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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Curriculum

 

 

Freshman Year

 

 

 

Fall

Course Units

CHE

201

General Chemistry I

1

ENG 142 Fundamentals of Engineering Design  
or      
CSC 215 Computer Science I 1

ENG

095

Introduction to Engineering

0

ENG

091

Engineering Seminar I

0

FSP

101

Freshman Seminar (Social Science)

1

MAT

127

Calculus A

1

PHY

201

General Physics I

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

 

CSC 215 Computer Science I  
or      
ENG 142 Fundamentals of Engineering Design 1

ENG

092

Engineering Seminar II

0

MAT

128

Calculus B

1

PHY

202

General Physics II

1

WRI

102

Academic Writing (if not exempted)

1

TST

161

Creative Design

1

 

 

ENG 142 and CSC 215 can be taken either semester freshman year

 

       

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

Fall

 

CSC

310

Discrete Structures of Computer Science

1

ENG

212

Circuits Analysis

1

ENG

214

Circuits Analysis Laboratory

0.5

ENG

272

Advanced Engineering Mathematics I

1

ENG

312

Digital Circuits & Microprocessors

1

ECO

101

Principles of Microeconomics

1

       

 

 

Spring

 

ENG

222

Statics

1

ELC

251

Electronics

1

ELC

321

Systems & Signals

1

ELC

333

Electrical Engineering Laboratory I

0.5

MAT

229

Multivariable Calculus

1

IDS

252

Society, Ethics & Technology

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Year

 

 

 

Fall

 

ELC

341

Communication System

1

ELC

343

Microcomputer Systems

1

ENG

093

Engineering Seminar III

0

ENG

262

Dynamics

1

ELC

451

Computer Architecture and Organization

1

ELC

363

Computer Engineering Laboratory I

0.5

 

 

Liberal Learning Elective**

1

    **By advisement only  
       

 

 

Spring

 

ELC

373

Electrical Engineering Laboratory II

0.5

ELC

361

Engineering Electromagnetics

1

ENG

094

Engineering Seminar IV

0

ENG

352

Control Systems

1

ENG

354

Control Systems Laboratory

0.5

ENG

372

Engineering Economy

1

       

 

 

Senior Year

 

 

 

Fall

 

ELC

423

Digital Signal Processing

1

ELC

433

Electrical Engineering Laboratory III

0.5

ELC

411

Embedded Systems

1

ELC

495

Senior Project I

0

ENG

099

Senior Professional Seminar

0

 

 

Electrical Engineering Elective***

1

 

 

Liberal Learning Elective**

1

    **By advisement only  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

 

ENG

098

Fundamentals of Engineering Review

0

ENG

322

Thermodynamics I

1

ENG

342

Advanced Engineering Mathematics II

1

ELC

441

Digital Systems Engineering

1

ELC

496

Senior Project II

1

 

 

Electrical Engineering Elective***

1

       

 

 

Total Course Units

39

 

*** Electrical Engineering Electives

Any of the following:

  • ELC 383 Electronics II
  • ELC 431 RF/Microwave Engineering
  • ELC 453 Digital Control Systems
  • ELC 471 VLSI Design
  • ELC 473 Bioinstrumentation
  • ELC 475 Advanced Digital Signal Processing

At most one of the following:

  • ELC 483 Robotics
  • ELC 492 Independent Study
  • ENG 470 Special Topics in Engineering (by advisement only)

Advanced Placement (AP) is awarded for a number of courses including Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, etc. For further details on AP placement click here

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Armstrong Hall, Room 147

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ 08628

P) 609.771.2779

F) 609.637.5148

Department Chair

Dr. Orlando Hernandez

P) 609.771.2470

 

Departmental Secretary

Marisa Hutton
P) 609.771.2779
E) hutton@tcnj.edu

 

Web Media Specialist

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E) soengweb@tcnj.edu