2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog

Dec 05, 2025

2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Electrical Engineering, BSEE (ELECEGR-BSEE)

CIP Code: 141001

Program Description

Electrical Engineering is the problem-solving foundation of our technological society. Electrical engineers combine creativity with math and physics to innovate, design and create anything involving the movement of electrons. To name a few, electrical engineers develop computers; cell phones; DVD players; digital control systems in modern transportation systems, air and space craft; satellite imaging and communications systems; signal and image processors; advanced robots for commercial use and manufacturing; and emerging technologies for hybrid electric and automous cars. The technical skills of electrical engineers enables them to design, test, and fabricate products ranging from the integrated circuit chips that make virtually all electronic devices possible to complex electronic systems as in driverless vehicles.

Program Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science program in Electrical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Program Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the B.S.E.E. program, students must first satisfy university admission requirements. Admitted students begin as pre-EE majors, or EE pre-majors. While in EE pre-major status, students take foundational math, science, and engineering courses and beginning WSU CORE courses (http://www.wright.edu/academic-affairs/programs/general-education/program-requirements). Once the EE pre-major courses are completed satisfactorily, students are promoted to EE full-major and may enroll in upper level courses (typically 3000-level and above).

To be promoted as EE full major, students must complete ENG 1100 (or any WSU Core First-Year Writing Course) with a C or higher and must complete the following courses (or approved equivalent course) with at least a 2.25 GPA:

MTH 2300, EE 2000/2000L, EE 2010/2010L, and one computer programming lecture/lab (CS 1160/1160L or CS 1180/1180L or CEG 2170/2170L)

By completing the courses listed above with at least a 2.25 GPA, students will satisfy requirements set by the College of Engineering and Computer Science:

Completion of 24 or more semester hours of college level work
2.25 cumulative GPA at WSU
C or higher in: ENG 1100 (or any WSU Core First-Year Writing Course)

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this program will learn to:

Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Program Learning Outcomes

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

Attain post-graduation licensure, graduate degrees, and transition through professional roles with increasing complexity, responsibility, and fulfillment. [ADVANCE]
Contribute to society through engagement in social, ethical, professional, and leadership activities. [ENGAGE]
Assume technical leadership and mentor roles. [LEAD]

Combined Undergraduate and Graduate Program

This program offers a combined-degree program with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. A combined-degree program provides an opportunity for an undergraduate student to begin working toward a master’s degree in their senior year. This allows students to complete the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in less combined time than it would take to complete them sequentially.

Students enrolled in a combined-degree program may “double count” a maximum of nine credit hours of graduate-level courses to satisfy both the bachelor’s and the master’s degree requirements. Students must earn at least 141 unique credit hours (any credits that “double-count” toward both degrees are counted only once toward the total number of unique hours) in the combined-degree program.

To participate in a combined-degree program, students must apply through the College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies and meet all admission qualifications. Learn more about combined programs in Policy 5330.

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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

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.

Required:

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 (IW)
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 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 4000 - Discrete Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
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. Technical Electives: 8 Credit Hours

Technical electives are 2000+ level courses from colleges of Engineering and Computer Science; Science and Math; or Business. Science courses must be natural or physical science courses. Students may take one of the following 1000-level courses: EGR1010, MTH1350, CS1161, CS1181, or ME1020. Redundant coursework (e.g., EE 2011/L, EE 3510, ISE 2211, MS 2040, STT 3630, STT 2640) will not be accepted. Technical electives may also include 1 semester hour of internship credit (EE4810, EE4820, or EE4830), and may include 3 hours of study abroad (EGR4980) with department approval.

CS 1181 - Computer Science II Credit Hour(s): 4
CS 1181L - Computer Science II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
EE 4810 - Full-Time Curricular Practical Training in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4820 - Part-Time Curricular Practical Training in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4830 - Internship in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1
EGR 1010 - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications Credit Hour(s): 4
EGR 1010L - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
EGR 1010R - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
MTH 1350 - Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. General Electives: 8 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.

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Graduation Planning Strategy

A Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS), also known as a four-year guide, is an academic tool showing one example of how a program can be completed in a certain amount of time. All Wright State undergraduate majors can be completed in four years with careful planning. Some programs may require summer coursework. Time to degree is dependent on many factors including student placement in mathematics and writing courses, CCP and AP coursework, transfer coursework, and other variables.

These guides are valid for this year’s Academic Catalog only and are subject to change. These guides are a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Students should consult with their academic advisor on a regular basis and create a personalized plan to degree completion.