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2018-2019 SDSM&T Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Electrical Engineering, BS


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ECE Contact Information

Magesh T. Rajan
ECE Department Head and Professor
Electrical Engineering/Physics 311
Phone: (605) 394-1219;
E-mail: Magesh.Rajan@sdsmt.edu 

Thomas P Montoya
ECE Undergraduate Program Coordinator & Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering/Physics 325
Phone: (605) 394-2459;
Email: Thomas.Montoya@sdsmt.edu

EE Flowchart  

Electrical Engineering Curriculum/Checklist


The bachelor of science program in electrical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; Phone +1.410.347.7700.

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Freshman Year


First Semester


Total: 15

Second Semester


Total: 16

Sophomore Year


First Semester


Total: 17

Total: 18

Junior Year


Senior Year


First Semester


Total: 15

Second Semester


  • Credits: (0-2) 2
  • EE Electrical Engineering Senior Elective  Credits: 3 2
  • Technical Elective  Credits: 3 4
  • General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3​ 5
Choose 4 Credits From Either:

Total: 15

130 credits required for graduation


Curriculum Notes


1 Students must choose to take 4 credits from either CENG 447/447L/547/547L Credits: (3-1) 4  or ME 211 Credits: (3-0) 3  plus one credit free elective.

2 Eleven electrical engineering senior elective credits required.

3 A free elective is any college level course 100 level or above that is acceptable toward an engineering or science degree. Military science courses, 100 level and above, apply as free electives only; substitution for departmental, technical, humanities, or social science electives is not permitted.

4 A technical elective is any science or engineering course 200 level or above that does not duplicate the content of any other course required for graduation. Co-op credits may be used for technical elective credit. A maximum of 6 co-op credits may be used for the EE degree.

Fulfills General Education requirement. Students should consult the “General Education Requiements ” section of this catalog for a complete listing of all general education requirements.

EE Senior Electives


Any regular CENG, CSC, or EE 4xx, dual-listed 5xx, or 6xx course may be used toward the EE senior electives requirement with the exceptions of CENG 464 /CSC 464 /EE 464 , CENG 465 /CSC 465 /EE 465 , CENG 447/447L/547/547L  (if used in place of ME 211 ), and EE 505/505L .  A maximum of four (4) co-op credits, CENG/CSC/EE 491/591/691, CENG/CSC/EE 492/592/692, and/or CENG/CSC/EE 498 may be used toward the EE senior electives requirement if a written request presented by the student is approved by the ECE faculty.  The student request must justify that the EE design requirement is met.  Additional courses approved toward the EE senior electives requirement are listed below.

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