UT Dallas 2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Degree Requirements (128 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Core Course 3 ENGR 2300 5, 8 3
EE 1100 5, 6 1 EE 1202 5, 6 2
MATH 2417 1, 3, 5 2090 4 MATH 2419 1, 3, 5, 8 090 4
or MATH 2413 1, 3, 5 2090 or MATH 2414 1, 3, 5, 8 2090
RHET 1302 1, 9 1090 3 EE 2310 5, 6 3
CS 1325 5, 7 3 PHYS 2325 1, 4, 5, 8 3090 3
ECS 1100 5 1 PHYS 2125 1, 4, 5, 8 3090 1
Total  15 Total  16
 
Semester 3 - Summer Notes Preferred Core SCH
MATH 2415 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 2090 4
Total  0-4
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 4 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 5 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Core Course 3 EE 2301 5, 8 3
Core Course 3 ENGR 3300 5 3
ENGR 3341 5, 8 3 EE 3320 3
MATH 2420 5, 8 4 EE 3201 2
PHYS 2326 1, 4, 5, 8 3090 3 EE 3310 5, 8 3
PHYS 2126 5, 8 1 CHEM 1311 1, 5 3090 3
CHEM 1111 1, 5 090 1
Total  17 Total  18
 
Junior Year
Semester 6 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 7 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
EE 3161 1 Core Course 3
ECS 3390 1, 2, 5, 8 010 3 Core Course 3
EE 3302 5, 8 3 Major Core Lab 2
EE 3311 5, 8 3 EE 4310 5, 8 3
EE 3202 2 EE 4370 3
Core Course 3
Total  15 Total  14
 
Senior Year
Semester 8 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 9 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
EE 4301 5 3 Major Guided Elective 3
EE 4388 5, 8 3 Major Guided Elective 3
Core Course 3 EE 4389 5, 8 3
Major Guided Elective 3 Free Elective 5-9
Major Guided Elective 3
Total  15 Total  14-18
 
NOTES:
1Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum.
3Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and five semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Component Area Option Core.
4Six semester credit hours of Physics (PHYS 2325 and PHYS 2326) are counted under Science Core and one semester credit hour (PHYS 2125) is counted under the Component Area Option Core.
5Students must pass each of the EE, CS, Math and Science courses listed in this degree plan and each of their prerequisites, with a grade of C- or better.
6Transfer students with sufficient background may petition to substitute upper-division semester credit hours in the major for this class.
7Depending on placement, student may need to complete CS 1436 prior to enrolling in CS 1325.
8Earliest semester course can be taken due to pre- or co-requisite course requirements.
9Must complete by 3rd semester of enrollment.
10To complete degree in the optimal amount of time, a summer term may be necessary for students completing MATH Sequence II (MATH 2413, MATH 2414, and MATH 2415).
Students wishing to fast track into the graduate program in Accounting may take up to six (6) semester credit hours of graduate ACCT electives - see the Undergraduate Accounting Program Director or the Associate Area Coordinator, for specific fast-track courses. Cumulative GPA of 3.4 minimum required for Fast-Track Program. See Academic Advisor for other requirements.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
128 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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