BS in Electrical Engineering

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies. See the ECE Department website for any revisions of the EE curriculum.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Summary of Requirements
Nonengineering and General Education Requirements		53
Required in the College of Engineering		58
Technical Electives		17
Total Hours		128

Nonengineering and General Education Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
Exploring World Cultures course ^a		3
Understanding the Creative Arts course ^a		3
Understanding the Past course ^a		3
Understanding the Individual and Society course ^a		3
Understanding U.S. Society course ^a		3
MATH 180	Calculus I ^b	4
MATH 181	Calculus II ^b	4
MATH 210	Calculus III ^b	3
MATH 220	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
MATH 310	Applied Linear Algebra	3
PHYS 141	General Physics I (Mechanics) ^b	4
PHYS 142	General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) ^b	4
PHYS 260	Introduction to Thermal Physics	2
CHEM 122	Matter and Energy ^c	3
CHEM 123	Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I ^b,c	2
Total Hours		53

Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list of approved courses in this category.

This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.

General Education credit is given for successful completion of both CHEM 122 and CHEM 123.

Required in the College of Engineering

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Electrical Engineering Core Courses
ENGR 100	Engineering Orientation ^a	1
CS 107	Introduction to Computing and Programming	4
ECE 115	Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering	4
ECE 225	Circuit Analysis	4
ECE 265	Introduction to Logic Design	4
ECE 266	Introduction to Embedded Systems	4
ECE 310	Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems	3
ECE 311	Communication Engineering	4
ECE 317	Digital Signal Processing I	4
ECE 322	Introduction to Electromagnetics and Applications	4
ECE 340	Electronics I	4
ECE 341	Probability and Random Processes for Engineers	3
ECE 342	Electronics II	4
ECE 346	Solid State Device Theory	4
ECE 350	Principles of Automatic Control	4
ECE 396	Senior Design I	2
ECE 397	Senior Design II	2
ECE 499	Professional Development Seminar	0
Total Hours		58

ENGR 100 is a one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.

Technical Electives

No more than a total of two courses below the 400 level may be used to meet the technical elective requirement. Also, at most one course from outside of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering may be used to meet the technical elective requirement.^a

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses
Select 17 hours from the following:		17
PHYS 240	Fundamentals of Modern Quantum Theory
ECE 333	Computer Communication Networks I
ECE 347	Integrated Circuit Engineering
ECE 366	Computer Organization
ECE 407	Pattern Recognition I
ECE 410	Advanced Circuit Analysis
ECE 412	Introduction to Filter Synthesis
ECE 415	Image Analysis and Computer Vision I
ECE 417	Digital Signal Processing II
ECE 418	Statistical Digital Signal Processing
ECE 421	Introduction to Antennas and Wireless Propagation
ECE 423	Electromagnetic Compatibility
ECE 424	RF and Microwave Engineering
ECE 432	Digital Communications
ECE 434	Multimedia Systems
ECE 436	Computer Communication Networks II
ECE 437	Wireless Communications
ECE 440	Nanoelectronics
ECE 442	Power Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits
ECE 445	Analysis and Design of Power Electronic Circuits
ECE 448	Transistors
ECE 449	Microdevices and Micromachining Technology
ECE 451	Control Engineering
ECE 452	Robotics: Algorithms and Control
ECE 454	Mechatronic Embedded Systems Design
ECE 458	Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ECE 464	Testing and Reliability of Digital Systems
ECE 465	Digital Systems Design
ECE 466	Computer Architecture
ECE 467	Introduction to VLSI Design
ECE 468	Analog and Mixed - Signal Integrated Circuits
ECE 469	Hardware Description Language Based Digital and Computer System Design
MCS 425	Codes and Cryptography
MCS 471	Numerical Analysis
STAT 471	Linear and Non-Linear Programming
Total Hours		17

Students preparing for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, which leads to becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer, are advised to use these hours to take CME 201, and one of the following to prepare for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam: CME 203, CME 260, or ME 211.

Sample Course Schedule

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman Year
First Semester		Hours
MATH 180	Calculus I	4
CHEM 122	Matter and Energy	3
CHEM 123	Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I	2
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
ECE 115	Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering	4
ENGR 100	Engineering Orientation ^a	1
	Hours	16
Second Semester
MATH 181	Calculus II	4
PHYS 141	General Physics I (Mechanics)	4
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
CS 107	Introduction to Computing and Programming	4
	Hours	15
Sophomore Year
First Semester
MATH 210	Calculus III	3
PHYS 142	General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)	4
ECE 265	Introduction to Logic Design	4
General Education Core courses		6
	Hours	17
Second Semester
MATH 220	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
PHYS 260	Introduction to Thermal Physics	2
ECE 266	Introduction to Embedded Systems	4
MATH 310	Applied Linear Algebra	3
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	15
Junior Year
First Semester
ECE 225	Circuit Analysis	4
ECE 310	Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems	3
ECE 341	Probability and Random Processes for Engineers	3
ECE 346	Solid State Device Theory	4
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	17
Second Semester
ECE 322	Introduction to Electromagnetics and Applications	4
ECE 311	Communication Engineering	4
ECE 317	Digital Signal Processing I	4
ECE 340	Electronics I	4
	Hours	16
Senior Year
First Semester
ECE 396	Senior Design I	2
ECE 350	Principles of Automatic Control	4
ECE 342	Electronics II	4
Technical Electives		4
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	17
Second Semester
ECE 397	Senior Design II	2
ECE 499	Professional Development Seminar	0
Technical Electives		13
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	128

ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but does not count toward the total hours required for graduation

Academic Catalog

2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog