Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at San Francisco State University

Freshman applicants should have completed four years of high school mathematics, one year of high school chemistry, and one year of high school physics. Students are also encouraged to include courses in mechanical drawing and computer programming.

Community college transfers should complete the sequence of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering courses listed in freshman and sophomore years under the "sample sequence of courses" at the community college.

The Bachelor of Science in Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering require 127, 128, 129, and 129-semester units, respectively. A minimum of 30 units must be earned in residence at San Francisco State University. Of these units, 24 must be upper-division courses, and 12 of these upper-division units must be in the major. Major requirements, including mathematics, chemistry, and physics prerequisites, comprise 93 units for Civil Engineering, 94 units for Computer Engineering, 95 units for Electrical Engineering, and 95 units for mechanical-engineering. For Civil Engineering, 50 of the required units are lower-division, and 43 units are upper-division. For Mechanical Engineering, 51 of the required units are lower-division, and 44 units are upper-division. For Electrical Engineering, 50 of the required units are lower-division, and 45 units are upper-division. For Computer Engineering, 49 of the required units are lower-division, and 45 units are upper-division. The remaining 33 units satisfy the balance of the university requirements, including communication skills and General Education in humanities and social sciences. Students are advised that, except for some General Education (G.E.) courses, all courses which are to be counted toward completion of an engineering degree must be taken for a letter grade; the CR/NC option may not be used in this context.

Electrical Engineer

The required upper-division courses provide a broad and basic understanding of the main fields in electrical engineering. Upon advisement, each student may choose an area of specialization during their senior year in communications, computers, electronics, control, and robotics, or power engineering. Graduates of the Electrical Engineering program are expected to have, within a few years of graduation:

• Established themselves as practicing professionals or engaged in graduate study in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Demonstrated an ability to be productive and responsible professionals.

The number of units required for graduation and the General Education requirements are described in the Undergraduate Education section of this Bulletin. For information for all engineering students, see Undergraduate Programs in Engineering above.

A number of required and elective lecture courses in the electrical engineering program have corresponding laboratory courses that students are either required or strongly encouraged to take concurrently. These course pairs are:

Students who drop or withdraw from any of these lecture courses must also drop or withdraw from the corresponding laboratory course, or they will be administratively dropped or withdrawn.

Students must complete 21 units of upper-division engineering units before registering for ENGR 696.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering a student will be able to demonstrate:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.