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. Students need to complete each course with a minimum grade of 2.0.
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)
- B EE 200 Electric Circuits Lab (2)
- B EE 215 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (4)
- B EE 233 Circuit Theory (4)
- B EE 235 Continuous Time Linear Systems (5)
- B EE 271 Digital Circuits and Systems (5)
- B EE 331 Devices and Circuits I (5)
- B EE 332 Devices and Circuits II (5)
- B EE 341 Discrete Time Linear Systems (5)
- B EE 361 Applied Electromagnetics (5)
- B EE 425 Microprocessor System Design (5)
- B ENGR 494 Engineering Design and Innovation (3)
- B ENGR 495 Capstone Project in Engineering I (3)
- B ENGR 496 Capstone Project in Engineering II (4)
Electrical Engineering Electives (15 credits)
Choose three additional 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.
- B EE 381 Introduction to Electric Power Generation (5)
- B EE 417 Digital Communication (5)
- B EE 427 Introduction to Digital System Design Using Hardware Description Languages (5)
- B EE 433 Electronic Circuit Design (5)
- B EE 436 Biomedical Instrumentation I (5)
- B EE 437 Biomedical Instrumentation II (5)
- B EE 440 Electronic Test and Measurement (5)
- B EE 442 Digital Signal Processing (5)
- B EE 445 Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing (5)
- B EE 447 Introduction to Control Systems (5)
- B EE 450 Introduction to Power Electronics (5)
- B EE 451 Introduction to MEMS (5)
- B EE 454 Introduction to RF and Microwave Engineering (5)
- B EE 455 Introduction to Electrical Machines and Drives (5)
- B EE 457 Electrical/Power Electronic System in Renewable Energy (5)
- B EE 477 Power System Fundamentals (5)
- B EE 478 Power System Analysis (5)
- B EE 482 Semiconductor Devices (5)
- B EE 484 Sensors and Sensor Systems (5)
- B EE 486 Fundamentals of Integrated Circuit Technology (5)
- B EE 490 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (1-5, max. 10)
- B EE 498 Independent Study in Electrical Engineering (2-5, max. 10)
- B EE 499 Undergraduate Research in Electrical Engineering (2-5, max. 10)
- CSS 427 Introduction to Embedded Systems (5)
Foundational Courses (65-66 credits)
* Admission 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 Multivariable Calculus (5)
- STMATH 390 Probability and Statistics in Engineering (5)
- B CHEM 143+144 General Chemistry I/Lab (6) (or CHEM 142 (5))
- * B PHYS 121 Mechanics (5)
- B PHYS 122 Electromagnetism and Oscillatory Motion (5)
- B PHYS 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 (15-20 credits)
* Admission prerequisite courses. Please visit our admissions page for more information.
- * B WRIT 134 Composition (5) (or both B WRIT 132 (5) and 133 (5) or ENGL 131 Composition: Exposition (5))
- B WRIT 135 Research Writing (5) or ENGL 141 The Research Paper (5)
- CSS 301 Technical Writing for Computing Professionals (5)
Additional courses and graduation policies
To graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), students:
- Must complete a minimum of 180 credits, including admission prerequisites, with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
- Must earn a 2.0 or higher in each course used for the Core Courses, EE Electives, Foundational Courses, and English Composition and Writing requirements.
- Must earn a grade of 0.7 or higher in each course used for UW general education requirements.
- May transfer a maximum of 15 credits of EE coursework from other institutions, including other UW campuses. Exceptions to this policy must be petitioned.