Electrical Engineering Technology Major, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science degree is awarded upon completion of the required program. The program emphasizes theory and practice. Laboratory and lecture classes are generally integrated.

This program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 347-7700 (abet.org). ABET, Inc. was formally known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.

Program Requirements

All candidates for a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology must satisfy all of the degree requirements described below. A grade of “C” or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the Bachelor’s degree.

All MTH, PHY, CHE courses must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better.

Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

General Studies Requirements

Written Communication (6 credits)

ENG 1010 - Composing Arguments Credits: 3
ENG 1020 - Research and Argument Writing Credits: 3

Oral Communication (3 credits)

COMM 1010 - Presentational Speaking Credits: 3

Quantitative Literacy (4 credits)

MTH 1400 - Precalculus Mathematics Credits: 4
The sequence of MTH 1110 - College Algebra for Calculus (4cr) and MTH 1120 - College Trigonometry (3cr) may be substituted for MTH 1400.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

PHI 1030 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
or
PHI 3360 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
See the General Studies section of the catalog for approved courses.

Historical (3 credits)

See the General Studies section of the catalog for approved courses.

Natural and Physical Sciences (10 credits)

CHE 1100 - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 1150 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
PHY 2311 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 2321 - General Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

See the General Studies section of the catalog for approved courses.

Global Diversity (0 or 3 credits)

The department recommends that this requirement be met along with the Arts and Humanities, Historical, or Social and Behavioral Sciences general studies choices. See the General Studies section of the catalog for approved courses.

General Studies Total: 38 credits

Multicultural Requirement (0 or 3 credits)

The department recommends that this requirement be met along with the Arts & Humanities, Historical, or Social & Behavioral Sciences general studies choices. See the Multicultural section of the catalog for approved courses.

Required EET Core Courses

EET 1001 - Electronics: An Introduction Credits: 3 or EET 1040 - Introduction to Engineering Credits: 3
EET 1140 - Circuits I Credits: 4
EET 1150 - Circuits II Credits: 4
EET 2145 - Electronics Credits: 3
EET 2165 - Electronics Laboratory Credits: 1
EET 2310 - Digital Circuits I Credits: 3
EET 2340 - Technical Programming Applications Credits: 3
EET 2350 - Advanced Technical Programming Credits: 3
EET 3110 - Transform Methods in Circuit Analysis Credits: 4
EET 3120 - Advanced Analog Electronics Credits: 4
EET 3330 - Digital Circuits II Credits: 3
EET 3410 - Electric Machines Credits: 3
EET 3620 - Analog and Digital Communications Credits: 3
EET 3630 - Electromagnetic Fields Credits: 3
EET 3715 - Control Systems Analysis Credits: 4
EET 3730 - Process Control Systems Credits: 2
EET 3740 - Programmable Logic Controllers Credits: 2
EET 4100 - Senior Project I Credits: 1 *
EET 4110 - Senior Project II Credits: 2 *
EET 4340 - Interface Techniques Credits: 3
EET 4370 - Microcontrollers Credits: 3
JMP 2610 - Introduction to Technical Writing Credits: 3
MTH 1410 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MTH 2410 - Calculus II Credits: 4
* These courses satisfy the University’s Senior Experience requirement.
Subtotal: 72 credits

EET Technical Electives (18 Credits)

Students must complete 18 hours of approved EET technical electives. Approved electives include the following courses:

EET 3420 - Electric Power Distribution Credits: 3
EET 3430 - Power Generation Using Renewable Energies Credits: 3
EET 3690 - Fiber Optics Credits: 3
EET 3670 - Measurements for Communications Systems Credits: 3
EET 3980 - Internship in Electrical Engineering Technology Credits: 2 (A maximum of 4 credit hours of this course can be applied to the EET major.)
EET 4020 - Digital Circuits III - Hardware Description Language Credits: 3
EET 4320 - Digital Filters Credits: 3
EET 4330 - Data Communications Credits: 3
EET 4620 - Advanced Communications Systems Credits: 3
EET 4710 - Digital Control Systems Design Credits: 4
EET 4730 - Robotics Credits: 3
If you have questions about this course list, please talk with your faculty advisor.

Program Total: 128 credits

General Studies	38 credits
Required EET Core	72 credits
Technical Electives	18 credits