A four-year plan of study for the bachelor of science in electrical engineering (BSEE) for the current catalog year is outlined on this page.
Email AdviseECE@BoiseState.edu to request four-year plans for this and prior catalog years
1st Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- ECE 180 – Intro to Electrical & Computer Engineering – 1 credit
- ENGL 101 – Writing and Rhetoric (FW) – 3 credits
- MATH 170 – Calculus I (FM) – 4 credits
- PHYS 211/L – Physics I with Calculus and Lab (FN) – 5 credits
- UF 100 – Foundations of Intellectual Life – 3 credits
2nd Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS 121 – Computer Science I – 4 credits
- ENGL 102 – Writing and Rhetoric II (FW) – 3 credits
- MATH 175 – Calculus II – 4 credits
- PHYS 212/L – Physics II with Calculus and Lab – 5 credits
3rd Semester: 15 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CHEM 111/L – General Chemistry I and Lab (FN) – 4 credits
- ECE 210 – Intro to Electric Circuits – 3 credits
- ECE 230/L – Digital Systems and Lab – 4 credits
- MATH 333 – Differential Equations with Matrix Theory – 4 credits
4th Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- ECE 212/L – Circuit Analysis and Design and Lab – 4 credits
- ECE 245 – Introduction to Electronic Materials – 1 credit (7-week course)
- ENGR 207 – Tech Communication for Electrical Engineers – 1 credit
- Foundations of Oral Communication (FC) – 3 credits
- MATH 275 – Multivariable and Vector Calculus – 4 credits
- UF 200 – Foundations of Ethics and Diversity – 3 credits
5th Semester: 16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- CS 221 – Computer Science II – 3 credits
- ECE 300 – Electromagnetic and Wave Theory – 3 credits
- ECE 330/L – Microprocessors and Lab – 4 credits
- ECE 360 – System Modeling and Control – 3 credits
- Foundations of Arts (FA) – 3 credits
6th Semester: 17 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- ECE 310/L – Microelectronic Circuits and Lab – 4 credits
- ECE 350/L – Signals and Systems and Lab – 4 credits
- ECE 380/L – Electrical Engineering Practice & Lab – 3 credits
- Foundations of Social Science Course (FS) in a second field – 3 credits
- MATH 360 – Engineering Statistics OR  MATH 361 – Probability and Statistics I – 3 credits
7th Semester: 15-16 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- ECE 480 – Senior Design Project I – 3 credits
- Foundations of Humanities Course (FH) – 3-4 credits
- Technical Elective – 3 credits
- Technical Elective – 3 credits
- Upper-Division ECE Elective – 3 credits
8th Semester: 15 Credits
Catalog Number – Title (Designation) – Credits
- ECE 482 Senior Design Project II (FF) – 3 credits
- Foundations of Social Sciences (FS) – 3 credits
- Upper-Division ECE Elective – 3 credits
- Upper-Division ECE Elective – 3 credits
- Technical Elective – 3 credits
Upper-Division ECE Electives are 300- and 400-level ECE courses that are not designated as degree requirements or Technical Electives.