Electrical Engineering Curriculum
Major requirements
All students who enter the BSEE program in Autumn 2012 or after must complete these requirements to earn their degree. Learn more about the EE admissions process.
Download the EE prerequisite flowchart and EE degree checklist for a more visual version of these requirements and what order to take them in.
Core Courses (55 credits)
- BEE 215: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (5)
- BEE 233: Circuit Theory (5)
- BEE 235: Continuous Time Linear Systems (5)
- BEE 271: Digital Circuits and Systems (5)
- BEE 331: Devices and Circuits I (5)
- BEE 332: Devices and Circuits II (5)
- BEE 341: Discrete Time Linear Systems (5)
- BEE 361: Applied Electrodynamics (5)
- BEE 425: Microprocessor System Design (5)
- BENGR 494: Engineering Design and Innovation (3)
- BEE 495: Design Capstone I (3)
- BEE 496: Design Capstone II (4)
Electrical Engineering Electives (15 credits)
*Choose 3 courses (15 credits) from the following list; a combined maximum of 10 credits of B EE 490, B EE 498, and B EE 499 may be counted toward the 15 credit requirement:
- BEE 381: Intro to Electric Power Generation (5)
- BEE 417: Digital Communication (5)
- BEE 427: Intro to Digital System Design Using Hardware Description Languages (5)
- BEE 433: Electronic Circuit Design (5)
- BEE 436: Biomedical Instrumentation I (5)
- BEE 437: Biomedical Instrumentation II (5)
- BEE 440: Electronic Test and Measurement (5)
- BEE 442: Digital Signal Processing (5)
- BEE 445: Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing (5)
- BEE 447: Intro to Control Systems (5)
- BEE 450: Intro to Power Electronics (5)
- BEE 451: Intro to MEMS (5)
- BEE 454: Intro to RF and Microwave Engineering (5)
- BEE 455: Intro to Electrical Machines and Drives (5)
- BEE 477: Power System Fundamentals (5)
- BEE 478: Power System Analysis (5)
- BEE 482: Semiconductor Devices (5)
- BEE 484: Sensors and Sensor Systems (5)
- BEE 486: Fundamentals of Integrated Circuit Technology (5)
- BEE 490: Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (1-5, max. 10)
- BEE 498: Undergraduate Research in Electrical Engineering (2-5, max. 10)
- BEE 499: Independent Study in Electrical Engineering (2-5, max. 10)
Foundational Courses (66 credits)
* Prerequisite courses. Please visit our admissions page for more information.
- * STMATH 124: Calculus I (5)
- * STMATH 125: Calculus II (5)
- * STMATH 126: Calculus III (5)
- STMATH 207: Differential Equations (5)
- STMATH 208: Matrix Algebra (5)
- STMATH 224: Multivariate Calculus (5)
- STMATH 390: Probability & Statistics in Engineering (5)
- * BCHEM 143+144: General Chemistry I + Lab (6)
- * BPHYS 121: Mechanics (5)
- * BPHYS 122: Electromagnetism & Oscillatory Motion (5)
- BPHYS 123: Waves (5)
- CSS 132: Computer Programming for Engineers I (5; C++) or CSS 142 Computer Programming I (5; Java)
- CSS 133: Computer Programming for Engineers II (5; C++) or CSS 143 Computer Programming II (5; Java)
College Level English Composition and Writing (15 credits)
- * BWRIT 134: English Composition (5)
- BWRIT 135: Research Writing (5)
- CSS 301: Technical Writing for Computing Professionals (5)
Additional UW Bothell requirements
- Please visit our graduation requirements page for details.
Graduation policies
In order to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from UW Bothell, students are required to complete the above stated requirements (totaling 180 credits) with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must earn a 2.0 or higher in all required courses for them to count towards the BSEE degree requirements. Only 10 credits of 200 level B EE electives may count towards the BSEE elective requirement. In addition, students must meet all University of Washington Bothell graduation requirements.