Electrical Engineering

Engineering Degree/A.A.

Career Opportunities: Electrical and electronics engineers hold 36 percent of the engineering jobs in the U.S., making it the largest branch of engineering. Most jobs are in firms that manufacture computers, communication equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, business machines, professional and scientific equipment, and aircraft and aircraft parts.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Engineering with a major in Electrical Engineering, a student must complete a minimum of 70 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: ENGR 199 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

101

Engineering Problem Solving 1

2

ENGR

199

Orientation to Engineering

1

MATH

155

Calculus 1

4

GEC Elective

 

3

ECON

201

Principles of Microeconomics

3

Total

 

 

16

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

102

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

102

Engineering Problem Solving 2

3

MATH

156

Calculus 2

4

CHEM

115

Principles of Chemistry

4

ECON

202

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Total

 

 

17

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

251

Multivariable Calculus

4

PHYS

111

General Physics I

4

MAE

241

Statics

3

EE

221

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

3

EE

222

Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab

1

CPE

271

Introduction to Digital Logic Design

3

Total

 

 

18

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

261

Elementary Differential Equations

4

PHYS

112

General Physics II

4

EE

223

Electrical Circuits

3

EE

224

Electrical Circuits Laboratory

1

Math/Science Elective (CHEM 116 recommended)

4

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

19

Total Hours: 70