BS in Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Courses

Units

Freshman Year

1st Quarter

Computer Science 31 – Introduction to Computer Science I2

4

English Composition 3 – English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Mathematics 31A – Differential and Integral Calculus1

4

2nd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A – Chemical Structure1

4

Computer Science 32 – Introduction to Computer Science II2

4

Mathematics 31B – Integration and Infinite Series1

4

Physics 1A – Mechanics1

5

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering M16 (or Computer Science M51A) – Logic Design of Digital Systems2

4

Mathematics 32A – Calculus of Several Variables1

4

Physics 1B/4AL – Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields/Mechanics Laboratory1

7

Sophomore Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 3 – Introduction to Electrical Engineering2

4

Mathematics 32B – Calculus of Several Variables1

4

Mathematics 33A – Linear Algebra and Applications1

4

Physics 1C – Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity1

5

2nd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 10 (Circuit Theory I) and 11L (Circuits Laboratory I)2

5

Electrical and Computer Engineering 102 – Systems and Signals2

4

Mathematics 33B – Differential Equations1

4

Physics 4BL – Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory1

2

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 – Physics for Electrical Engineers2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering 110 (Circuit Theory II) and 111L (Circuits Laboratory II)2

5

UCLA Samueli Ethics Course

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective3

4

Junior Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 113 – Digital Signal Processing2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering 131A – Probability and Statistics2

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective3

5

2nd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 101A – Engineering Electromagnetics2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective3

5

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course or Computer Science 33 (Introduction to Computer Organization) 2,4

4

Senior Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Course2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective2

4

Technical Breadth Course3

4

2nd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Course2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective2

4

Technical Breadth Course3

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective3

5

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering or UCLA Samueli Elective2

4

Technical Breadth Course3

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective3

5

TOTAL

182
  1. Counts as Mathematics and Basic Sciences for ABET, total units Mathematics and Basic Sciences = 47.
  2. Counts as Engineering Concepts for ABET, total units Engineering Concepts = 90.
  3. Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and GE requirements; details on page 22.
  4. See the list of electives on page 86.