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College of Engineering
The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BE)
For students graduating in calendar year 2013
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Sophomore
I-Fall II-SDring I-Fall Il-Spring
ENGE 1024 2 ENGE 1104 2 ECE2014 2 ECE2204 3
Eng. Exploration Ena. Digital Future Eng, Prof in ECE Electroni cs 1
CHEM 1035 3 ECE 1574 3 ECE2004 3 ECE2274 I
Gen Chemistry Proz & Prob Solv Circuit Analysis EE Circuits Lab
CHEM 1045 1 PHYS 2305 4 ECE2074 1 ECE2534 4
Gen Chemistry Lab Found Phys wlLab Elec Circ Analysis Lab Micro Sys Design
ENGL 1105 3 ENGL 1106 3 ECE2504 3 ECE2704 3
Freshman English Freshman English Intro Comp Eng Signals & Systems
MATH 1114 2 MATH 1224 2 MATH 2214 3 MATH 2224 3
Linear Algebra Vector Geometry Diff Equations Multivariable Calc
MATH 1205 3 MATH 1206 3 PHYS 2306 4 CLE(Ar. 2) 3
Calculus 1 Calculus II Found Phys w/Lab
CLE (Ar. 6) I
Total Sem--UG Pgrn 15 15 17 32 16 48 17 65
Major Sem--UG Pgrn 3 3 9 12 11 23
Junior
Senior
I-Fall H-Snrinz I-Fall Il-Snrinz
ECE3105 3 ECE3106 3 EE Tech Elective 3 EE Tech Elective 3
Electromag Fields 1 Electromag Fields from list from list
II
ECE 3004· 3 ECE 3204 3 EE Capstone 3 EE Tech Elective 3
AC Circuit Analysis Electronics II Elective from list from list
ECE 3074 I ECE3274 1 Eng and Science 3 EE Tech Elective 3
AC Circ Analv Lab Electronics Lab Elective from list from list
ECE3704 3 ECE 3304 3 ISE2014 2 CLE(Ar. 3) 3
Cont & Disc Sys Intra Power Sys Engineering Econ
STAT 4714 3 ECE3354 1 Math Elective 3 CLE(Ar. 2) 3
Prob & Stats for ECE Power lab from list
ENGL3764 3 ECE 3614 3 CLE(Ar. 7) 3 Free Elective 2
Tech Writing
Intro Comm Sys
CLE(Ar. 3) 3
Total Sem--UG Pgrn 16 81 I7 98 17 115 17 132
Maier Sem--UG Pzm 10 33 14 47 6 53 9 62
EE Technical Electives MUST include 9 hours with an
ECE prefix from List
(12 cr.)
Cr. Course Cr. Course Cr. Course Cr. Course
EE Capstone Tech Elective from list EE Capstone Design Electives are designated by "**,, on the EE Tech
(See note => ) (3 cr.) Elective List.
CLE Area 1 ViEWS 2 EeE 2014
CLE Area 1 ViEWS 3 ENGL3764 Notes:
a) CLE Area 2 Ideas, Cultural Traditions, and Values
Some Area 2 classes also count as UCCLE in
(See note =» (6 cr.) I
Area 7.
b) CLE Area 3 Society and Human Behavior Some Area 3 classes also count as UCCLE in
(See note =» (6 cr.) Area 7.
c) CLE Area 6 Creativity and Aesthetic Experience
Art 1004 and FA 2004 are offered on a
(See note ee) (1 cr.) I
Pass/Fail basis only.
d) CLE Area 7 Critical Issues in a Global Context Some area 7 classes also count as UCCLE in
(See note ee) (3 cr.) Areas 2 or 3.
e) Free Electives
Double counting for Area 7 increases the
(See note =>) (2 cr.) I
number of required free electives.
SUM of credits (a-e) must = 18
Foreign Language Requirement (check appropriate). The language requirement does NOT satisfy graduation requirements.
2 years 1 FL in high school OR 1 year (6 cr.) FL in college Course # I Cr. ; Course # Cr.
See reverse side for curriculum notes.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE)
For students graduating in calendar year 2013
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Key:
CLE = Curriculum for Liberal Education Requirements
Ar. = Area
ViEWS = Visual Expression, Written, and Spoken Communication
First-year Chemistry Requirement
The first-year Chemistry requirement can be completed through the following course combinations:
1. CHEM 2984 General Chemistry for Engineers (3cr.) + CHEM 2984 General Chemistry Lab for Engineers (ICT.)
2. CHEM 1074 General Chemistry for Engineers (3cr.) + CHEM 1084 General Chemistry Lab for Engineers (1cr.)
3. CHEM 1035 General Chemistry (3cr.) + CHEM 1045 General Chemistry Lab (lcr.)
EEMajor
Admission to the EE degree program is governed by CoE and ECE restricted majors' guidelines.
All ECE courses require a C- or better in prerequisite courses.
Free electives or Area 6 courses offered on a Pass/Fail only basis may be taken under the Pass/Fail grading option.
University Policy 91 outlines university-wide minimum criteria to determine if students are making satisfactory progress towards the
completion of their degrees. The ECE Department fully supports the policy. Specific expectations for satisfactory progress for Electrical
Engineering majors are as follows:
• Each student must meet the minimum University-wide criteria as described in Policy 91 and summarized in the Undergraduate
Course Catalog and Academic Policies catalog.
• Additionally, upon completion of60 credits, EE students must have satisfactorily completed ECE 2014, ECE 2004, MATH 2214
and 2224, and PHYS 2306.
• Upon completion of90 credits, EE students must have successfully completed 26 credits of in-major courses and have 2.0 overall
and in-major GPAs.
Cumulative/overall and in major GPAs of 2.0 or higher are required for graduation. In determining the EE in major GPA, all ECE
courses, including repeats, are used. CS 1044, if taken before Fall 2004, will also count in the in major GPA calculation.
Non-degree courses are those which do not satisfy graduation requirements, including free electives. The list of non-degree courses
includes all courses on the "Non-Degree Credit Courses" list which is updated annually and published on the College of Engineering
Undergraduate Academic Affairs website at www.enz.vt.edu.
A total of 132 credits are required for graduation with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

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TECHNICAL ELECTIVES FOR
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
Graduating 2013
The courses listed below are approved for EE in-major and non-major technical elective credit. Actual course offerings
will be based on sufficient resources, including faculty availability and student demand. Refer to the University's
on-line timetable of classes for specific course availability information.
In-Major
Technical Electives
Courses are grouped according to their inter-relatedness, but students are free to choose from multiple groups. If you are
unsure of an academic focus, you are encouraged to take courses from several groups, giving you a broader background.
Course prerequisites are shown in [J. Co-requisites are shown in (). (**) indicates Capstone Technical Electives.
ELECTRO MAGNETICS
4104(4) Microwave and RF Engineering [3106, 3204l(**)
4114(3) Antennas [3106] (**)
4124 (3) Radio Wave Propagation [3106]
4134 (3) Fiber Optics and Applications [3106]
4144 (3) Optical Information Processing [3106]
4154 (3) Perils of Space: An Introduction to Space Weather [3106]
4164 (4) Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Theory and Design [3106] (**)
CIRCUITSIELECTRONICS
4205 (3) Electronic Circuit Design [3204]
4206(3) Electronic Circuit Design [4205] (**)
4214(3) Semiconductor Device Fundamentals [2204 or MSE 3204 or PHYS 3455]
4220 (3) Analog Integrated Circuit Design [3204] .
4224 (3) Power Electronics [3204] (**)
4234 (3) Semiconductor Processing [2204 or 3054]
4235(3) Electronic Packaging [ECE 2204]
4244 (3) Intermediate Semiconductor Wafer Processing Laboratory [4234 or MSE 4234]**
4284(1) Power Electronics Lab [4224]
POWER
SYSTEMS
4304 (3) Design in Power Engineering (**)
4334 (3) Power System Analysis and Control [3304]
4354 (3) Power System Protection [4334]
4364 (3) Alternate Energy Systems [STAT 4714]
4374(1) Power System Protection Lab [4334] (4354)
SYSTEMS/CONTROLS
4405 (3) Control Systems [3704]
4406 (3) Control Systems [4405] (**)
4704 (3) Principles of Robotics Systems [3704]
ME 4734 (3) Mechatronics [2504,2704]
EE Technical Elective List Page 1/3

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COMPUTERS
2500 (3) Computer Organization and Architecture [2504]
2574 (3) Introduction to Data Structures and Software Engineering [1574]
3504 (4) Digital Design 1[2504]
3574(3) Applied Software Engineering [2574]
4504 (3) Computer Organization [CS 3214 if taught by CS faculty; ECE 2500 if taught by ECE faculty]
4514 (4) Digital Design II [3504)
4520 (3) Digital and Mixed-Signal System Testing and Testable Design [2574,3504)
4524 (4) Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Applications [2574, STAT 4714)
4530 (3) Hardware/Software Codesign [3504, 2534]
4534(4) Embedded System Design [2534, 3574] (**)
4540 (3) VLSI Circuit Design [2204, 2504)
4550(3) Real-Time Systems [4534 orCS 3214]
4560 (3) Computer and Network Security Fundamentals [4564]
4564 (3) Network Application Design [2504,2574)
4570 (3) Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems [4564 or CS 4254]
4574 (3) Large-Scale Software Development for Engineering Systems [3574)
COMMUNICATIONS
4605 (3) Radio Engineering [3106, 3204, 3614] (4675) (**)
4606(3) Radio Engineering [4605]
4614(3) Telecommunication Networks [2504,2704, STAT 4714]
4624(3) Digital Signal Processing and Filter Design [3704] (**)
4634(3) Digital Communications [3614, STAT 4714]
4644(3) Satellite Communications [3614)
4664(1) Analog and Digital Communications Lab [3614) (4634)
4674(1) Scattering Parameters Lab [4605,4675)
4675 (1) Radio Engineering Lab [3106, 3204) (4605)
4676 (1) Radio Engineering Lab [4675] (4606)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PROJECT
ECE students, with the permission ofthe ME department, can enroll in the ME senior engineering design and project
courses. Note: both semesters must be completed.
ME 4015 (3) Engineering Design and Project
ME 4016 (3) Engineering Design and Project (**)
EE Technical Elective List Page 2/3

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Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Engineering and Science Elective List
For Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering majors
Graduating in 2013
EE and CPE majors are required to take one non-major engineering or science course
from the following list. Some courses may include prerequisite courses not required for
the EE or CpE curriculum. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of prerequisites
and to ensure that all prerequisites are completed prior to enrolling in the chosen course.
Enrollment into courses will be based on sufficient resources, including faculty
availability and student demand.
Within the College of Engineering:
BSE
CEE
ChE
ECE
ESM
ESM
ISE
ISE
ME
ME
MSE
MSE
3154
3324
2114
3105
2104
4084
2404
3414
3114
3145
2034
3204
Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
Introduction to Applied Meteorology
Mass and Energy Balances
Electromagnetic Fields (CpE majors only)
Statics
Engineering Design and Optimization
Deterministic Operations Research
Probabilistic Operations Research
Engineering Thermodynamics
Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Elements of Materials Engineering
Fundamentals of Electronic Materials
Outside of the College of Engineering:
BIOL 1005
BIOL 1006
BMVS4064
CHEM 1036
PHYS 3324
PHYS 3355
PHYS 3405
PHYS 3655
PHYS 3656
PHYS 3704
PHYS 4404
PHYS 4574
PHYS 4614
PHYS 4714
General Biology
General Biology
Introduction to Medical Physiology
General Chemistry
Modern Physics
Intermediate Mechanics
Intermediate Electromagnetics CCpEMajors only)
Introduction to Astrophysics
Introduction to Astrophysics
Thermal Physics
Magnetics
Nanotechnology
Optics
Introduction to Biophysics

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Math Elective List for Electrical Engineering.Majors
Graduating in 2013
Electrical Engineering majors are required to take one math elective course from the
following list. There are no hidden prerequisites for these courses for EE majors:
prerequisite courses, if any, are also required courses within the EE curriculum.
Enrollment into courses will be based on sufficient resources, including faculty
availability and student demand.
3034 Introduction to Proofs (limited availability due to course restrictions)
3214 Calculus of Several Variables
3224 Advanced Calculus
3414 Numerical Methods
4225 Elementary Real Analysis
4445 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
4446 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
4514 Applied Algebra
4525 Principles of Advanced Calculus
4554 Numerical Methods for Engineers
4564 Operational Methods for Engineers
4574 Vector and Complex Analysis for Engineers

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Academic Affairs
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E-mail: engris@vt.edu
http://www.eng.vt.edu/overview/acad_affairs.php
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Subject:
Engineering Undergraduates DATE: July 2011
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Please be aware that not all courses at Virginia Tech will count toward an undergraduate engineering degree. Such courses
may not be used to satisfy any graduation requirement, including free electives. Listed below are courses which do not count
toward an undergraduate engineering degree. This list is not exhaustive, so if you have any questions, you should check
with your engineering department about additional non-credit courses. This list is updated periodically. Be sure to review the
list each semester at: htto://www.eng.vt.edu/overview/acad affairs whatwedo.php
AtSc/COS 2984 (Athletic Transitions, Exploring Careers)
CEE 4984 (Review of CE Fundamentals
of FE Exam)
CS 1004 (Computer Literacy), (no credit awarded to CS majors for these courses: CS 4004,4014)
UNIV or EDCI 1004 (College Success Strategies), 1014 (Cadet Success Seminar), 1704 (First Year Seminar Course), 2004
(Exploring Careers), 4974 (Independent Study), 2984 (Special Study: Any Subtitle), 4984 (Special Study: Any Subtitle)
EDHL 2984 (First Year Seminar, International Bridge Program, Resident Education, Resident Life, Leadership from
International Perspective, Healthy Living, Transition I, II), EDHL 4964 (Field Study), EDHL 4984 (Orientation Skills,
Orientation/Peers, Orientation/Leader), EDHL 4974 (Wing Student Teaching Assistant)
EF/ENGE 2984 (Engineering Success Seminar)
ENGE 1354 Spatial Visualization
ENGL 1004, 0014 (English as a Second
Language)
ENGR 2984 (C Aspire Seminar, College Success Strategies for Engineers, Engineering Success Strategies, Hypatia
Seminar, Second Year Hypatia Seminar, Women in Engineering, Engineering Honors Seminar, Freshman Engineering
Seminar, Undergraduate Research Seminar, Mentoring Seminar); ENGR 1014 (Engr Research Seminar); ENGR 1034 (First
Year Hypatia Seminar); ENGR 2044 (Second Year Hypatia Seminar); ENGR 1054 (First Year Galileo Seminar); ENGR 2064
(Galileo Seminar for Sophomores); ENGR 3004 Mentoring Seminar; ENGR 4984 (CEED Team Leader Seminar)
ESM 2984 (ESP Statics, Prof Dev Sem for ESM), ESM 4404 (Fundamentals of Professional Engineering)
FCD 2984 (Success
Project)
HD 2984 (Healthy Living, Success
Project)
MaSc 1024, 1025, 1026 (Mathematics, A Liberal Arts Approach), 1034 (Statistics, A Liberal Arts Approach), 1044 (Computer
Science, A Liberal Arts Approach)
MATH 1504 (PreCalc), 2984 (Emerging Scholar), 1015 (Elem Calc with Trig. CS maiors may receive 1015 credit if taken
before 1205), 1016 (Elementary Calc with Trig), 1525-1526 (Elementary Calc with Matrices), 2015-2016 (Elementary Calc
with Trig II)
ME 4984 (SAE Automotive
Essentials)
PHYS 2205-2206 (General Physics, not Calc-based)
PSYC 2984 (First Year Experience, Athletic Transitions)
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UNIV 2394 Introduction to Residence Life/Residential Communities
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