Program: Electrical Engineering, BS - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Apr 12, 2025

2018-2019 SDSM&T Academic Catalog

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

MATH 123 Calculus I Credits: (4-0) 4 (Goal 5) ⁵
CHEM 112 General Chemistry I Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 6) ⁵
CHEM 112L General Chemistry I Lab Credits: (0-1) 1 (Goal 6) ⁵
CENG 244/244L Introduction to Digital Systems/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3⁵

Total: 15

Second Semester

ENGL 101 Composition I Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 1) ⁵
MATH 125 Calculus II Credits: (4-0) 4
PHYS 211/211A University Physics I/Recitation Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 6) ⁵
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ⁶
CSC 150/150L Computer Science I/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

EE 220/220L Circuits I/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
MATH 321 Differential Equations Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 279 Technical Communications I Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 1) ⁵
PHYS 213/213-A University Physics II/Recitation Credits: (3-0) 3
PHYS 213L University Physics II Laboratory Credits: (0-1) 1
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3⁵

Total: 17

Second Semester

EM 216 Statics and Dynamics Credits: (4-0) 4
EE 221/221L Circuits II/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
MATH 225 Calculus III Credits: (4-0) 4
EE 351/351L Mechatronics and Measurement Sys/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
EE 264L Electromechanical Systems Product Development and Design Lab Credits: (0-2) 2

Total: 18

Junior Year

First Semester

ENGL 289 Technical Communications II Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 2) ⁵
EE 313 Signals and Systems Credits: (3-0) 3
EE 320/320L Electronics I/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
EE 362 Electric and Magnetic Properties of Materials Credits: (3-0) 3
OR
PHYS 439/539 Condensed Matter Physics Credits: 3 to 4 credits
EE 381 Electric and Magnetic Fields Credits: (3-0) 3

Total: 16

Second Semester

EE 314/314L Control Systems/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
EE 322/322L Electronics II/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
EE 330/330L Energy Systems/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
EE 382 Applied Electromagnetics Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3

Total: 18

Senior Year

First Semester

IENG 301 Basic Engineering Economics Credits: (2-0) 2
EE 464 Senior Design Project I Credits: (0-2) 2
EE Electrical Engineering Senior Elective(s) Credits: 8²
Free Elective Credits: 3³

Total: 15

Second Semester

EE 465 Senior Design Project II 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: 3⁵

Choose 4 Credits From Either:

CENG 447/447L/547/547L Embedded Systems Credits: (3-1) 4 ¹
OR
ME 211 Introduction to Thermodynamics Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
with Free Elective Credits: 1

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.

⁵Fulfills 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.

CSC 314/314L Assembly Language/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
CENG 342/342L Digital Systems/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
CSC 340 Software Engineering and Design Credits: (3-0) 3