Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree: 192.0 quarter credits

Degree Requirements

Incoming students, 2011/2012


In addition to completing 192.0 credits, students majoring in Electrical Engineering student must have a 2.0 cumulative overall GPA and a 2.0 cumulative GPA in their Electrical Engineering courses.

General education/liberal studies requirements Credits
Expository Writing and Reading 3.0
Persuasive Writing and Reading 3.0
Analytical Writing and Reading 3.0
Engineering Ethics 3.0
The Drexel Experience 2.0
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Six (6) General education requirements  
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General education courses 18.0
Foundation requirements  
Calculus I 4.0
Calculus II 4.0
Multivariate Calculus 4.0
Fundamentals of Physics I 4.0
Fundamentals of Physics II 4.0
Fundamentals of Physics III 4.0
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Essential Biology 4.5
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General Chemistry I 3.5
General Chemistry II 4.5
Computational Laboratory I 1.0
Computational Laboratory II 1.0
Computational Laboratory III 1.0
Digital Logic Design 3.0
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Foundations of Electric Circuits 3.0
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Programming for Engineers 3.0
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Beginning CAD for Design 1.0
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Engineering Design Laboratory I 2.0
Engineering Design Laboratory II 2.0
Engineering Design Laboratory III 2.0
Evaluation/Presentation of  Experimental Data I 3.0
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Evaluation/Presentation of Experimental Data II 3.0
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Fundamentals of Materials 4.0
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Linear Engineering Systems 3.0
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Dynamic Engineering Systems 3.0
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Sophomore engineering elective options (Students select one)  
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Introduction to Thermodynamics 3.0
Discrete Mathematics 3.0
Fundamentals of Physics IV 4.0
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Professional requirements  
Introduction to Engineering Design Methods 1.0
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Senior Project Design I 2.0
Senior Project Design II 2.0
Senior Project Design III 4.0
ECEL 311 ECE Lab Methods I 3.0
ECE Lab Methods II 3.0
Two (2) 400-level ECE Lab courses 6.0
Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems 3.0
Transform Methods 4.0
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Math elective  
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Math elective* 3.0
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The math elective is a 3.0-4.5 credit course from MATH at a 200-level or higher. Math 291 (Complex & Vector Analysis) is encouraged for EE majors.
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Electrical Engineering electives  
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14 courses** 45.0
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**ECE Electives (ECEX electives) are at least 45 credits of ECE courses (ECEC, ECEP, ECES, ECEE). At least 9 credits must be in the major at the 400-level or higher. Up to 12 credits may be taken from other College of Engineering or School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health System majors.

Note: ECE 101 and ECE 102 in combination can count as 1 ECE Elective.
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Free electives  
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Free electives 10.0
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Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List on the Drexel University Writing Center page. Students scheduling their courses in Banner/DrexelOne can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.