USC EE: Undergrad Accelerated Master's Degree Track

An accelerated schedule enables a student to complete the requirements for both a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in only 4 1/2 years (9 semesters). This is accomplished by structuring the schedule to allow the student to take graduate-level coursework in the fourth year. An extra semester is needed to complete the 30 hours of graduate-level coursework required for the Master's Degree.

The acceleration of the schedule begins in the second semester of the second year, with the student completing a Liberal Arts Elective course normally taken in the fourth year. The third year is changed with the completion of two elective courses, a Liberal Arts Elective course and a Career Plan Elective course, normally completed in the fourth year. These changes allow the addition of five graduate courses during the fourth year.

FIRST YEAR (35 hours)
FIRST SEMESTER			SECOND SEMESTER
Number	Title	Cr	Number	Title	Cr
CHEM 111	General Chemistry	4	CSCE 145	Introduction to Algorithmic Design	4
ENGL 101	Composition	3	ENGL 102	Composition and Literature	3
ELCT 101	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	3	ELCT 102	Electrical Science	3
MATH 141	Calculus I	4	MATH 142	Calculus II	4
	Liberal Arts Elective (1)	3	PHYS 211	Essentials of Physics I	3
			PHYS 211L	Essentials of Physics I Lab	1
	Total Hours for Semester	17		Total Hours for Semester	18
SECOND YEAR (35 hours)
FIRST SEMESTER			SECOND SEMESTER
Number	Title	Cr	Number	Title	Cr
CSCE 211	Digital Logic Design	3	CSCE 212	Introduction to Computer Architecture	3
ELCT 221	Circuit Theory	3	ELCT 222	Signals and Systems	3
MATH 242	Elementary Differential Equations	3	MATH 241	Vector Calculus	3
PHYS 212	Essentials of Physics II	3	ELCT 201	EE Lab I	3
PHYS 212L	Essentials of Physics II Lab	1	STAT 509	Statistics for Engineers	3
CSCE 146	Introduction to Algorithmic Design II(1)	4		Liberal Arts Elective (1)	3
	Total Hours for Semester	17		Total Hours for Semester	18
THIRD YEAR (36 hours)
FIRST SEMESTER			SECOND SEMESTER
Number	Title	Cr	Number	Title	Cr
ELCT 321	Digital Signal Processing	3	ELCT 301	EE Lab II	3
ELCT 350	Modeling and Simulation I	3	ELCT 331	Control Systems	3
ELCT 361	Electromagnetics I	3	ECON 421	Engineering Economics	3
ELCT 363	Semiconductor Materials	3		Free Elective (2)	3
ELCT 371	Electronics I	3		Career Plan Elective (3)	3
	Liberal Arts Elective (1)	3		Career Plan Elective (3)	3
	Total Hours for Semester	18		Total Hours for Semester	18
FOURTH YEAR (15 hours UG, 15 hours Grad)
FIRST SEMESTER			SECOND SEMESTER
Number	Title	Cr	Number	Title	Cr
ELCT 401	EE Control Systems Lab	3	ELCT 402	EE Design Project	3
	Career Plan Elective (3)	3		Career Plan Elective (3)	3
	Career Plan Elective (3)	3		Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3		Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3		Graduate Course (3)	3
	Total Hours for Semester	15		Total Hours for Semester	15
FIFTH YEAR (15 hours Grad)
GRADUATE SEMESTER
Number	Title	Cr
	Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3
	Graduate Course (3)	3
	Total Hours for Semester	15
NOTES
(1)	Liberal Arts Electives	The Liberal Arts course should consist of: 3 credit hours in a history course 3 credit hours in a fine arts course 3 credit hours in an ethics course. See the Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Degree Requirements below for acceptable courses.
(2)	Free Elective Course	Any course offered at the University may be taken Requires draft of career plan to be completed before approval.
(3)	Career Plan Electives	Five of the courses listed below that meet the requirements of at least one career plan must be taken Career plan must be completed and approved by advisor
	- Communications	ELCT 332 - Communications ELCT 362 � Electromagnetics II ELCT 562 � Wireless Communications ELCT 564 � RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications ELCT 566 � Intro to Optoelectronics ELCT 575 � Advanced Electronics ELCT 580 � Audio Electronics CSCE 516 � Computer Networks Replaces ELCT 561 - Prior ELCT 561 credit will be accepted
	- Microelectronics	ELCT 362 � Electromagnetics II ELCT 540 - Nanotechnology ELCT 563 - Advanced Semiconductors ELCT 566 � Intro to Optoelectronics ELCT 574 - Semiconductor Devices ELCT 575 � Advanced Electronics ELCT 576 � Semiconductor Laboratory ELCT 581 - Physics of Semiconductor Devices ELCT 582 - Semiconductor Laboratory
	- Energy and Control	ELCT 332 - Communications ELCT 362 � Electromagnetics II ELCT 530 - Industrial Controls ELCT 531 � Digital Controls ELCT 551 � Power Systems ELCT 553 � Electromechanical Energy Conversion ELCT 572 � Power Electronics
	- Modeling and Simulation	ELCT 353 - Modeling and Simulation ELCT 362 � Electromagnetics II ELCT 531 � Digital Controls ELCT 573 � High Speed Digital Systems ELCT 575 � Advanced Electronics MATH 526 � Numerical Linear Algebra MATH 544 - Linear Algebra No longer offered - Prior ELCT 353 credit may be accepted
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADAUTE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Liberal Arts Requirements: (18 Hours)
	English (6 hours)	ENGL 101 - Required and must be completed with a "C" or better grade. ENGL 102 - Required and must be completed with a "C" or better grade.
	Economics (3 hours)	ECON 421 - Required.
	History (3 Hours)	HIST - Any course ARMY - 406, 407 (Army cadets only) Navy - 303 (Midshipmen Only)
	Fine Arts (3 Hours)	ARTE - 101 ARTH - 105, 106* THSP - 200, 561, 562 MUSC - 110, 140, 145, any MUSC history course above 300 * All advanced courses in the field are acceptable, provided the student meets the requirements.
	Ethics (3 Hours)	PHIL - 211, 212, 311, 317, 318, 321, 341
Foreign Language Requirements: (6 Hours)
	May be satisfied by scoring a "2" or higher on the Foreign Language Placement Test.