Electrical Engineering - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly.

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

PSU Bulletins (2015-present)

First Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry	5	Freshman Inquiry	5	Freshman Inquiry	5
CH 221	4	ECE 102	4	ECE 103	4
CH 227	1	ECE 171	4	MTH 253	4
ECE 101	4	MTH 252	4	ECE 172/172L	4
MTH 251	4
Total Fall Credits	18	Total Winter Credits	17	Total Spring Credits	17

Second Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4	Sophomore Inquiry	4	Sophomore Inquiry	4
ECE 221/221L	4	ECE 222/222L	4	ECE 223/223L	4
MTH 261	4	MTH 256	4	MTH 254	4
PH 221	3	PH 222	3	PH 223	3
PH 214	1	PH 215	1	PH 216	1
ECE 211	1	ECE 212	2
Total Fall Credits	16-17	Total Winter Credits	18	Total Spring Credits	16

Second Year Milestone: Apply for admission to department by April 15th.

Third Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
ECE 315	4	ECE 316	4	ECE 317	4
ECE 321/321L	4	ECE 322/322L	4	ECE 332/332L	4
ECE 371	4	ECE 331/331L	4	Junior 300 Level Elective	4
		EE 347	4	STAT 351	4
Total Fall Credits	12	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
EC 314U	4	Upper Division Cluster	4	Upper Division Cluster	4
ECE 411	2	ECE 412	4	ECE 413	2
Jr/Sr 300/400 Level Elective	4	Jr/Sr 300/400 Level Elective	4	Senior 400 Level Elective	4
				ECE 424	2
Total Fall Credits	10	Total Winter Credits	12	Total Spring Credits	12

Additional Map Notes:

Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Starting in the 2022-2023 catalog year, all PSU students (including transfers) must fulfill the Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement (RESR). These classes can be part of the Sophomore Inquiry classes and taken in any term of the sophomore year. Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS).
Junior 300 Level Elective: Choose any ECE or EE course numbered 311 or higher.
EC 314U and Upper Division Cluster: EC314U is a major requirement. To satisfy the PSU's General Education requirement the other upper division cluster courses must both be from one of these clusters: Design/Thinking; Community Studies; or Knowledge, Values, Rationality. The upper division cluster courses can also be used to meet the RESR requirement but requires careful planning. You are strongly encouraged to discuss with your advisor how best to meet these requirements to avoid needing extra courses.
Jr/Sr 300/400 Level Elective: One of the Junior/Senior electives can be any EE or ECE course numbered 311 or higher. The other can be any EE, ECE, MTH, CS, ME or PH course numbered 311 or higher.
You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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