Curriculum
Degree Requirements
To receive a Electrical Engineering degree from UCSB, students must satisfy the following requirements:
MAJOR – Electrical Engineering (EE) Degree
GENERAL EDUCATION – College of Engineering (CoE) & UC, Santa Barbara
EE Bachelor of Science Degree Overview (2021-22 GEAR pgs 36-37)
Degree requirements listed below are for the academic year of 2021-22
MAJOR - Electrical Engineering Degree Requirements
* Major requirements are administered by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Preparation for the Major (79 units) and Upper Division Major (68 units) and GPA requirements must be satisfied.
2021-22 COE "GEAR" Guide Info for the EE Major
EE Curriculum
| Requirements | Course Selection | Course Selection |
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Preparation for the Major (79 units) |
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Upper Division Major (68 units) |
Plus, EE Sr. Elective Sheet - 2016-17 & Later (32 units)* *ECE 188A-C (must include EE Capstone) |
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EE Senior Electives
| Requirements | Information | Publications / Forms |
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| Senior Elective Study Plan |
Junior year Senior Elective Sheet due
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Courses with "L" indicate Lab – course names are located in the Legend box on the right
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) REQUIREMENTS
* CoE General Education and General University Requirements are administered by the College of Engineering
COLLEGE - College of Engineering (CoE) - General Education Requirements (GEAR pg 11)
All undergraduate students must satisfy the general education (General and Subject Area) requirements for the College of Engineering.
UNIVERSITY - UC, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - General University Requirements (GEAR pg 11)
All undergraduate students must satisfy University academic residency, UC Entry Level Writing Requirement, American History and Institutions, unit, and scholarship requirements.
For more detailed COE & UCSB GE requirement info see COE Academic Advising
Pubs & Courses
GEAR (General Engineering Academic Requirements): ECE, COE, and UCSB requirements, overviews & more – from the most current year back to 2012-13
UCSB General Catalog: major & minor requirements, course descriptions, prerequisites & more
UCSB Schedule of Classes: all undergrad and grad course schedules listed by quarter
ECE Undergrad Courses (2021-22): tables of undergraduate and graduate courses instructed each quarter
Curriculum Contacts
EE & CE Majors
ECE Student Affairs Office
Trailer 380, Rm 101
(805) 893-8292
ugrad-advisor@ece.ucsb.edu
COE / UCSB Requirements & Transfer Students
COE Office of Undergraduate Studies
Harold Frank Hall, Room 1006
(805) 893-2809
coe-info@engineering.ucsb.edu
Course-related Questions
ECE Courses
Trailer 380, Rm 101
ugrad-advisor@ece.ucsb.edu
Contact other Colleges and Departments directly
Course Name Legend
- ECE Courses
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- ECE 3: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
- ECE 5: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE 10A/AL; 10B/BL; 1C/CL: Fundamentals of Analog & Digital Circuits and Systems
- ECE 15A: Fundamentals of Logic Design
- ECE 130A-B: Signal Analysis & Processing
- ECE 132: Intro to Solid State Electronic Devices
- ECE 134: Introduction to Fields & Waves
- ECE 137A-B: Circuits & Electronics I & II
- ECE 139: Probability & Statistics
- ECE 152A: Digital Design Principles
- ECE 188A-C: Senior EE Project
Course names with "L", indicate Lab
- Other Department Courses
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- CHEM 1A OR CHEM 2A (Honors): General Chemistry
- CMPSC 16: Problem Solving with Computers I
- ENGR 101: Ethics in Engineering
- MATH 3A: Calculus with Applications, First Course
- MATH 3B: Calculus with Applications, Second Course
- MATH 4A: Linear Algebra with Applications
- MATH 4B: Differential Equations
- MATH 6A: Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
- MATH 6B: Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
- PHYS 1: Basic Physics
- PHYS 2: Basic Physics
- PHYS 3/3L: Basic Physics
- PHYS 4/4L: Basic Physics
- PHYS 5/5L: Basic Physics
- WRIT 1E: Approaches to University Writing for Engineers
- WRIT 2E: Academic Writing for Engineers
- WRIT 50E: Writing & the Research Process for Engineers
Course names with "L", indicate Lab
Not sure who to contact?
EE & CE Undergraduate Advisor
Trailer 380, Rm 101
ugrad-advisor@ece.ucsb.edu
