DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
CAREER PLAN: B.S. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Name
:
Advisor
:
Submission date
:
What are your career objectives? i.e. “I would like to complete an MS degree and then work in the automotive
industry, developing power electronics for electric cars”.
Among the 300-level courses you have taken so far, which did you find the most interesting? Which do you feel most
competent at? Does this influence your career objectives?
Career Plan Electives (15 hours)
Career Concentration (9 hours): Any 300-500 level courses having prefix ELCT and that are logically consistent
with and supportive of the career objective described above.
Career
Concentration #1
Career
Concentration #2
Career
Concentration #3
Semester
Semester
Semester
Career Competitiveness (6 hours): Any 300-500 level courses, whether in ELCT or elsewhere, that are logically
consistent with and supportive of the described career objectives. In some cases, these courses might also satisfy
requirements for a minor. The further the courses from EE the stronger the justification needed.
Career
Competitiveness #1
Career
Competitiveness #2
Semester
Semester
If not obvious, explain why these two courses are relevant to your career objective:
Student’s Signature: ___________________________________________
Advisor’s Signature: ___________________________________________
Undergraduate Director’s Signature: _______________________________
Date: ____________
Date: ____________
Date: ____________
Career Competitiveness selected from among courses offered by the CEC need only approval of the Advisor. Career Competitiveness
from outside of CEC require additional approval the Undergraduate Director. It’s your responsibility to ensure all
prerequisites are satisfied.
Your Career Plan can be amended at any time by filing a new form.
Career Plan
Form Date: 2014-02-06
Standard Four-Year Plan for a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
Bold = EE Major Requirements
Normal = other required general education and Prerequisite courses
Italic = Carolina Core
Bold & Underline = EE Electives
Bold & Underline & Italic = Technical Electives
*Non-ELCT courses with specific number and title are courses that fulfill both major requirements and Carolina Core.
**Elective CC = courses that you can choose from the approved list at http://www.sc.edu/carolinacore/courses.php
Sophomore
FRESHMAN
Fall
Spring
ELCT 101: Electrical & Electronics Engineering
ELCT 102: Electrical Science
*CHEM 111: General Chemistry (SCI)
*PHYS 211 & Lab: Essentials of Physics I (SCI)
*ENGL 101: Critical Reading & Comprehension
(CMW)
*MATH 141: Calculus I (ARP)
*ENGL 102: Rhetoric & Composition (CMW)
*MATH 142: Calculus II (ARP)
**Elective CC: Aesthetic & Interpretive
Understanding (AIU)
CSCE 145: Intro Algorithmic Design I
Fall
CSCE 146: Intro. Algorithmic Design II
Spring
CSCE 212: Intro. Computer Architecture
CSCE 211: Digital Logic Design
EMCH 220: Intro. to Mechanical Engineering
ELCT 221: Circuit Theory
ELCT 201: Introductory EE Lab
PHYS 212 & Lab: Essentials of Physics II
ELCT 222: Signals & Systems
MATH 242: Elem. Differential Equations
MATH 241: Vector Calculus
Junior
STAT 509: Statistics for Engineers
Fall
ELCT 301: Electronics Laboratory
Spring*
ELCT 302: Control Systems Laboratory
ELCT 321: Digital Signal Processing
ELCT 331: Control Systems
ELCT 363: Intro. Microelectronics
ELCT 350: Comp. Modeling Elect. Sys.
ELCT 371: Electronics
ELCT 361: Electromagnetics
ECON 421: Engineering Economics
**Elective CC: GHS Historical Thinking
**Elective CC: GSS Social Science
Senior
*This is when a student should complete a Career Plan form and submit it to the advisor for an approval.
Fall
ELCT 403: Capstone Design Project I
Spring
ELCT 403: Capstone Design Project I
Career Plan: EE Elective #1
Career Plan: EE Elective #3
Career Plan: EE Elective #2
Career Plan: Technical #1
**Elective CC:VSR Values Ethics Social Resp.
Career Plan: Technical #2
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding – Foreign Language
Score of two or better on foreign language test can satisfy this requirement.
Sample of approved Career Plans are available at www.ee.sc.edu. Please look at the list and either
select a plan or create your own plan for an approval.
Career Plan
Form Date: 2014-02-06