Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Department of Electrical Engineering
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus 13 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or through placement exam
	CHEM 111	General Chemistry I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111L
	CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111
	ELCT 101 or ENCP 101	Electrical & Electronics Engr. (or ENCP 101) fall only (PR)	1		*
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University (PR)	3

Semester Two (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
!	PHYS 211	Essentials of Physics I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or better in MATH 141; Coreq: PHYS 211L
!	PHYS 211L	Essentials of Physics I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 211
!	ELCT 102	Electrical Science (PR)	3	C	*	Prereq/Coreq: MATH 141
!	CSCE 106	Sci. Applications Programming (PR)	3		*	C or better in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement exam into MATH 115 or higher)

Semester Three (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	CSCE 211	Digital Logic Design (PR)	3	C	*	MATH 141
!	ELCT 221	Circuits (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in MATH 142; C or better in either ELCT 102 or AESP 265; or D or better in ELCT 220
	PHYS 212	Essentials of Physics II (PR)	3	C		C or better in PHYS 211 & MATH 142; Coreq: PHYS 212L
	PHYS 212L	Essentials of Physics II Lab. (PR)	1	C		Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 212
!	MATH 242	Elem. Differential Equations (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 142
	STAT 509	Statistics for Engineers (PR)	3			MATH 142 or equivalent

Semester Four (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	CSCE 212	Intro. to Computer Architecture (PR)	3		*	D or better in CSCE 211 & either CSCE 145 or 106
	EMCH 220	Mech. Engr. Fund. for Non-Majors (PR)	3			MATH 142 & PHYS 211
!	ELCT 201	Introductory Elect. Engr. Lab. (PR)	3		*	C or better in ENGL 102 & CSCE 211; Prereq or Coreq: ELCT 222
!	ELCT 222	Signals & Systems (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in ELCT 221 & MATH 242
	ELCT 363	Intro. to Microelectronics (MR)	3		*	C or better in CHEM 111 & PHYS 212
!	MATH 241	Vector Calculus (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 142

Semester Five (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ELCT 301	Electronics Laboratory (MR)	3		*	D or better in ELCT 201; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ELCT 371
	ELCT 321	Digital Signal Processing (MR)	3		*	C or better in ELCT 222
!	ELCT 331	Control Systems (MR)	3		*	C or better in ELCT 222
!	ELCT 371	Electronics (MR)	3		*	C or better in ELCT 222
	CSCE 313	Embedded Systems (PR)	3		*	CSCE 211 & 212
		Carolina Core GSS4 (CC-GSS)	3

Semester Six (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ELCT 302	Real-Time Systems Laboratory (MR)	3		*	D or better in ELCT 301 & 371; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ELCT 331
	ELCT 361	Electromagnetics (MR)	3		*	PHYS 212 & MATH 241
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Elective6 (PR)	3
		Carolina Core VSR4 (CC-VSR)	3
		Carolina Core CMS4 (CC-CMS)	0-3

Semester Seven (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ELCT 403	Capstone Design Project I (MR/CC-INT)	3		*	D or better in ELCT 302
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Carolina Core GHS4 (CC-GHS)	3
		Carolina Core AIU4 (CC-AIU)	3
		Carolina Core GFL7 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Eight (12-15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ELCT 404	Capstone Design Project II (MR)	3		*	D or better in ELCT 403
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Career Plan Elective5 (PR)	3		*
		Carolina Core GFL7 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College & Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
126	27	65	34	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the Electrical Engineering program GPA of 2.00.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 will be required to successfully complete it before taking MATH 141.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. Career Plan Electives (18 hours): The student will select 18 hours of Career Plan Electives, primarily ELCT courses numbered 430 and higher. These may include up to 6 hours of non-ELCT courses at the 300-level or higher with department approval.  In addition, CSCE 240 may count towards the 6 hours of non-ELCT courses. Other courses may be approved by the department.  Courses can not duplicate a course otherwise applied to the degree. 
6. The student will select an additional 3 credit hours to satisfy the Elective. These include any university courses that do not essentially duplicate a course otherwise applied to the degree.
7. Students in the Molnaroli College of Engineering and Computing are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course by 1) a score of two or better on the foreign language placement test; or 2) completion of the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN, or SPAN or completion of the 121 course in another foreign language.  Students who do not place out of the GFL requirement may need to take additional hours to meet this requirement. 

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed in the semester in which they are listed in order to ensure a timely graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin. 
• As Career Plan Electives have 300-level prerequisites, there may be career plans for which one or more of the 300-level classes are critical, even though they are not listed as critical in this document.
• A student cannot repeat courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing in which they earned a grade of C or better. In addition, a student cannot repeat any course from the College a second time. No more than four College courses may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College. No more than four courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College, regardless of satisfactory work.  For this purpose, withdrawal from a course with a grade of W is not regarded as enrollment in that course.  A student that does not satisfactorily complete a degree-required College course within two attempts must change major or transfer out of the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing. 
• The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major courses and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.
• Disclaimer: Prerequisites on courses are subject to change. Please refer to Bulletin.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement