EE-BS - Electrical Engineering (BS)
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Program Overview
The mission of the undergraduate program of the Department of Electrical Engineering is to augment the liberal education expected of all Stanford undergraduates, to impart a basic understanding of electrical engineering, and to develop skills in the design and building of systems that directly impact societal needs.
The program includes a balanced foundation in the physical sciences, mathematics, and computing; core courses in electronics, information systems, and digital systems; and develops specific skills in the analysis and design of systems. Students in the major have broad flexibility to select from disciplinary areas beyond the core, including hardware and software, information systems and science, physical technology and science, and electives in multidisciplinary areas, including bio-electronics and bio-imaging, energy and environment, and music.
The program prepares students for a broad range of careers—both industrial and government—as well as for professional and academic graduate education.
Preparing for the Major
Find the steps to declare the EE Major here: https://ee.stanford.edu/academics/undergrad-degree-progress
Find EE four-year plans and course flow charts here: https://ughb.stanford.edu/majors-minors/electrical-engineering-program
Minimum Units in the Program
Minimum University Units
Minimum 40 units Math and Science combined, plus three units of TIS, for a total of 43 units.
It is a School of Engineering requirement that all courses counting toward the major must be taken for a letter grade if the instructor offers that option. Students with multiple degrees should be aware that math, science, and fundamentals courses can be used to fulfill breadth requirements for more than one degree program, but a depth course can be counted toward only one major or minor program; any course can be double counted in a secondary major.
You are required to submit a completed program sheet to the EE Department the quarter prior to conferring your EE BS degree.
If used for math, course may not be used as an EE disciplinary elective.
Complete at least one of the following courses:
Please visit HERE for more notes about Science courses.
One course, see Basic Requirement 4 in the School of Engineering section. The course taken must be on the School of Engineering Approved Courses list the year it is taken. Please visit HERE for more notes about TiS courses.
Minimum 57 units comprised of Engineering Fundamentals (minimum eight units), Core Electrical Engineering Courses (minimum 18 units), Disciplinary Area (minimum 15 units), and Electives (maximum 16 units, restrictions apply).
Students may take CS 106B OR CS 106B + CS 106M to fulfill the requirement.
Students preparing for advanced graduate study or wanting additional depth in the core are encouraged to take some of the disciplinary area requirements (EE101B, EE102B, CS107E, or CS107, EE180) beyond those required for their chosen disciplinary area. These may be counted toward Electives.
Many students take course or course (formerly Physics 63) before declaring the EE major. Students (except those specializing in Physical Technology and Science) may petition to use either course or course instead of course. Nevertheless, students are strongly encouraged to take course or course to learn key EE topics, including transmission lines, waveguides, and antennas. Students specializing in Physical Technology and Science must take course or course.
For upper-division students, a 200-level seminar in their disciplinary area will be accepted on petition.
The elective units should be sufficient to meet the 57-unit total for the major, over and above the 43 units of Math and Science. Depending on units completed in the Disciplinary Area (see Depth in Discipline section), elective units will be in the range of 16 units or less. Students may select electives from the disciplinary areas, the multidisciplinary elective areas, or any combination of disciplinary and multidisciplinary areas. Electives may include up to two additional Engineering Fundamentals and any letter-graded EE courses (minus any previously noted restrictions). Frosh and Sophomore seminars, course does not count toward the 57 units. Students may have fewer elective units if they have more units in their disciplinary area.
A course may only be counted toward one requirement, not double-counted. All courses taken for the major must be taken for a letter grade if the instructor offers that option. The Minimum Combined GPA for all courses in Engineering Fundamentals and Depth is 2.0.
Students may select their Design course from any Disciplinary Area.
To satisfy Design, course must be taken for four units, and the laboratory project must be completed.
Students may select electives from the disciplinary areas, the multidisciplinary elective areas, or any combination of disciplinary and multidisciplinary areas. Electives may include up to two additional Engineering Fundamentals and any letter-graded EE courses. Frosh and Sophomore seminars, course does not count toward the 57 units. Students may have fewer elective units if they have more units in their disciplinary area.
Multidisciplinary elective areas include Bio-Electronics and Bio-Imaging, Energy and Environment, and Music. Courses in multidisciplinary elective areas are listed below.
Disciplinary Area Courses: Minimum 17 Units
course may satisfy WIM only if it is a follow-up to an REU or independent study project or as part of an honors thesis project and a faculty member agrees to supervise the writing of a technical paper, with proper support from the Writing Center.
The Department of Electrical Engineering offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Honors. This program provides a unique opportunity for qualified undergraduate majors to conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor, graduate students, and fellow undergraduates.
Admission to the honors program is by application. Declared EE majors with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 in Electrical Engineering are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by autumn quarter of the senior year, be signed by the thesis advisor and second reader (one must be a member of the EE Faculty), and include an honors proposal. Students need to declare the EE Honors major on Axess.
To receive departmental honors, students admitted to the honors program must:
Submit an Undergraduate Honors Program Application, including the thesis proposal, to the Degree Progress Officer via email by autumn quarter of the senior year, signed by the thesis advisor and second reader (one must be an Electrical Engineering faculty member).
Declare the EE Honors major in Axess before the end of autumn quarter of the senior year.
Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 in Electrical Engineering courses.
Complete at least ten units of course or course with the thesis advisor for a letter grade. course units do not count toward the required 60 units, except course, which is approved to satisfy WIM. A minimum grade of B+ is required for course or course to receive honors.
Submit one final copy of the honors thesis approved by the advisor and second reader to the Degree Progress Officer by May 15th.
Attend poster and oral presentation at the end of spring quarter or present in another appropriate forum approved by the faculty advisor.
The EE department is participating in the Bing Honors College (BHC). If you want to participate in this program, confirm your participation with EE and sign up for BHC.