The Catholic University of America

Program in Electrical Engineering

The undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.) prepares students for direct entry into a career in engineering or further studies at the graduate level. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Tracking sheet (pdf)

The Course Structure


There are four basic parts in the Electrical Engineering Curriculum:
1. A core group of basic science, mathematics and engineering science courses
2. A core group of electrical engineering courses
3. A group of technical elective courses
4. A group of liberal study courses.


The four-year program is structured so that students can use technical elective courses in the junior and senior years to gain a deeper understanding of specific areas such as computer engineering, digital electronics, control and robotics, communications, signal processing, electromagnetics and optics. The curriculum of the B.E.E. is given in the following table.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Credits

Spring Semester

Credits

ENGR 104

Intro. Engr. Laboratory

1

MATH 122

Calculus II

4

ENGR 102

Engr. Design

3

PHYS 215

University Physics I

4

MATH 121

Calculus I

4

PHYS 225

Intro Mechanics Lab

1

CHEM 103

General Chemistry I

3

ENGR 106

CAE Tools

2

CHEM 113

General Chemistry Lab

2

ENG 101

Rhetoric & Compos.

3

LS

Liberal Studies

3

LS

Liberal Studies

3

Total

16

Total

17

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Credits

Spring Semester

Credits

MATH 221

Calculus III

4

ENGR 222

Engineering Math I

4

PHYS 216

University Physics II

4

ENGR 211

Thermodynamics

3

CSC 113

Computer Programming

3

ENGR 212

Electric Networks

3

ENGR 201

Engineering Mechanics I

3