Electrical Engineering Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Electrical Engineering
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | MAT251 Calculus I (GE Mathematics) | 4 | | CHE201/211 Gen Chem I/Lab OR BIO201/211 Gen Bio I/Lab | 4 | | EGG101 Introduction to Engineering Science | 3 | | ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric (4) or equiv (3-4) - GE Basic Comm | 3-4 | | Total | 14-15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | MAT252 Calculus II | 4 | | PHY201 General Physics 1 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY211 Physics 1 Laboratory (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | EGC251 C/C++ Programming | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MAT359 Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 | | PHY202 General Physics 2 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY212 General Physics 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | EGC220 Digital Logic Fundamentals | 3 | | EGC221 Digital Logic Lab | 1 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MAT353 Calculus III | 4 | | MAT362 Linear Algebra | 3 | | EGG321 Technical Communication | 3 | | EGE200 Circuit Analysis | 3 | | EGE201 Circuits Laboratory | 1 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EGE311 Signals and Systems | 3 | | EGE331 Computer Simulation | 3 | | EGC331 Microcontroller System Design | 3 | | EGC332 Microcontroller Laboratory | 1 | | EGE320 Electronics I | 3 | | EGE322 Electronics I Laboratory | 1 | | EGE340 Applied Electromagnetics | 3 | | Total | 17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MAT380 Applied Probability and Statistics | 3 | | EGM211 Statics OR EGM331 Thermodynamics | 3 | | EGE321 Electronics II | 3 | | EGE323 Electronics II Laboratory | 1 | | Technical elective (1st of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | Total | 13 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EGE350 Electric Energy Systems | 3 | | EGE351 Electric Energy Systems Laboratory | 1 | | EGE408 Senior Design Project 1 (WI) | 2 | | Technical elective (2nd of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | Technical elective (3rd of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| EGE412 Communication Systems - see Note 2 | 3 | | EGE416 Control Systems | 3 | | EGE409 Senior Design Project 2 (WI) | 2 | | Technical elective (4th of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | Diversity course | 3 | | Total | 14 |
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Notes
1 - Engineering students follow a modified General Education requirement that includes a Basic Communication course (ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric or equivalent), plus one course from each of the following six GE categories: United States Studies, World Civilizations & Cultures, Western Civilization, Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts. Students can often complete their General Education requirements at any time, based on course availability, individual preference and/or advisor input. However, ENG170 (or equivalent) should be taken in Year 1. Courses that fulfill both GE and major requirements should be take in the term your advisor recommends.
2 - Effective fall 2022, a fifth Technical Elective will replace EGE412 Communication Systems in the Electrical Engineering curriculum.
3 - These courses are offered once per year:EGE311 Signals and Systems, EGE321 Electronics II, EGE323 Electronics II Laboratory, EGE340 Applied Electromagnetics, EGE350 Electric Energy Systems, EGE351 Electric Energy Systems Laboratory, EGE416 Control Systems, EGG408 Senior Design Project I, EGG409 Sr Design Project 2
Total Credits: 124-125
