Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering - Suggested First Year Courses
English Composition (Select an Appropriate English Course)
- ENGL 90 Developmental Writing (0 credits)
- ENGL 101 English Composition (3 credits)
- ENGL 102 English Composition (3 credits)
Area I Core Courses (List of Approved Courses) (6 credits)
Area II Core Course
- COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
Area III Core Courses
- CHEM 111 College Chemistry (4 credits)
- CHEM 112 College Chemistry (5 credits)
Pre-requisite MATH 143 or 147
Recommended: A solid preparation in high-school chemistry. If you do not have this solid background, you should enroll in CHEM 99, 100 or 101. You should enroll in CHEM 111 in the fall semester and continue with CHEM 112 in the spring semester.
If you are not eligible based on your ACT/SAT scores, your placement exam scores or you have not completed the appropriate pre-requisite courses, then enroll in MATH 15, MATH 25, MATH 108, MATH 143 OR MATH 147 as a pre-requisite.
Mathematics (Select an Appropriate Mathematics Course)
- MATH 15 Arithmetic Review (0 credits)
- MATH 25 Elementary Algebra (0 credits)
- MATH 108 Intermediate Algebra (4 credits)
- MATH 147 Precalculus (5 credits)
- MATH 170 Calculus I (5 credits)
- MATH 175 Calculus II (4 credits)
- MATH 275 Multivariable and Vector Calculus (4 credits)
- PHYS 211, 211L Physics I and Lab (5 credits)
Pre-requisite MATH 170, 171, Co-requisite PHYS 211L and MATH 175 - PHYS 212, 212L Physics II and Lab (5 credits)
Pre-requisite PHYS 211 and MATH 175, Co-requisite PHYS 212L
Other Classes
- COMPSCI 117 Introduction to C++ (3 credits)
Pre-requisite MATH 143 and 144 or 147 or - COMPSCI 125 Introduction to Computer Science I (4 credits)
Pre-requisite MATH 143 and 144 or 147 - ENGR 120 Introduction to Engineering (3 credits)
Pre-requisite MATH 143 and 144 or 147 - UNIV 101U First Year Seminar (2 credits)
You are not required to take all of the courses listed above your first year; however, most students will choose to take between 24 and 32 credits.
For additional information on the Electrical Engineering Degree at Boise State University, please refer to the program website.
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