Department of electrical engineering

Career Plan: B.S. in electrical Engineering

Name / :
Advisor / :
Submission date / :

What are your career objectives? i.e. “I would like to complete an MS degree and then work in the automotive industry, developing power electronics for electric cars”.

Among the 300-level courses you have taken so far, which did you find the most interesting? Which do you feel most competent at? Does this influence your career objectives?

Career Plan Electives (15 hours)

Career Concentration (9 hours): Any 300-500 level courses having prefix ELCT and that are logically consistent with and supportive of the career objective described above.

Career Concentration #1 / Semester
Career Concentration #2 / Semester
Career Concentration #3 / Semester

Career Competitiveness (6 hours): Any 300-500 level courses, whether in ELCT or elsewhere, that are logically consistent with and supportive of the described career objectives. In some cases, these courses might also satisfy requirements for a minor. The further the courses from EE the stronger the justification needed.

Career Competitiveness #1 / Semester
Career Competitiveness #2 / Semester

If not obvious, explain why these two courses are relevant to your career objective:

Student’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Advisor’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Undergraduate Director’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Career Competitiveness selected from among courses offered by the CEC need only approval of the Advisor. Career Competitiveness from outside of CEC require additional approval the Undergraduate Director. It’s your responsibility to ensure all prerequisites are satisfied.

Your Career Plan can be amended at any time by filing a new form.

Standard Four-Year Plan for a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bold = EE Major Requirements

Normal = other required general education and Prerequisite courses

Italic = Carolina Core

Bold & Underline = EE Electives

Bold & Underline & Italic = Technical Electives

*Non-ELCT courses with specific number and title are courses that fulfill both major requirements and Carolina Core. **Elective CC = courses that you can choose from the approved list at http://www.sc.edu/carolinacore/courses.php

FRESHMAN / Fall / Spring
ELCT 101: Electrical & Electronics Engineering / ELCT 102: Electrical Science
*CHEM 111: General Chemistry (SCI) / *PHYS 211 & Lab: Essentials of Physics I (SCI)
*ENGL 101: Critical Reading & Comprehension (CMW) / *ENGL 102: Rhetoric & Composition (CMW)
*MATH 141: Calculus I (ARP) / *MATH 142: Calculus II (ARP)
**Elective CC: Aesthetic & Interpretive Understanding (AIU) / CSCE 145: Intro Algorithmic Design I
Sophomore / Fall / Spring
CSCE 146: Intro. Algorithmic Design II / CSCE 212: Intro. Computer Architecture
CSCE 211: Digital Logic Design / EMCH 220: Intro. to Mechanical Engineering
ELCT 221: Circuit Theory / ELCT 201: Introductory EE Lab
PHYS 212 & Lab: Essentials of Physics II / ELCT 222: Signals & Systems
MATH 242: Elem. Differential Equations / MATH 241: Vector Calculus
STAT 509: Statistics for Engineers
Junior / Fall / Spring*
ELCT 301: Electronics Laboratory / ELCT 302: Control Systems Laboratory
ELCT 321: Digital Signal Processing / ELCT 331: Control Systems
ELCT 363: Intro. Microelectronics / ELCT 350: Comp. Modeling Elect. Sys.
ELCT 371: Electronics / ELCT 361: Electromagnetics
ECON 421: Engineering Economics / **Elective CC: GHS Historical Thinking
**Elective CC: GSS Social Science

*This is when a student should complete a Career Plan form and submit it to the advisor for an approval.

Senior / Fall / Spring
ELCT 403: Capstone Design Project I / ELCT 403: Capstone Design Project I
Career Plan: EE Elective #1 / Career Plan: EE Elective #3
Career Plan: EE Elective #2 / Career Plan: Technical #1
**Elective CC:VSR Values Ethics Social Resp. / Career Plan: Technical #2

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding – Foreign Language

Score of two or better on foreign language test can satisfy this requirement.

Sample of approved Career Plans are available at www.ee.sc.edu. Please look at the list and either select a plan or create your own plan for an approval.

Career Plan Form Date: 2014-02-06