The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers both undergraduate and masters degree programs. The undergraduate major in Electrical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Students may choose electives in microelectronics, communications, signal processing, control, robotics, energy conversion, microwaves, electromagnetics and computer engineering.
Electrical Engineering continues to be a growth program in the field of engineering due to a rapidly changing technological society and expanding industrial needs. The New Paltz program is designed to meet these needs generally and those of the mid-Hudson valley specifically.
The curriculum consists of a general education component, a pre-engineering
phase (pre-engineering major code 516), and upper-division engineering course
work (electrical engineering major code 517). Electrical engineering students
must meet a modified General Education Requirement. The pre-engineering and
general education
requirements are exactly the same for the electrical engineering and computer
engineering programs.
Electrical Engineering Curriculum 127 - 128 credits
General Education ............................................ 18 credits
Pre-Engineering ................................................ 43
credits
Electrical Engineering Core ............................ 52-53 credits
Technical Electives ........................................... 14 credits
Although it is possible for a dedicated student who begins the math sequence with Calculus I to complete all degree requirements in four years, our students, like those at most engineering schools in the United States, typically require an additional semester to complete the program.
General Education - 18 credits
Choose one (1) course from each of the following six categories:
1. American History
2. World Civilization
3. Western Civilization
4. Humanities
5. Social Science
6. Art
Pre-Engineering Requirement - 43 credits
The pre-engineering course of study consists of 43 credits in mathematics,
computer science, physics, chemistry, introductory engineering, and English.
The required courses are:
Mathematics
MAT251 Calculus I (4)
MAT252 Calculus II (4)
MAT353 Calculus III (4)
MAT341 Applied Mathematics I (3)
MAT342 Applied Mathematics II (3)
Computer Science
CPS210 Computer Science I: Foundations (4)
Physics
PHY201 General Physics I (4)
PHY202 General Physics II (4)
Chemistry
CHE201 General Chemistry I (4)
Engineering
EGG101 Introduction to Engineering Science (3)
English
ENG160 Freshman Composition I (3)
ENG180 Freshman Composition II (3)
OR
ENG205 General Honors English I (3)
ENG206 General Honors English II (3)
Admission to the Electrical Engineering Major
Students completing the pre-engineering sequence with a grade point average of
2.50 or above are eligible for admission to the Electrical Engineering program
(major code 517).
Note that the general education and pre-engineering requirements are
identical for both electrical and computer engineering majors. Therefore, a
student who has successfully completed the preengineering requirement may
declare either the electrical engineering (major code 517) or the
computer engineering (major code 518) upper division major.
Students are strongly advised to complete at least six credits of general education courses before applying for admission to an engineering major.
The admission of transfer students will be based on a detailed comparison of their transcript with the New Paltz pre-engineering requirements and consultation with an advisor from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Departmental Academic Policies
Pre-engineering students may not enroll in engineering or engineering-related
courses other than Introduction to Engineering Science (EGG101) and Technical
Communications (EGG309). Exceptions are frequently granted for Circuits
Laboratory (EGE209), Circuit Analysis (EGE210), Fundamentals of Electrical
Engineering (EGG350), Digital Logic Laboratory (EGG208), Digital Logic
Fundamentals (EGG230), Ordinary Differential Equations [ODE] (MAT359), and
Linear Algebra (MAT362). Permission to register in any of these courses must be
obtained from the department before registration.
Students may not enroll in any engineering course unless all prerequisites have been met with a grade of C- or better. Courses taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis cannot be applied to meet the engineering degree requirements.
Upper-Division Electrical Engineering Requirement
The upper-division electrical engineering course work, which leads to the
Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering, consists of the electrical engineering core and a
series of technical
electives.
Electrical Engineering Core Curriculum - 52-53 credits
The following courses constitute the electrical engineering core:
|
Total
Credits |
Design
Credits |
Eng/Sci
Credits |
||
| EGE209 | Circuits Laboratory |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| EGE250 |
Circuit Analysis |
3
|
0.5
|
2.5
|
| EGE311 | Signals and Systems |
3 |
0.5
|
2.5
|
| EGE312 | Communication Systems | 3 | ||
| EGE316 | Control Systems I | 3 | ||
| EGE320 | Electronics I |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE321 | Electronics II |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE322 | Electronics I Lab |
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
| EGE323 | Electronics II Lab |
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
| EGE340 | Engineering Electromagnetics I |
3
|
0.5
|
2.5
|
| EGE341 | Engineering Electromagnetics II |
3
|
0.5
|
2.5
|
| EGE370 | Engineering Statistics | 3 | ||
| EGE408 | Senior Design Project I1 |
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
| EGE409 | Senior Design Project II1 |
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
| EGC150 | Engineering Computing I | 1 | ||
| EGC208 | Digital Logic Laboratory 1 |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| EGC230 | Digital Logic Fundamentals |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGC250 | Engineering Computing II | 1 | ||
| EGC308 | Microprocessor Laboratory 1 |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| EGC331 | Microprocessor System Design |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGG309 | Technical Communications |
3
|
0
|
0
|
| PHYXXX | Engineering Mechanics OR Thermodynamics2 |
3 or 4
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
|
52-53
|
Electrical Engineering Technical Electives - 14 credits
Fourteen credits of technical electives are required which must include at
least three electrical and/or computer engineering (EGEXXX and/or EGGXXX)
lecture courses (9 credits) and two engineering (EGEXXX and/or EGGXXX)
laboratories (2 credits). Students must obtain the advice of their advisor
about their choice of electives before registering. (Engineering graduate
courses can be used as undergraduate technical electives.)
| Lecture Group: |
Total
Credits |
Design
Credits |
Eng/Sci
Credits |
|
| CPS310 | Computer Science II: Data Structure |
4
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
| CPS340 | Operating Systems I |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| CPS353 | Software Engineering | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| EGE317 | Digital Control Systems |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE342 | Microwave Fundamentals |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE436 | Microelectronic Technology |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE451 | Electromechanical Energy Conversion |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE452 | Electric Power Systems |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE440 | Solid State Devices |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGE494 | Co-op/Fieldwork | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| EGC423 | Digital Integrated Circuits |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| EGC432 | Intro. to Computer Architecture | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| EGC435 | VLSI Design |
3
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
| EGC450 | Digital Systems Design | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| EGC416 | Embedded Systems |
3
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
| EGG4XX | Computer Communication |
3
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| MAT320 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MAT375 | Numerical Methods |
3
|
0
|
1.0
|
| MAT382 | Probability and Statistics II |
3
|
0
|
1.0
|
| MAT488 | Partial Differential Equations | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PHY309 | Modern Physics II |
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Laboratory Group: |
Total
Credits |
Design
Credits |
Eng/Sci
Credits |
|
| EGE302 | Antenna Lab |
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
| EGE303 | Microwave Fundamentals Lab |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| EGE304 | Control |
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
| EGE305 | Communication Lab |
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
| EGE306 | Microwave Circuits Lab |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| EGE450 | Microelectronics Technology Lab |
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
| EGEXXX | Electromechanical Energy Conversion Lab |
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
| EGEXXX | Computer Simulation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EGEXXX | Electric Power | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EGE401 | VLSI Design Lab |
1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
Footnotes:
1 Senior Design Project (EGE408 and EGE409) - 6 cr. Seniors must register during each of the last two semesters preceding their graduation for Senior Design Project. A single project under the direction of a single faculty member will be spread over two semesters. This project should provide a meaningful engineering design experience and should draw on the cumulative technical background of the student.
2 Choose one of the following two courses:
PHY315 Engineering Mechanics (4)
PHY422 Thermodynamics (3)
