The request to revise the B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Concentration in Power and Energy Systems

Date: May 31, 2013
To: College of Engineering
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: May 29, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2014

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITH A CONCENTRATION

Power and Energy Systems

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree may choose to add a concentration in Power and Energy Systems. The plan of study for the BSEE with a Concentration in Power and Energy Systems is similar to the BSEE plan of study with three primary exceptions:

  • All BSEE students are required to complete Technical Elective courses, usually during the junior and senior year. Students pursuing the BSEE with a Concentration in Power and Energy Systems are required to enroll in approved Power and Energy Technical Electives only. See Course List (below).
  • During the senior year, Power and Energy Systems Concentration students must complete an intensive, two-semester energy-related senior design project.

Furthermore, students in the Concentration are strongly encouraged to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam prior to graduation.

How to Enroll in the Power and Energy Systems Concentration

Students wishing to enroll in the Concentration in Power and Energy Systems must apply to enter the program after completing the second semester, sophomore year courses (i.e., ECGR 2112, MATH 2241, etc.). An overall GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Concentration in Power and Energy Systems. In order to remain in the Concentration, students must maintain a minimum (overall and program) GPA of 3.0.

Course List

Students must enroll in the following prerequisite courses:

  • ECGR 3142: Electromagnetic Devices
  • ECGR 3112: Systems Analysis II

Students must enroll in the following fundamental Power and Energy Technical Electives:

  • ECGR 4141: Power Systems Analysis I
  • ECGR 3134: Industrial Electronics
  • ECGR 4143: Electrical Machinery
  • MATH 2164: Linear Algebra
  • ECGR 4142: Power Systems Analysis II
  • ECGR 4111: Control Systems Theory I
  • ECGR 4144: Power Electronics I
  • ECGR 4111: Control Systems Theory I
  • MATH 2164: Linear Algebra (Any student graduating in Calendar Year 2013 and 2014 is exempted from this requirement if he or she satisfied the required Departmental Math and Science Technical elective with a different course prior to acceptance into the Power and Energy Systems Concentration).

Students must enroll in two additional three-credit Power and Energy Technical Electives at the 4000 level or higher. A Department-approved list of such courses will be posted prior to the opening of registration each semester.

Students who receive three credits for ECGR 3695 (Electrical Engineering Cooperative Education Seminar) may be exempted from one of the following Power and Energy Technical Elective requirements:

  • ECGR 4144 OR one of the two additional 4000-level Power and Energy Technical Electives beyond ECGR 4111 and ECGR 4141