CanvasProgram Description
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering provides students with necessary skills to design, analyze, and build electrical, electronic, and electromechanical systems. Electrical engineering emphasizes electrical system design and control and extends into the areas of analog circuits, digital circuits, embedded systems, signal processing, electromagnetics, semiconductor devices, and electrical power. A student with a degree from this program will be well prepared to pursue either advanced degrees in engineering or computer science, or to pursue a technical career in fields such as electrical power systems, communications, or electronics design.
Professional Licensure/Certification (PLC) Requirements
The curriculum for programs at Dixie State University customarily leading to licensure have been designed to meet the educational licensure/certification requirements in Utah as well as to prepare students to apply for licensure exams in the State of Utah. The licensure boards in each state are responsible for establishing the requirements for licensure/certification for their state. Requirement may vary state to state and may change at any time. Students who intend to use their DSU degree to secure licensure in any state other than Utah will need to review the professional licensure disclosures in that state pertaining to their program and consult with the state professional licensing board. For more information, visit the State Authorization and Professional Licensure web page and select your program, or speak to the director of your program.
Admission Requirements
The admissions process works as follows:
- Student applies and is accepted to DSU
- Student designates their major as Pre-Engineering (pursuing Associate of Pre-Engineering)
- Student passes the following courses with a C- or better:
- MECH 1000
- MECH 1200/05
- MATH 1210
- MATH 1220
- CHEM 1210/1215
- PHYS 2210/2215
- Student meets with the engineering advisor to ensure that required courses are complete and to make an academic plan
- Student’s major is switched from Pre-Engineering to Electrical Engineering
Program Curriculum
123.5 credits
DSU General Education Requirements
All DSU General Education requirements must be fulfilled. A previously earned degree may fulfill those requirements, but courses must be equivalent to DSU’s minimum General Education standards in American Institutions, English, and Mathematics.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Core Requirements | ||
| English | 3-7 | |
| Mathematics | 3-5 | |
| American Institutions | 3-6 | |
| Life Sciences | 3-10 | |
| Physical Sciences | 3-5 | |
| Laboratory Science | 0-1 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Literature/Humanities | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Exploration | 3-5 | |
Electrical Engineering Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| ECE 2100 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| ECE 2700 & ECE 2705 | Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2280 & ECE 2285 | Microelectronics and Microelectronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3300 & ECE 3305 | Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines and Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3500 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ECE 3600 & ECE 3605 | Power Electronics and Power Electronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3730 & ECE 3735 | Embedded Systems I and Embedded Systems I Lab | 4 |
| ECE 4000 | EE Product Design I | 3 |
| ECE 4010 | EE Product Design II | 3 |
| ENGL 3010 | Professional Writing and Business Ethics | 3 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 2210 | Multivariable Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 3400 | Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| MECH 1000 & MECH 1005 | Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab | 3 |
| MECH 1200 & MECH 1205 | Coding and Coding Lab | 4 |
| MECH 2210 & MECH 2215 | Circuits and Circuits Lab | 4 |
| MECH 2250 & MECH 2255 | Sensors & Actuators and Sensors & Actuators Lab | 4 |
| MECH 3200 & MECH 3205 | Systems & Controls and Systems & Controls Lab | 3.5 |
| PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | 5 |
Electrical Engineering Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 18 credits from the following: | ||
| Any ECE 4xxx (excluding ECE 4000, 4005, 4010, 4015) | ||
| Any MECH 4xxx (excluding MECH 4000, 4010) | ||
| MATH 4xxx (excluding MATH 4500, 4890R, 4900) | ||
| Any CS 4xxx (excluding CS 4600, 4920R, 4990, 4991R, 4992) | ||
| Any CHEM 4xxx (excluding CHEM 4800R, 4910) | ||
| MATH 3150 | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 3450 | Statistical Inference | 3 |
| CS 3010 | Mobile Application Development for Android | 3 |
| CS 3020 | Mobile Application Development: iOS | 3 |
| CS 3510 | Advanced Algorithms/Data Structures | 3 |
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 123.5 college-level credits (1000 and above)
- Complete at least 40 upper-division credits (3000 and above)
- Complete at least 30 upper-division credits at DSU for institutional residency
- Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher
- Grade C- or better in all Electrical Engineering Required Courses and Technical Elective Courses.
- Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam
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Graduation Plan - 4 years
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MECH 1000 & MECH 1005 | Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab | 3 |
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| ENGL 2010 | Interm Writing Selected Topics: (EN) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 1200 & MECH 1205 | Coding and Coding Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II (MA) | 4 |
| General Education (Life Science) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 2700 & ECE 2705 | Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Lab | 4 |
| MECH 2210 & MECH 2215 | Circuits and Circuits Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | 5 |
| MATH 2210 | Multivariable Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 2250 & MECH 2255 | Sensors & Actuators and Sensors & Actuators Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2280 & ECE 2285 | Microelectronics and Microelectronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2100 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 3730 & ECE 3735 | Embedded Systems I and Embedded Systems I Lab | 4 |
| MECH 3200 & MECH 3205 | Systems & Controls and Systems & Controls Lab | 3.5 |
| ECE 3300 & ECE 3305 | Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines and Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines Lab | 4 |
| MATH 3400 | Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| Hours | 14.5 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 3600 & ECE 3605 | Power Electronics and Power Electronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3500 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| Tech Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 2 | 3 | |
| General Education (Lit / Humanities) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 4000 | EE Product Design I | 3 |
| ENGL 3010 | Professional Writing and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Tech Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 4 | 3 | |
| General Education (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 4010 | EE Product Design II | 3 |
| Tech Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 6 | 3 | |
| General Education (American Institutions) | 3 | |
| General Education (Social & Behavioral Science) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 123.5 | |
Graduation Plan - 5 years (MATH 1010)
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MECH 1000 & MECH 1005 | Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Writing (EN) | 3 |
| General Education (Life Science) | 3 | |
| MATH 1010 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 1200 & MECH 1205 | Coding and Coding Lab | 4 |
| MATH 1080 | Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry (MA) | 5 |
| ENGL 2010 | Interm Writing Selected Topics: (EN) | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 2700 & ECE 2705 | Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II (MA) | 4 |
| General Education (American Institutions) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MECH 2210 & MECH 2215 | Circuits and Circuits Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | 5 |
| MATH 2210 | Multivariable Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 2250 & MECH 2255 | Sensors & Actuators and Sensors & Actuators Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2280 & ECE 2285 | Microelectronics and Microelectronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2100 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 3730 & ECE 3735 | Embedded Systems I and Embedded Systems I Lab | 4 |
| MECH 3200 & MECH 3205 | Systems & Controls and Systems & Controls Lab | 3.5 |
| ECE 3300 & ECE 3305 | Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines and Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines Lab | 4 |
| MATH 3400 | Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| Hours | 14.5 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 3600 & ECE 3605 | Power Electronics and Power Electronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3500 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| Tech Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| 5th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 4000 | EE Product Design I | 3 |
| Tech Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 4 | 3 | |
| ENGL 3010 | Professional Writing and Business Ethics | 3 |
| General Education (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 4010 | EE Product Design II | 3 |
| Tech Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 6 | 3 | |
| General Education (Lit / Humanities) | 3 | |
| General Education (Social & Behavioral Science) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 135.5 | |
Graduation Plan - 5 years (MATH 1050)
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MECH 1000 & MECH 1005 | Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Writing (EN) | 3 |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra / Pre-Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| General Education (Life Science) | 3 | |
| General Education (Lit / Humanities) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 1200 & MECH 1205 | Coding and Coding Lab | 4 |
| ENGL 2010 | Interm Writing Selected Topics: (EN) | 3 |
| MATH 1060 | Trigonometry (MA) | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 2700 & ECE 2705 | Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II (MA) | 4 |
| General Education (American Institutions) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MECH 2210 & MECH 2215 | Circuits and Circuits Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | 5 |
| MATH 2210 | Multivariable Calculus (MA) | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MECH 2250 & MECH 2255 | Sensors & Actuators and Sensors & Actuators Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2280 & ECE 2285 | Microelectronics and Microelectronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 2100 | Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 3730 & ECE 3735 | Embedded Systems I and Embedded Systems I Lab | 4 |
| MECH 3200 & MECH 3205 | Systems & Controls and Systems & Controls Lab | 3.5 |
| ECE 3300 & ECE 3305 | Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines and Electromagnetics & Transmission Lines Lab | 4 |
| MATH 3400 | Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| Hours | 14.5 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 3600 & ECE 3605 | Power Electronics and Power Electronics Lab | 4 |
| ECE 3500 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| Tech Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| 5th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECE 4000 | EE Product Design I | 3 |
| Tech Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 4 | 3 | |
| ENGL 3010 | Professional Writing and Business Ethics | 3 |
| General Education (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE 4010 | EE Product Design II | 3 |
| Tech Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Tech Elective 6 | 3 | |
| General Education (Social & Behavioral Science) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 133.5 | |
Electrical Engineering Program Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, students will be able to:
- Formulate and evaluate complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, & mathematics.
- Create solutions using the engineering design process that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for relevant global, cultural, social, environment, ethical, and/or economic factors.
- Design experiments for electrical systems or processes, analyze resulting experimental data, and make informed conclusions from the data.
- Collaborate effectively with others to establish goals, meet deadlines, and articulate results.
- Design, prototype, and troubleshoot electrical systems that accomplish a specified task or objective.