2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Combined Electrical Engineering, BSEE & Electrical Engineering, MSEE (EE-MS-PREG)

Program Description

The combined B.S. in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) /M.S. in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.) program allows students to earn a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 5 years. Up to 9 semester credit hours of graduate electives at the EE 6000/7000 level may be double-counted and applied to both the B.S. and the M.S degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

Full-time student
Electrical engineering major
Have accumulated at least 90 credit hours toward the B.S.E.E. degree
Completed the full-major courses EE 3310, EE 3450, and EE 4000 with a minimum GPA of 3.3
Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.3
Complete the admission application.

Once admitted to the program the student must complete a program of study for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
An ability to apply understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
An ability to communicate effectively
An understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life‐long learning
A knowledge of contemporary issues
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practices

M.S. Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

Have the ability to synthesize diverse electrical engineering concepts to solve complex problems
Have the ability to bring current analyses and tools to bear on a wide range of problems
Have the ability to model, analyze, simulate, and realize new electrical engineering technologies through the application of current theory, design, and validation techniques

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Program Requirements

I. Wright State Core: 37 Credit Hours

As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours.

Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements.

First-Year Seminar: 1 Credit Hour

All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year. Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy one additional credit hour in the Additional Core Courses category.

UVC 1010 - First Year Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3

Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours

First-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)

All students must successfully complete ENG 1100.  Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course (DEV 0100). 
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
Second-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)

All students must successfully complete one second-year writing course from the choices below:
EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
ENG 2140 - Research, Technical Writing, and Presentation for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours

Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the required course below.

Required:

MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. One course must fulfill the History requirement.

History Requirement (3 credit hours)

Choose 1 course from the list below:
HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours)

Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element D - Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element E - Natural Sciences: 10 Credit Hours

Students will select two Natural Science courses, from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. At least one course must contain a laboratory.

Required:

PHY 2400 - General Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2400R - General Physics I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
PHY 2410 - General Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2410R - General Physics II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

Additional Core Courses: 4 Credit Hours

Students will select up to 4 additional credit hours from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core. Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student. When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.

MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following:

One Global Inquiry (GI) course

Two Inclusive Excellence (IE) courses

One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses. To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major. Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing.

Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI, IE, and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36.

II. Required Courses: 67 Credit Hours

Pre-Major Requirements: 12 Credit Hours

EE pre-major courses must be completed with at least a 2.25 GPA before promotion to EE full major. The following courses are from the Wright State Core, total 21 credit hours, and are part of the EE pre-major: ENG 1100, MTH 2300, MTH 2310, PHY 2400, PHY 2400L, PHY 2410 and PHY 2410L.

Complete each of the following courses:
EE 2000 - Digital Design with HDL Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2000L - Digital Design with HDL Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
Complete 4 hours of computer programming (lecture and lab). Choose one of the following:
CEG 2170 - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 4 and
CEG 2170L - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
or
CS 1160 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hour(s): 4 and
CS 1160L - Intro to Comp Prog Lab Credit Hour(s): 0
or
CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4 and (IW)
CS 1180L - Computer Science I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0 (IW)

Major Requirements: 55 Credit Hours

Full-major courses emphasize the design of electronic and electrical components, devices, algorithms, and systems. Pre-major courses must be satisfactorily completed before registering for full-major EE courses.

Complete the following math courses:
MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4
MTH 2320 - Calculus III Credit Hour(s): 4
Complete one of the following science lecture and lab courses:
BIO 1120 - Cells and Genes Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1120L - Cells & Genes Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
BIO 1150 - Organisms and Ecosystems Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1150L - Organisms & Ecosystems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1210R - General Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
Complete the following required EE courses:
EE 3210 - Continuous Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4000 - Discrete Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3260 - Random Signals and Noise Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3310 - Electronic Devices and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3310L - Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 3450 - Introduction to Electromagnetics Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3450L - Electromagnetics Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4130 - Continuous Control Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4130L - Continuous Control Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4620 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4620L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
In addition, complete 11-12 credit hours of EE 4000-level elective courses, with at least one lab. Choose from the following courses:
EE 4100 - Nano-Fabrication of Integrated Solid State Devices Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4120 - Industrial Controls and Automation Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4120L - Industrial Controls and Automation Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4170 - Digital Control Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4170L - Digital Control Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4190 - Reinforcement Learning and Neural Networks in Intelligent Control Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4190L - Reinforcement Learning and Neural Networks in Intelligent Control Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4210 - Digital Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4210L - Digital Communication Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4360 - Digital Signal Processing: Theory, Application and Implementation Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4420 - Microwave Engineering I - Passive Components Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4420L - Microwave Engineering I - Passive Components Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4440 - Electronic Integrated Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4440L - Electronic Integrated Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4460 - Microwave Engineering II - Active Components and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4460L - Microwave Engineering II - Active Components and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4470 - Antenna Theory and Design Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4470L - Antenna Theory and Design Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4480 - Remote Sensing Detectors and Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
EE 4540 - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4540L - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4550 - IC Hardware Security and Trust Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4550L - IC Hardware Security and Trust Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4560 - Introduction to Robotics Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4560L - Introduction to Robotics Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4600 - Autonomous UAV Flight Control Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4600L - Autonomous UAV Flight Control Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4700 - Introduction to MEMS Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4700L - Introduction to MEMS Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4730 - Wireless Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4730L - Wireless Communication Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4750 - Introduction to Radar Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4780 - Coding Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4800 - Undergraduate Special Topics in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
EE 4800L - Special Topics in Electrical Engineering Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4840 - Introduction to Machine Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4990 - Special Problems in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Senior Design Project. Students must complete BSEE full-major courses and have an overall WSU gpa of 2.0 in order to receive EE department approval to register for EE 4910 and EE 4920.
EE 4910 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project I Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
EE 4920 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project II Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)

III. BS-MS Dual Credit Electives: 9 Credit Hours

Complete 9 credit hours of CS/CEG/EE/MTH/PHY 6000 or 7000 level coursework according to an approved M.S.E.E. graduation plan.

IV. General Electives: 7 Credit Hours

Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree. If the total number of credit hours in the WSU Core (general education program) and the major requirements do not total at least 120 credits, students will choose additional courses (general electives) to meet the minimum required 120 credit hours. Students may choose from any undergraduate course in the Academic Catalog for which they meet the course prerequisites and for which they do not already have earned credit.

V. MSEE Program Requirements: 21 Credit Hours

The following requirements must be met for the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree:

Completion of 30 graduate credit hours (in courses numbered 6000 or above) in a program of study as approved by the Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Director no later than the second term of graduate coursework.
Students under the 4+1 program may use up to 9 graduate credit hours of EE-prefix coursework completed as part of the BSEE program to satisfy the 30 graduate credit hour minimum.
Up to 12 of the total 30 graduate credit hours may be at the 6000 level.
At least 24 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must have an EE (electrical engineering) prefix.
At least 18 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be courses numbered 7000 or above.
At least 12 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be EE 7000-level or above.
At most 8 hours of Graduate-Program-Director-approved graduate transfer credit may be applied toward graduation.
Elective courses must be selected from an approved list, which is available from the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Students may count up to 2 credit hours of EE 7990 (Independent Study), or 1 credit hour of EE 7990 and 1 credit hour of EE 7910/7920 CPT (internship in EE).
No more than 6 graduate credit hours of C grades may be counted toward graduation. Of the maximum total of 6 graduate credit hours of C, no more than 2 of these may correspond to Laboratory courses.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
Students must complete at least three courses from one of the specialization tracks and at least two of three must be 7000 level or above.
Students may choose a thesis option or a non-thesis option. Students employed as teaching or research assistants through the Graduate School must choose the thesis option. The thesis option consists of a research project satisfying all requirements of the Graduate School. The final report (thesis) must be completed and successfully defended in an oral examination before a faculty committee. Students may count up to 9 credit hours of thesis research project (EE 7990) toward the 30 graduate credit hour requirement. Students who choose the non-thesis option must complete 30 hours of graduate coursework that satisfy items 1 through 12 above.