Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.

General Education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog. In order to satisfy both general education and other program requirements, in some of the general education areas students should select from the courses listed below.

Foundations:

• Writing Foundations - WRT 1060 
• Formal Reasoning (Satisfied by MTH 1554 for engineering majors; see Mathematics and sciences)

Explorations: One course from each of the seven Explorations areas:

• Arts
• Language and Culture
• Global Perspective
• Literature
• Natural Science and Technology (satisfied by EGR 2400 or EGR 2500; see engineering core)
• Social Science (satisfied by ECN 1500, ECN 2010, or ECN 2020; see Additional Major Requirements)
• Western Civilization (satisfied by PHL 1310; see Additional Major Requirements)

Integration:

• Knowledge Applications (satisfied by MTH 1555 for engineering majors; see Mathematics and sciences)
• Capstone (satisfied by ECE 4999; see Required Professional Subjects)

U.S. Diversity:

• May be met by an approved course in the Explorations area

Writing Intensive:

• Writing Intensive in the Major (satisfied by ECE 4999; see Required Professional Subjects)
• Writing Intensive in General Education (may be met by an approved course in the Explorations area)

Additional Major Requirements:

All students must meet the following requirements. Courses from these selections can meet general education exploration areas above,

• Professional Ethics: PHL 1310 - Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering
• Economics: Choose one from ECN 1500, ECN 2010, or ECN 2020

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an SECS Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Mathematics and sciences

Students must complete at least 30 credits in the required math/science area. Students with fewer than 30 credit hours of math/science, for example due to transfers from another institution, must take additional courses to satisfy this requirement. Additional courses in math/science must be from the approved Math/Science Elective Options.

• APM 2555 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)
• CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4)
• MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
• MTH 1555 - Calculus II (4)
• MTH 2554 - Multivariable Calculus (4)
• PHY 1510 - Introductory Physics I (4)
• PHY 1520 - Introductory Physics II (4)
• Approved Math/Science Elective from list below

Engineering core

• EGR 1200 - Engineering Graphics and CAD (1)
• EGR 1400 - Computer Problem Solving in Engineering and Computer Science (4)
• EGR 2400 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
• EGR 2500 - Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4)
• EGR 2600 - Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (4)
• EGR 2800 - Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)

Required professional subjects

• ECE 2005 - Electric Circuits (4)
• ECE 2700 - Digital Logic Design (4)
• ECE 3100 - Electronic Circuits and Devices I (4)
• ECE 3105 - Electronic Circuits and Devices II (4)
• ECE 3204 - Signals and Systems (4)
• ECE 3300 - Electromagnetics I (4)
• ECE 3600 - Electrical Machines (4)
• ECE 4999 - Senior Design (4)

Professional electives

Students must complete 16 credit hours of professional elective courses. To complete this requirement, students can either select a major-dependent concentration or select from the depth areas below. Students interested in selecting a concentration can find the requirements printed following the list of depth areas. Students preferring to select from the depth areas below are required to:

• complete two Key courses,
• one elective under one of the key courses,
• and one additional elective chosen from any 4000 level ECE course, except for ECE 4731/5731. Students with an overall GPA of 3.0 or greater may select one elective from ECE 5000 or SYS 5000 level courses. Prior approval of the chairperson of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is required for ECE 4996 and ECE 4998.

The professional depth areas are:

Major standing

To enroll in 3000- or higher-level courses and to become candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Electrical Engineering, students must gain major standing.  An application for major standing should be submitted prior to intended enrollment in 3000- or higher-level courses.  Forms may be obtained from the SECS Undergraduate Advising Office or from the SECS website. At the time that major standing is approved, students with majors of Pre-Electrical Engineering will have their major changed to Electrical Engineering. Approval of both a major standing application and change of major to Electrical Engineering is required prior to enrolling in any 3000- or higher-level courses.

To gain major standing in Electrical Engineering, students must:

A) have an average GPA of 2.0 in the following mathematics and science courses: MTH 1554 , MTH 1555 , APM 2555 , CHM 1440 , PHY 1510 , PHY 1520  

B) have an average GPA of 2.0 in the following engineering core courses: EGR 1200 , EGR 1400 , EGR 2400 , EGR 2500 , EGR 2600 , EGR 2800 ;

C) have no more than two grades below C in the required courses listed in A and B above;

D) have not attempted any course listed in A and B above more than three times; and

E) have not repeated more than three different courses listed in A and B. Courses in which a W (withdrawal) grade is recorded will not be counted.

Conditional major standing may be granted in the semester in which the student will complete the courses listed in A and B above.

Performance requirements

Satisfactory completion of the program requires a GPA of at least 2.0 within each course group: mathematics and sciences, engineering core, and professional courses (including required professional subjects and professional electives) and a grade of C or better in the senior design capstone course (ECE 4999). Within professional courses, at most two grades below C are permitted, at most two different courses may be repeated, and a total of three attempts per course are permitted.

Sample electrical engineering program schedule

Students entering the School of Engineering and Computer Science with the required background may follow a schedule such as the one indicated below. However, students will need additional time to complete the program if they do not have the required background upon entrance to the program.