Electrical Engineering / Bachelor of Science
Program: BS-EECE-1
Total Credit Hours: 133
Major Credit Hours: 90
Electrical engineers design devices and systems that transport, transform, and control electrical energy to accomplish tasks. From the hardly visible circuits that power today's mobile computing devices to the electrical grid that carries electricity across the country, electrical engineers design, build, test, and deploy circuits that operate at all these scales and for a tremendous variety of purposes. They develop solutions to problems that obey design, performance, and safety constraints, using their deep knowledge of mathematics and physics to optimize their innovations. Lewis University’s electrical engineering program focuses on the large-scale applications associated with the electric power grid, electric machinery, control systems, and power electronics, but the dependence of these applications on other areas of the field, including radio frequency interference, electromagnetism, and digital logic, means that graduates of this program will possess both the breadth and depth of knowledge needed to begin long, productive careers in the electrical engineering field.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Foundations | ||
| CHEM 11000 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 11100 | General Chemistry 1 Lab | 1 |
| CPSC 21000 | Programming Fundamentals | 3 |
| MATH 20900 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MATH 22000 | Applied Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 23500 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| MATH 25000 | Calculus 3 | 4 |
| MATH 30000 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 30500 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| PHYS 21000 | General Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 21100 | General Physics 1 Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 21500 | General Physics 2 | 3 |
| PHYS 21600 | General Physics 2 Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 21800 | General Physics 3 | 3 |
| PHYS 21900 | General Physics 3 Lab | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering Core | ||
| ECEN 10000 | Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 |
| ECEN 20000 | Engineering Design and Tools | 3 |
| ECEN 21000 | Logic Design | 3 |
| ECEN 22000 | Circuit Analysis 1 | 4 |
| ECEN 22100 | Circuit Analysis 2 | 3 |
| ECEN 23000 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ECEN 25000 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| ECEN 27000 | Applied Electromagnetics | 3 |
| ECEN 35000 | Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| ECEN 37000 | Electromechanics | 3 |
| ECEN 37500 | Control Systems | 3 |
| ECEN 38000 | Electric Power Systems | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Any 20000-level or above ECEN course | ||
| Mathematical Modeling | ||
| Mechanics | ||
| Electricity and Magnetism | ||
| Analog and Digital Electronics | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Computational Electrodynamics | ||
| Solid State Physics | ||
| Capstone | ||
| ECEN 40000 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Practice | 3 |
| ECEN 49600 | Electrical-Computer Engineering Senior Project | 3 |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
Advanced Writing Requirement
The Advanced Writing Requirement of the General Education Curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of ECEN 49600 Electrical-Computer Engineering Senior Project.
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Fast Track Course Options
Students who are enrolled in the MSECE Fast Track program may take the graduate course ECEN 57000 Fundamentals of Electric Power Systems instead of ECEN 38000 Electric Power Systems. Additionally, Fast Track students should take 50000-level or above ECEN courses appropriate for their chosen MSECE specialization as Electrical Engineering electives.
Admission Requirements
Incoming first-year students must be ready to enroll in Calculus 1 to be admitted to the Electrical Engineering program. Transfer students and students who are changing majors must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and must be ready to enroll in Calculus 1. Prospective students wishing to be admitted to the program but who do not currently meet the requirements can be admitted under the Pre-Electrical and Computer Engineering Program. They can then apply for admission to the Electrical Engineering program once transfer admission requirements are met by contacting ece@lewisu.edu.