Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Electrical Engineering B.S.

The Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria. 

It is designed to provide a comprehensive background in the electrical sciences and offers an opportunity for specialization in the areas of analog/RF circuits, digital/VLSI design, electromagnetics, microelectronics, power engineering, and signal processing. This program provides the student with the educational background necessary for employment in virtually all electrical engineering fields.

Majors in electrical engineering must complete the following University and departmental degree requirements. Any deviation from the required courses must be approved by the department.

Requirements

Freshman year

ECE 101Exploring Electrical Engineering

4
ECE 102Engineering Computation

4
ECE 103Engineering Programming

4
ECE 171Digital Circuits

4
ECE 172Digital Systems

4
Mth 251Calculus I

4
Mth 252Calculus II

4
Mth 253Calculus III

4
Ch 221General Chemistry I

4
Ch 227General Chemistry Laboratory

1
First Year Inquiry

15
Total Credit Hours:52

Sophomore year

ECE 211Introduction to Design Processes

1
ECE 212Introduction to Project Development

2
ECE 221Electric Circuit Analysis I

4
ECE 222Electric Circuit Analysis II

4
ECE 223Electric Circuit Analysis III

4
Mth 254Calculus IV

4
Mth 256Applied Ordinary Differential Equations

4
Mth 261Introduction to Linear Algebra

4
Ph 211General Physics (with Calculus) I

4
Ph 212General Physics (with Calculus) II

4
Ph 213General Physics (with Calculus) III

4
Ph 214Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231

1
Ph 215Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 or Ph 232

1
Ph 216Lab for Ph 203 or Ph 213 or Ph 223 or Ph 233

1
Sophomore Inquiry

8
Total Credit Hours:47

Junior year

ECE 315Signals and Systems I

4
ECE 316Signals and Systems II

4
ECE 317Feedback and Control Systems

4
ECE 321Electronics I

4
ECE 322Electronics II

4
ECE 331Engineering Electromagnetics I

4
ECE 332Engineering Electromagnetics II

4
EE 347Power Systems I

4
ECE 371Microprocessors

4
Stat 351Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering

4
Junior ECE elective

4
Total Credit Hours:44
Junior-level ECE elective is any ECE or EE course numbered 311 or higher.

Senior year

ECE 411Industry Design Processes

2
ECE 412Senior Project Development I

4
ECE 413Senior Project Development II

2
ECE 424Engineering Professional Practice

2
Junior or senior ECE electives

8
Senior ECE electives

4
Upper-division cluster

8
Free electives

3
Ec 314UPrivate and Public Investment Analysis

4
Total Credit Hours:37

EC 314U is a required course contained within some upper-division clusters.

One junior- or senior-level ECE elective is any ECE or EE course numbered 311 or higher

One junior- or senior-level ECE elective may be a Mth, CS, ME, or Ph course numbered 311 (or 411) or higher

The senior-level ECE elective is any ECE course numbered 400 or higher