BS in Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Courses

Units

Freshman Year

1st Quarter

Computer Science 31 — Introduction to Computer Science I 2

4

English Composition 3 — English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Mathematics 31A — Differential and Integral Calculus 1

4

2nd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A — Chemical Structure 1

4

Computer Science 32 — Introduction to Computer Science II 2

4

Mathematics 31B — Integration and Infinite Series 1

4

Physics 1A — Mechanics 1

5

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering M16 (or Computer Science M51A) — Logic Design of Digital Systems 2

4

Mathematics 32A — Calculus of Several Variables 1

4

Physics 1B/4AL — Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields/Mechanics Laboratory 1

7

Sophomore Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 3 — Introduction to Electrical Engineering 2

4

Mathematics 32B — Calculus of Several Variables 1

4

Mathematics 33A — Linear Algebra and Applications 1

4

Physics 1C — Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity 1

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 Signals 2

4

Mathematics 33B — Differential Equations 1

4

Physics 4BL — Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory 1

2

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 — Physics for Electrical Engineers 2

4

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

 

5

UCLA Samueli Ethics Course 5

2- 4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

4

Junior Year

1st Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 113 — Digital Signal Processing 2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering 131A — Probability and Statistics 2

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

2nd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering 101A — Engineering Electromagnetics 2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Core Course 2,4

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

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 Course 2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective 2

4

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

2nd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Course 2

4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Elective 2

4

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

3rd Quarter

Electrical and Computer Engineering or UCLA Samueli Elective 2

4

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

TOTAL

180-182
  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.
  4. See Elective Examples for description and list of courses that apply to this requirement.
  5. When selecting an ethics course, review the Engineering Writing requirement. If the requirement will not be satisfied another way, select an ethics course that also satisfies the writing requirement.