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The Major: Electrical engineering is concerned with all phases and development of the transmission and utilization of electric energy and intelligence. Electrical engineers design products and systems that meet the needs of today and tomorrow’s electrical and electronic systems. Electrical engineers design communication systems; the electronic components that run computers, motor vehicles, TVs, stereo systems and robots for automated factories; aircraft and spacecraft control systems; utility and industrial power systems; and biological and biomedical systems.

While it is essential that electrical engineers understand the fundamentals of their chosen fields, they must also understand the role that other branches of engineering play in completed work. The curriculum provides a foundation in basic engineering as well as depth and breadth in electrical engineering and sufficient electives to allow specialization in three academic areas:

• Electronic Devices and Circuits
• Electromagnetics, Power & Photonics
• Computers, Communications and Systems and Controls.

The curriculum also prepares the young engineer for professional licensure.

Computer engineering has become a major part of electrical engineering, so much so that a separate degree is offered in computer engineering (see Computer Engineering, CEE-Hardware Emphasis).

The department’s extensive laboratory facilities and varied research programs assist in both experimental and theoretical approaches to electrical and computer engineering.

The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.

Students can pursue a combined degree in either electrical or computer hardware engineering. Qualified students begin the master’s program while seniors and double count a maximum of 12 hours of specified electrical engineering graduate courses for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The master’s degree can be completed within two to three semesters after completion of the bachelor’s degree. Seniors admitted to a combined program will be eligible for a teaching or research assistantship.

Admission requires a junior-senior year GPA of at least 3.3, completion of seven of the required electrical engineering courses and two electrical engineering labs, senior status in the program, a 4EG classification and graduate school admission.

The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in electrical and computer engineering and conducts research to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.

The baccalaureate program prepares students to embark upon professional careers in electrical and computer engineering or to begin graduate study. The department’s educational objectives are consistent with the ABET General Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering in the United States.

• To provide students with the education to understand the impact of electrical engineering solutions in a global and societal context consistent with principles of sustainable development,
• To develop the ability to analyze and solve electrical engineering problems by applying knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering, and to develop the ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills and tools, particularly recognizing the role that computers play in engineering,
• To develop the ability to identify, formulate and solve novel electrical engineering problems, including the planning, specification, design, implementation and operation of systems, components and/or processes that meet performance, cost, time, safety and quality requirements,
• To develop the ability to design and conduct scientific and engineering experiments, and to analyze and interpret the resulting data,
• To develop an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and the need for and ability to engage in perpetual learning,
• To develop the ability to communicate effectively—verbally, graphically and in written form,
• To develop the ability to function on multi-discipline teams.

It is the department’s policy to admit the best-qualified applicants as demonstrated by academic achievement.

Successful applicants must have earned a 2.5 grade point average, based on the last of two attempts, in the eight preprofessional courses and have earned a grade of C+ or higher in each course of Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Calculus 3, Physics with Calculus 1, Physics with Calculus 2, and Differential Equations. Only the first two attempts (including withdrawals) in each course will be considered for admission to or retention in the department.

A minimum grade of C or higher is required in ENC 2210, all required EEL prefixed courses and any course transferred into the junior-senior years from another institution.

Students pursuing the BSCEN degree must also earn a grade of C or better in all required CISE courses.

A grade of C or higher is required in any electrical engineering course that is a prerequisite for another electrical engineering course. The prerequisite course and its subsequent course cannot be taken the same term, even if the prerequisite course is being repeated.

A student who is registered for an electrical engineering lecture section and its co-requisite lab who wants to drop the lecture section must also drop the lab.

Electrical engineering students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all electrical engineering courses. Computer engineering students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in both electrical and computer engineering courses.

Any course taken to satisfy a degree requirement (General Education, required course or technical elective), with the exception of EEL 4948 and 4949, cannot be taken under the S-U grade option.

An electrical or computer engineering student whose cumulative, upper-division or department grade point average falls below a 2.0 or whose preprofessional grades do not meet department admission requirements will be placed on academic probation and required to prepare a probation contract with an ECE academic adviser.

Students normally are given two terms in which to remove their deficit points. Students who do not satisfy the conditions of the first term on probation may be dismissed from the department.

All graduating seniors must complete an exit interview with their adviser and submit a copy of their senior design report before graduating.

Students are encouraged to read the undergraduate counseling guide at www.ece.ufl.edu/COE/pages/undergrad/guide01/ .

To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical-tracking courses appear in bold.

• 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
• 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
• Complete 1 of 8 tracking courses with a minimum grade of C+ within 2 attempts (CHM 2045, CHM 2046 or approved biological science course, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049)

• Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C+ within 2 attempts

• Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C+ within 2 attempts

• Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C+ within 2 attempts

• Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses
• MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049 must be completed with a 2.5 GPA in each course within 2 attempts (including withdrawals)

1 Computer Electives

• CGS 2425, Computer Programming for Engineers (C++ section)
• CGS 3460, Programming Using C
• EEL 4834, C++ Programming
• CIS 3020, Intro to CIS, or the CIS 3022 and CIS 3023 sequence.

2 EE Specialization Areas (choose 3 of 5)

If a student takes 11 credits of EE specialization courses, they must take 18 credits of EE technical electives.

Also, if a student takes 12 credits of EE specialization courses, they must take 17 credits of EE technical electives.

• Electric Energy and Lab (EEL 3211 and EEL 4201L)
• Electronic Circuits (EEL 4306C) or Digital Integrated Circuits (EEL 4310C)
• Communication Systems (EEL 4514 and 4514L)
• Linear Control Systems (EEL 4657 & 4657L)
• Microprocessor Applications (EEL 4744C)

• EML 3005, Mechanical Design
• EML 3007, Elements of Thermo or EML 3100, Thermodynamics
• EML 2023 ,Computer Aided Design

• EGM 2511, Statics
• EGM 3400, Elements of Dynamics or EGM 3401, Dynamics
• EGM 3520, Mechanics of Materials

• EIN 4354, Engineering Economy
• CGN 4101, Civil Engr. Cost Analysis

• MAS 3114, Computer Linear Algebra or MAS 4105, Linear Algebra
• EGM 4344, Intro to Numeric Methods

EE technical electives must be 3000 level and higher. Some restrictions apply to technical electives and the adviser must approve these choices.

A minimum of 17-18 hours must be EEL-prefixed courses. If 11 hours were taken in the EE specialization, then 18 hours must be EE technical electives.

If 12 hours were taken in the EE specialization, then 17 hours must be EE technical electives.