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Electrical Engineering Track - Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.E.C.E.) Requirements

This major is offered through the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering.

To graduate with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, it is recommended that students follow the sequence of courses below. The sequence of courses includes the general education requirements.

Year One Fall - Take All

MATH 121Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4
CSC 113/CSC 113HIntroduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB

3
ENGR 102Introduction to Engineering Design and Professionalism

3
PHIL 201/HSPH 101/PHIL 201P/PHIL 211The Classical Mind: The Origin and Growth of Western Philosophy

3
ENG 101/ENG 101H/ENG 101CWriting and Rhetoric

3

Year One Spring - Take All

MATH 122Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

4
PHYS 215University Physics I

4
ENGR 106Computer Aided Engineering Tools

3
PHIL 202/HSPH 102/PHIL 212The Modern Mind: Philosophy from Descartes to the Present

3
TRS 201/HSTR 101/TRS 201HFoundations of Theology I: Scripture and Jesus Christ

3

Year Two Fall - Take All

MATH 221Analytic Geometry & Calculus III

4
PHYS 216University Physics II

4
CHEM 107General Chemistry I for Engineers

3
CHEM 113General Chemistry Laboratory I

2
Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Two Spring - Take All

ENGR 222/ENGR 222HEngineering Mathematics I

4
ENGR 212/ENGR 212HElectric Networks

3
ENGR 213Electrical Networks Laboratory

1
CSC 210Discrete Mathematics

3
Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Three Fall - Take All

MATH 309Probability and Statistics for Engineers

3
EE 342Electromagnetic Fields and Waves

3
EE 357Electromag Laboratory

1
EE 311Signals and Systems

3
ENGR 321Electronic Circuits I

3
ENGR 355Electrical Laboratory I

1
Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Three Spring - Take All

EE 326/CSC 326/EE 326Switching Circuits and Logic Design

3
EE 327/CSC 327/EE 327Switching Circuits and Logic Design Laboratory

1
EE 312/CSC 312/EE 312Microprocessor Programming and Design

3
EE 362Analog and Digital Signal Processing

3
ENGR 207Programming Robots and Sensors

3
Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Year Four Fall - Take All

ENGR 401Senior Seminar I

1
EE 421Programmable Logic Devices and HDL Design

3
ENGR 403/ENGR 503Control Systems

3
EE 413Communication Systems and Networks

3
EE 457Communications Laboratory

1
ENGR 441Interdisciplinary Senior Design I

3
Additionally, take one Program Specific Elective (see list below)

Year Four Spring - Take All

EE 405/EE 505Embedded Systems

3
EE 461/EE 561Random Signal Theory

3
EE 466/EE 566Introduction to Electric Machines and Drives

3
ENGR 442Interdisciplinary Senior Design 2

3
Additionally, take one Flexible Schedule Course (see list below)

Calculus/Engineering Mathematics Sequence

These courses must be taken in order.

* Students who don’t place into MATH 121 must first complete MATH 109

* Catholic U currently accepts a 4 or 5 score for AP Calc AB or BC.

MATH 109Pre-Calculus for Engineers

4
MATH 121Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4
MATH 122Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

4
MATH 221Analytic Geometry & Calculus III

4
ENGR 222/ENGR 222HEngineering Mathematics I

4
MATH 309Probability and Statistics for Engineers

3
 

Program Specific Electives

*Students should elect one of the following courses*
ME 427/ME 527Renewable Energy & Technology

3
ME 428/ME 528Energy Storage: Technology & Design

3
EE 462/EE 562Introduction to Electric Power

3
EE 423/EE 523Electromagnetic Compatibility

3
EE 444/EE 544RF and Microwave Circuits

3
EE 458/EE 558Energy Harvesting Technologies

3
 

Flexible Schedule Courses

Taken any time after completing the First Year Curriculum (ENG 101, PHIL 201, PHIL 202, TRS 201)
TRS 202A/TRS 202BThe Church and the Human Person

3
PHIL 362Professional Ethics in Engineering

3
Lit, SS, Fine Art XXX
Literature, Social Science, Fine Art Course

3
XXX
Liberal Studies Elective

3
XXX
Liberal Studies Elective

3