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Degree Program Guidelines

Students applying to Electrical Engineering should have good communication skills in English (verbal and written) and exhibit logical thinking, creativity, imagination, and persistence. They should have proven academic background in mathematics, chemistry, engineering drawing and physics. Missing courses may be taken at FIU, with advisor approval.

At the undergraduate level, the basic required program of instruction in fundamental theory and laboratory practice is balanced by a broad range of electives in such fields as computers, communication systems, control systems, power systems, and bio-engineering. Students, with the counsel and guidance of faculty advisers, design their electives program around their own special interest.

Any course taken without the required prerequisites and corequisites will be dropped automatically before the end of the term, resulting in a grade of  ”DR” or ”DF”.  The student will not be eligible for a refund.

Students must earn a minimum grade of ”C” and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all EEL courses required for graduation.

Students who have been dismissed for the first time from the University due to low grades, may appeal to the department for reinstatement. A second dismissal results in no possibility of reinstatement.

5 Year Accelerated Combined BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Biomedical Engineering Program

5 Year Accelerated Combined BS/MS in Electrical Engineering Program
 

Students who pursue a BSEE degree and are in their first semester of the senior year, with at least a 3.3 GPA on both overall and upper division courses may apply to the department to enroll in the combined BS/MS program. Students must also submit an on-line application to the University Graduate School for admission to the MS program. Students must meet all the admission requirements of the University Graduate School.

Students enrolled in the program may count up to six hours of ECE graduate courses as credits for both the BS and MS degrees. The combined BS/MS program has been designed to be a continuous program.

For each of the graduate courses counted as credits for both BS and MS degree, a minimum grade of “B” is required. Students enrolled in the program may count up to six credit hours of EE graduate courses toward the elective engineering BSEE requirements as well as toward the MSEE degree. Only graduate courses with formal lectures can be counted for both degrees.

Students interested in the program should consult with the undergraduate advisor regarding their eligibility to the program.  Applicants will be notified by the department and the University Graduate School of the decision on their applications.

Lower Division Preparation

Lower division requirements include at least 60 credit hours of pre-engineering courses. These courses include common prerequisite courses, 2 semesters of English composition and 2 other Gordon rule writing courses, and Engineering Graphics or CAD (unless previously taken in high school). A minimum grade of “C” is required in all writing courses, all calculus courses, differential equations, both physics classes, and chemistry. In addition, both transfer students and FIU freshman must take a combination of social sciences and humanities that fulfill the FIU University Core Curriculum requirements and whose topics also complement the goals and objectives of the College of Engineering and Computing (including economic, environmental, political, and/or social issues. See semester-by-semester sample program for courses that fulfill this requirement). Students who have not satisfactorily met the social science/humanities requirements will be required to take additional (advanced) humanities/social science course (s).

In addition students may transfer a pre-approved engineering Statics course if it meets the proper prerequisites for the course (speak to an FIU engineering advisor to see if your community college offers an acceptable statics course). Students must make up any missing prerequisites before they will be allowed to begin taking certain engineering courses (see the course listing on the following page for the complete list of  required courses. Required pre/corequisites are listed in the section on Course Descriptions).
 

Other Requirements

Students must meet the University Foreign Language Requirement, must pass the CLAST or have it waived, must have a minimum 2.0 GPA, must complete all required classes, and must otherwise meet all of the state and university requirements in order to graduate.  Students who enter the university with fewer than 60 transferred credits must take 9 summer credits. Also see the Undergraduate Studies portion of this catalog for additional information.

Upper Division Program 

The program includes Statics, Dynamics, Materials in Engineering, Signals and Systems, Engineering Economy, Probability and Statistics, Advanced Humanties/Social Science, and the following:

Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Common Prerequisites

 Degree Program Hours : 129. All course requirements are shown on the following pages