Electrical Engineering is concerned with all phases and development of the transmission and utilization of electric energy and intelligence. From communication systems to electronic components that run computers and motor vehicles, electrical engineers design products and systems that meet the needs of today and tomorrow's electrical and electronic systems.
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Electrical engineers study electricity and design electrical systems that solve problems—how to make your smartphones smarter; how to make your refrigerator run more efficiently; coming up with the optimal temperature to heat pizza in your microwave; designing the audio and visual technology that brings movies to life.
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While it is essential that electrical engineers understand the fundamentals of their chosen fields, they must also understand the role that other branches of engineering play in completed work. The curriculum provides a foundation in basic engineering as well as depth and breadth in electrical engineering and sufficient electives to allow specialization in academic areas including:
The curriculum also prepares an engineer for professional licensure.
The department's extensive laboratory facilities and varied research programs assist in both experimental and theoretical approaches to electrical and computer engineering.
It is the department's policy to admit the best-qualified students as demonstrated by academic achievement.
To be admitted, a student must have an overall 2.5 grade point average in critical-tracking courses, based on the first two attempts in eight professional courses and have earned a minimum grade of C in each course of Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Calculus 3, Physics with Calculus 1, Physics with Calculus 2, Differential Equations and General Chemistry. Only the first two attempts (including withdrawals and drops) in each course will be considered for admission to or retention in the department.
A minimum grade of C is required in any course transferred into the junior-senior years from another institution.
Courses marked below with a footnote 1 must be completed with minimum grade of C. For a course to be used as a prerequisite for an EEE/EEL-prefixed course, a minimum grade of C is required in the prerequisite course. Any 3000/4000 level EEL/EEE-prefixed course not taken to satisfy the breadth or depth requirement can be applied as EE technical elective, excluding EEL 3834 (only counts for computer programming requirement) EEL 3003 , and EEL 3872 , which does not apply toward degree requirements.
ECE majors must have an overall 2.0 GPA in all ECE courses to meet degree requirements.
A student must complete both EEL 3111C and EEL 3701C before taking any 4000-level EEE or EEL course. Electrical Engineering majors must have EEL 3923C completed or in progress to apply for the IPPD program.
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Any course taken to satisfy a degree requirement (General Education, required course, or technical elective), with the exception of EGN 4912 , EEL 4948 , and EEL 4949 , cannot be taken S/U.
An electrical engineering student whose cumulative, upper-division or department grade point average falls below 2.0 or whose preprofessional grades do not meet department admission requirements will be placed on academic probation and be required to prepare a probation contract with an ECE academic advisor. If a student is not making normal academic progress, they will be placed on academic probation.
Students normally are given two terms in which to remove their deficit points. Students who do not satisfy the conditions of the first term of probation may be dismissed from the department.
All graduating seniors must complete an ECE Exit Questionnaire with their advisor before graduating.
The objectives of the Electrical Engineering program at the University of Florida are to prepare students to be good citizens engaged in ethical engineering for the betterment of society and enabling them, so that within a few years of graduation, they:
The baccalaureate program prepares students to embark upon professional careers in electrical and computer engineering or to begin graduate study. The department's educational objectives are consistent with the ABET general criteria for accrediting programs in engineering in the United States.
The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in electrical and computer engineering and conducts research to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
Completed with a minimum grade of C. In order to use a course as a prerequisite course for course used as a prerequisite for an EEE/EEL-prefixed course, a minimum grade of C is required in the prerequisite course. Any 3000/4000-level EEL/EEE-prefixed course not taken to satisfy the breadth or depth requirement can be applied as an EE technical elective, excluding EEL 3834 only counts for computer programming requirement, EEL 3003 and EEL 3872 , which do not apply toward degree requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COP 2274 | C++ Programming for Engineers | 3 |
| EEL 3834 | Programming for Electrical Engineering 1 | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EEL 3211C | Basic Electric Energy Engineering | 4 |
| EEE 3396 | Solid-State Electronic Devices | 3 |
| EEE 4260 | Bioelectrical Systems | 3 |
| EEE 4306 | Electronic Circuits 2 | 3 |
| EEL 3472 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields | 3 |
| EEL 4514C | Communication Systems and Components | 4 |
| EEL 4657C | Linear Control Systems | 4 |
| EEL 4744C | Microprocessor Applications | 4 |
| EEL 4750 | Foundations of Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
Select one EE Depth course from 2 different EE Breadth areas.
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Students are able to select courses that are 3000-4000 level from the Biology/Biochemistry courses (prefixes of BSC, BCH, CHM, PCB, and ZOO); Mathematics courses (prefixes of MAA, MAD, MAP, and MAS); Physics courses (prefixes of PHY and PHZ). Students are able to count CHM 2046 , CHM 2210 , and CHM 2211 . Students are able to select courses that are 3000-4000 level from HWCOE (non-ECE) courses. Students can count EML 2023 and EGM 2511 .
Any 3000 level or above course in ECE, with the exception of EEL 3003 , EEL 3008 , and EEL 3872 .
The total credits of EE breadth and EE technical electives should equal 29 credits.
Electrical Engineering emphasizes development of the transmission and utilization of electric energy and intelligence. Electrical engineers design products and systems that meet the needs of today and tomorrow's electrical and electronic systems. Students will be able to design communication systems; design the electronic components that run computers, motor vehicles, TVs, stereo systems, and robots for automated factories; design aircraft and spacecraft control systems; design utility and industrial power systems; and design biological and biomedical systems.
The Electrical Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed
| Courses | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEL 3000 | I, A | |||
| EEL 3008 | A | |||
| EEL 3135 | A | |||
| EEL 3701C | A | I | R | |
| EEL 3923C | A | R | ||
| EEL 4924C | A | A | A |
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