Electrical Engineering (BS)

The requirement for the degree is 128 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as all upper-division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. See also the for undergraduate degrees section.

University Requirements (31 units)

Composition/Writing Requirements (7 units)

• WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
• WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 3, 4

General Education (24 units)

• Units: 24

Pre-Major Requirements (26 units)

Math Requirement (12 units)

• MATH 129 Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
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• MATH 127 Enhanced Calculus II Units: 4
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• MATH 126g Calculus II Units: 4 *
• MATH 229 Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
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• MATH 227 Enhanced Calculus III Units: 4
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• MATH 226g Calculus III Units: 4 *
• MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I Units: 4

Physics Requirement (12 units)

• PHYS 161Lg Advanced Principles of Physics I Units: 4 **
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• PHYS 171Lg Applied Physics I: Mechanics Units: 4
• PHYS 162L Advanced Principles of Physics II Units: 4
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• PHYS 172L Applied Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism and Optics Units: 4
• PHYS 163L Advanced Principles of Physics III Units: 4
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• PHYS 173L Applied Physics III: Topics in Modern Physics Units: 4

Engineering (2 units)

• ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy Units: 2

Major Requirements (56 units)

Electrical Engineering (40 units)

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Free Electives (15 units)

Free elective courses are used to complete the university minimum 128-unit requirement. Students are encouraged to investigate minor options when satisfying this requirement.

Total units: 128

* and is the preferred calculus sequence for electrical engineering students. Students advised to begin with as a prerequisite to have 4 fewer units of free electives in their programs.

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*** Students enrolled in the progressive degree program may take (4) to satisfy this requirement.