Electrical Engineering, BS
Program Description
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering provides students with necessary skills to design, analyze, and build electrical, electronic, and electromechanical systems. Electrical engineering emphasizes electrical system design and control and extends into the areas of analog circuits, digital circuits, embedded systems, signal processing, electromagnetics, semiconductor devices, and electrical power. A student with a degree from this program will be well prepared to pursue either advanced degrees in engineering or computer science, or to pursue a technical career in fields such as electrical power systems, communications, or electronics design.
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Admission Requirements
The admissions process works as follows:
- Student applies and is accepted to Utah Tech
- Student designates their major as Pre-Engineering (pursuing Associate of Pre-Engineering)
- Student passes the following courses with a C- or better:
- MECH 1000
- MECH 1200/05
- MATH 1210
- MATH 1220
- CHEM 1210/1215
- PHYS 2210/2215
- Student meets with the engineering advisor to ensure that required courses are complete and to make an academic plan
- Student’s major is switched from Pre-Engineering to Electrical Engineering
Program Curriculum
123.5 credits
Utah Tech General Education Requirements
All Utah Tech General Education requirements must be fulfilled. A previously earned degree may fulfill those requirements, but courses must be equivalent to Utah Tech's minimum General Education standards in American Institutions, English, and Mathematics.
General Education Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| English | 3-7 | |
| Mathematics | 3-5 | |
| American Institutions | 3-6 | |
| Life Sciences | 3-10 | |
| Physical Sciences | 3-5 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Literature/Humanities | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Exploration | 3-5 | |
Electrical Engineering Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| ECE 2100 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| ECE 2700 & ECE 2705 | Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2280 & ECE 2285 | Microelectronics and Microelectronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3300 & ECE 3305 | Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines and Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3500 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ECE 3600 & ECE 3605 | Electric Machinery and Electric Machinery Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3730 & ECE 3735 | Embedded Systems I and Embedded Systems I Lab | 4 |
| ECE 4000 | EE Product Design I | 3 |
| ECE 4010 | EE Product Design II | 3 |
| ENGL 3010 | Professional Writing and Business Ethics | 3 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 2210 | Multivariable Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 3400 | Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| MECH 1000 & MECH 1005 | Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab | 3 |
| MECH 1200 & MECH 1205 | Coding and Coding Lab | 4 |
| MECH 2210 & MECH 2215 | Circuits and Circuits Lab | 4 |
| MECH 2250 & MECH 2255 | Sensors & Actuators and Sensors & Actuators Lab | 4 |
| MECH 3200 & MECH 3205 | Systems & Controls and Systems & Controls Lab | 3.5 |
| PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | 5 |
Electrical Engineering Tech Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 18 credits from the following: | ||
NOTE: Only 3 credits may be from research and design practicum (ECE 4800R, MECH 4800R, MECH 4860R) | ||
NOTE: 9 credits must have an ECE prefix (excludes research and design practicum) | ||
NOTE: All other courses require approval from the Engineering Department | ||
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 123.5 college-level credits (1000 and above)
- Complete at least 40 upper-division credits (3000 and above)
- Complete at least 30 upper-division credits at Utah Tech for institutional residency
- Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher
- Grade C- or better in all Electrical Engineering Required Courses and Tech Elective Courses.
- Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam