Electrical Engineering Sample Accelerated Curriculum Plan
This curriculum plan presumes the student brought in AP credit for Calculus I, Chemistry, and one General Education course. Students lacking these may be able to complete these courses in a summer session free of tuition.
| Year 1 | Course ID | Course Name | Units |
| Fall |
ENGR 10 |
Dean's Seminar |
1 |
| COMP 51 |
Intro. to Computer Science |
4 |
| PACS 1 |
Pacific Seminar 1 |
4 |
| GEN ED |
General Education Elective 1 |
3-4 |
| GEN ED |
General Education Elective 2 |
3-4 |
| Spring |
ECPE 5 |
Intro. to Electrical & Computer Engr |
1 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 1 |
3-4 |
| MATH 53 |
Calculus II |
4 |
| PHYS 53 |
Principles of Physics I |
5 |
| PACS 2 |
Pacific Seminar 2 |
4 |
| 32 academic units |
| Year 2 | Course ID | Course Name | Units |
| Fall |
ECPE 41 |
Electric Circuits |
3 |
| ECPE 41L |
Electric Circuits Lab |
1 |
| MATH 55 |
Calculus III |
4 |
| PHYS 55 |
Principles of Physics II |
5 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 2 |
3-4 |
Spring
|
ECPE 71 |
Digital Design |
3 |
| ECPE 71L |
Digital Design Lab |
1 |
| ECPE 131 |
Electronics |
3 |
| ECPE 131L |
Electronics Lab |
1 |
| MATH 57 |
Applied Differential Equations I |
4 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 3 |
3-4 |
| 33 academic units |
Classes may be taken overseas in our Study Abroad Program.
| Year 3 | Course ID | Course Name | Units |
| Fall |
ECPE 121 |
Systems Analysis |
4 |
| ECPE 141 |
Advanced Circuits |
4 |
| PHYS 101 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
4 |
| PHYS 161 |
Thermal Physics |
4 |
| ENGR 25 |
Professional Practice Seminar |
1 |
| Spring* |
ECPE 181 |
Co-op |
18 |
| Summer |
ECPE 182 |
Co-op |
14 |
| 13 academic units; 32 CO-OP units |
*Summer-Fall co-op can be done by taking ENGR 025 in the Spring junior year and taking all other courses listed in Fall senior year during the Spring junior year after returning from co-op. Work with your advisor to create your curriculum plan.
| Year 4 | Course ID | Course Name | Units |
| Fall |
ECPE 195 |
Senior Project I |
2 |
| ECPE 172 |
Microcontrollers |
4 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 4 |
3-4 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 5 |
3-4 |
| Spring |
ECPE 196 |
Senior Project II |
2 |
| ECPE 127 |
Random Signals |
3 |
| Elective |
Technical Elective 6 |
3-4 |
| ENGR 30 |
Engineering Ethics & Society |
3 |
| PACS 3 |
Pacific Seminar 3 |
3 |
| 29 academic units |
