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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor's Degree Program
in Electrical Engineering

Educational Objectives

The objectives of the undergraduate Electrical Engineering program are to produce graduates who will:

  1. contribute to the economic development of this state and the nation by the competent and ethical practice of electrical engineering

  2. be recruited by leading industrial, governmental, and academic organizations

  3. assume leadership roles in their organizations by virtue of their excellent technical abilities, communication skills, and comprehensive vision

  4. use their technical competence to creatively solve electrical engineering problems for the betterment of society

  5. ceaselessly improve their technical competence

Electrical Engineering Curriculum

The Electrical Engineering curriculum is roughly divided into two segments, lower division and upper division. Lower division courses lay the groundwork for upper division courses and must be completed with sufficiently high grades to show that a student is adequately prepared for the in-depth studies of the Upper Division. Students must pass the upper division checkpoint in order to enroll in upper division classes.

Lower Division

The freshman year emphasizes basic skills in math, science, computing, and humanities, but also includes two courses which introduce students to electrical engineering as a field of study.

The sophomore year provides a firm grounding in the fundamentals of electrical engineering, as well as additional background work in computing, math, and science.

Upper Division

Courses at the Junior level reveal the diversity of electrical engineering. The variety of courses taken in this year provide an introduction to each important topic, and form the core knowledge of an electrical engineer.

The senior year allows opportunities for the student to acquire knowledge within one or more specialized areas in accordance with the student's career goals. At this level, each student's individual program of study must be crafted in consultation with their advisor, and approved through appropriate channels.

Laboratory courses form a consistent thread through the curriculum and serve as integrating experiences. These courses bring together and build on knowledge from a multiplicity of other courses; each laboratory course should therefore be taken at a point in each student's program of study when the student is best able to capitalize on knowledge gained in background courses in order to successfully complete the laboratory requirements and in order to best benefit from new material contained in that lab.
FRESHMAN 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
SOPHOMORE YEAR (32 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      
  Total Hours for Semester 17   Total Hours for Semester 15
JUNIOR YEAR (30 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
  Total Hours for Semester 15   Total Hours for Semester 15
SENIOR YEAR (24 hours)
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   Career Plan Elective (3) 3
  Liberal Arts Elective (1) 3   Liberal Arts Elective (1) 3
  Total Hours for Semester 12   Total Hours for Semester 12
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 UNDERGRADUATE 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.
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