Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program

Welcome! The mission of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is to fulfill the needs of the region and state by providing an undergraduate technical education in electrical engineering and computer engineering to a diverse group of students. Additionally, the department strives to continually update its program of study in order to qualify its graduates for positions in industry located in the region and beyond while providing sufficient breadth and depth in its program to assure its graduates a successful practice in the profession. At the same time, students are grounded in the rigorous scientific and theoretical foundations of the discipline, in order to enable graduates to enter and be successful in advanced level educational program of their choosing, but also to be able to build upon this strong foundation and extend it to new depth.

Electrical Engineering Major

The electrical engineering course of study broadly prepares the graduate for professional practice or graduate studies while offering several areas of concentration.  Electrical engineers design and develop electronic circuits, equipment and systems in the areas of electromagnetics, communications and control, computers and digital systems, physical electronics and optics,  power systems and energy conversion, and control systems.

By the appropriate choice of technical area courses, the student may emphasize the following areas of specialization:

• electronics and communications
• computers and digital systems,
• power and energy conversion and control systems.

A rich set of technical area courses is available to allow students to broaden their knowledge within any of several electrical engineering areas. 

Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

(See note 1)

Major requirements (65 units)
ECE 1, 71, 72, 85, 85L, 90, 90L, 102, 103, 118, 118L, 121, 124, 125, 126, 128, 128L, 134, 138, 138L,155, 186A (51 units)

Select one from CE 29, ME 29, or ME 136 (3 units)

Technical Area Courses (11 units)
Select from the following
ECE 106, 107, 114, 115, 132, 135, 136, 140, 146, 148, 151, 152, 153, 162, 166, 168, 171, 172,173, 174, 176, 178
Select at least two from the following: ECE 119L, 121L, 134L, 136L, 155L

Other requirements (59 units)
--- General Education (see footnote) ---
Select one course from each of the G.E. areas: Area A1, A2, D1, D2. (See G.E. listings.)
The following courses are required to satisfy both G.E. and additional requirements: MATH 75 [B4],CHEM 3A [B1], PHIL 1 or 10 [C2], ECE 186B [IB], PLSI 120 or BA 104 [M/I], ECON 40 or 50 [D3],BIOL 10 [B2]

--- Additional requirements ---
MATH 76, 77, 81
PHYS 4A; PHYS 4B, 4BL; PHYS 4C; choose one from MATH 121, 123, 128, <a "Math 152" href="http://fresnostate.edu/catalog/courses-by-department/mathematics/index.html#math152">152, 171, 181, 182

Total (124 units)

Note: Engineering majors are exempt from G.E. Area A3, third course Area C, Area E, and Area ID.

Advising Notes

1. Courses in mathematics, the physical sciences, or engineering taken CR/NC are not counted toward fulfillment of degree requirements in electrical engineering.
2. Electrical engineering majors might consider a math minor (see faculty adviser for details).
3. All electrical engineering students must consult with their academic adviser at least once each year.
4. The Upper-Division Writing Skills requirements can be met by passing the university examination or completing an upper-division writing course with a letter grade of C or better no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed. The writing course units are not counted toward the required 130 program units.
5. ENGR 101 may be taken instead of MATH 81.
6. The prerequisites for ECE 186A are ECE 85, 85L, 90, 90L, 102, 118, 124, 128, 128L; one lab from ECE 119L, 120L, 121L, 134L, 138L, 155L; and two courses from ECE 121, 134, 138, 155.
7. Students must enroll in and complete ECE 1 during the first two semesters of attendance at Fresno State.
8. The following prerequisite courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or better: ECE 71, 72, 85, 85L, 90, 90L.

Prerequisites

Students violating any course prerequisites may be required to take an additional course (if they earned a C) or repeat a course (if they earned a D or less.) Repeated violations of prerequisites may trigger disciplinary action.

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ECE News and Announcements

[09/01/2017] 
Two Tenure-Track Faculty openings for Fall 2018 in ECE, please check here for more info. Or check this position description.

[09/05/2016] 
Three Tenure-Track Faculty openings for Spring/Fall 2017 in ECE, please check here for more info. Or check this position description.

[04/13/2016] 
Electronic Equipment Technician III opening in ECE, please check here for more info.

[10/07/2015] 
Two Tenure-Track Faculty openings in ECE, please check here for more info.

[09/22/2015] 
Ron Naus Memorial establishes a $25,000 endowment for Electrical Engineering Scholarships.