Elective. Taking University Chemistry II as the Freshman Science Elective will not prevent a student from majoring in Electrical Engineering, however. No hours will be lost or wasted.
The University Core Elective in the freshman year is a Humanities or Social Science course from the approved list. See the Undergraduate Handbook for more details, and for a list of approved courses.
The Technical Electives shown in the senior year are upper level courses in engineering, math, & science which depend on the specialty area in which a student is interested. The Specialty Areas page lists the most common specialty areas in electrical engineering, and the page for each specialty lists several recommended elective courses for that specialty. A student who knows which specialty area he or she is interested in should visit the appropriate specialty page to see a list of recommended elective courses.
The bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering includes 15 hours of technical electives in the senior year. Nine of these hours must be electrical engineering courses at the 4000 or 5000 level. The remaining 6 hours may be in Math, Science, or any field of engineering, and need only be 3000 level or above. (Data Structures - CENG/CSCE 2143 is an approved technical elective.)
The Math/Science elective in the junior year must be chosen from the following list. The best choice of Math/Science elective depends on the specialty area in which a student is interested.
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BIOL 1543 & 1541L Principles of Biology |
MATH 4443 Complex Variables for Applications MEEG 2703 Computer Methods in ME PHYS 2094 University Physics III PHYS 3133 Analytical Mechanics PHYS 3544 Optics PHYS 3614 Introduction to Modern Physics STAT 4003 Statistical Methods |
The Engineering Science Elective in the senior year must be one of the following courses:
MEEG 2023 Introduction to Mechanics
MEEG 2303 Introduction to Materials
MEEG 2403 Thermodynamics
Links to More Detailed Information
For more detailed information on the curriculum, visit one of the following links.
- Undergraduate Student Handbook - This is the definitive source for information on the bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.
- Curriculum Flow Chart - This flow chart shows the four year plan of study in a graphical form that specifies the pre-requisites for courses.
- Undergraduate Catalog - This is the definitive source of information on all undergraduate degrees at the University of Arkansas. Brief descriptions of all courses offered at the University of Arkansas are included.
