The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's electrical engineering bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.
The Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.
First Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA 1160 Calculus with Technology I | 4 | |
| PH 1100 Physics I Lab | MA 1160 (Concurrent) | 1 |
| ENG 1101 Engineering Analysis and Problem Solving | MA 1160 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| CS 1121 Introduction to Programming I | 3 | |
| UN 1015 Composition | 3 | |
| Essential Education: Activities for Well-being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 15 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA 2160 Calculus with Technology II | MA 1160 | 4 |
| PH 2100 University Physics I | MA 1160, PH 1100 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| CH 1150 University Chemistry I | MA 1160 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| CH 1151 University Chemistry Lab I | 1 | |
| ENG 1102 Engineering Modeling and Design | ENG 1101, MA 1160 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| Essential Education: Foundations of the Human World | 3 | |
| Total | 17 |
Second Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA 2321 Elementary Linear Algebra | MA 2160 | 2 |
| MA 3521 Elementary Differential Equations | MA 2160 | 2 |
| PH 1200 Physics II Lab | PH 1100 | 1 |
| PH 2200 University Physics II | MA 2160, PH 2100, PH 1200 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| EE 2112 Electric Circuits and Lab | MA 3521 (Concurrent) | 4 |
| Essential Education: Arts and Culture | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA 3160 Multivariable Calculus with Technology | MA 2160 | 4 |
| EE 2174 Digital Logic and Lab | CS 1121 | 4 |
| EE 3120 Electric Energy Systems | EE 2112 | 3 |
| Essential Education: Communication Intensive | 3 | |
| Essential Education: Activities for Well-being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EE 3131 Electronics and Lab | EE 2112 | 4 |
| EE 3140 Electromagnetics | EE 2112, MA 2160, PH 2200 | 3 |
| EE 3160 Signals and Systems | EE 2112, MA 2321, MA 3521 | 3 |
| Essential Education: Shape | 3 | |
| Essential Education: Intercultural Competency | 3 | |
| Total | 16 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EE 3174 Introduction to Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems | EE 2174, CS 1121 | 4 |
| EE 3180 Introduction to Probability and Random Signal Analysis | EE 3160 | 3 |
| EE 3901 Design Fundamentals | EE 2112, UN 1015 | 2 |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Select Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education: Experience | 3 | |
| Essential Education: Activities for Well-being and Success | 1 | |
| EE 4901 EE Design Project 1 | EE 3131, EE 3901, EE 3174 (Concurrent) | 2 |
| Total | 18 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| EE Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| EE 4910 EE Design Project 2 | EE 4901 | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
Grand Total = 128 Credits
*Prerequisites must be completed before the course. Concurrent prerequisites—identified with a (C)—may be taken before or alongside the course.
Essential Education Requirements
- 24 total credits
- Required courses are
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UN 1015-Composition (3 credits),
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a Foundations in the Human World course (3 credits),
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a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),
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an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),
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an Intercultural Competency (3000+) course (3 credits),
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a SHAPE course (EC 3400, 3 credits),
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an Essential Education Experience (3000+) course (3 credits),
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3 credits of Activities for Wellbeing and Success.
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Free Electives
Variable. Any coursework is allowable, excluding coursework below the 1000-level. The number of free elective credits required is dependent on how many additional credits are required beyond Major requirements and Essential Education requirements to reach a total of 128 credits.
EE Technical Electives
24 credits. Any EE course except EE3010, EE4000, EE4805, EE4901, EE 4910, and those in major requirements. No more than seven credits of EE 2000-level courses are allowed.
SELECT Approved Elective
Choose one course
- BE2400
- BL2010
- CS1142
- CEE3502
- CEE3503
- EC3400
- EE3373 (or EET3373)
- ENG2120
- ENG3200
- ENG4515
- ME2110
- ME2700
- ME320
- MSE2100
- MSE4292
- PH2300
- PH2400
- PH3300
Approved Electives
Refer to your degree audit report with the engineering design path for list of valid courses.
Requisite Definitions
Prerequisite
- A prerequisite or pre-req course must be successfully completed prior to taking the subsequent course.
Concurrent Prerequisites
- A concurrent prerequisite or concurrent course may be taken at the same time, although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
Required Corequisite
- Required corequisite or co-req courses must be taken together in the same semester.