Program Overview

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Electrical Engineering (BSEE) Power and Renewable Energy Track

Program at a Glance

The Electrical Engineering (BSEE) program with a focus on Power and Renewable Energy Track is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge in power system operation and control, renewable energy integration, machines, microgrid design and operation, power markets, and data analytics. Electrical engineers work on products that are powered by or produce electricity, with focus areas including communications, digital signal processing, electromagnetics, power and control systems.

Program Description

Electrical engineers design and create devices and technologies in areas such as signal processing, renewable power, biomedical sensing, computer architecture, microwave engineering, and antenna design, impacting all facets of modern life. The Power and Renewable Energy Track offers hands-on training in smart grid technologies.

CECS Progress Policy

• Students in the Electrical Engineering major are expected to make consistent good progress toward their degrees to remain enrolled in, or eligible for, any major, minor, or certificate in the College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) or the College of Optics and Photonics (COP).
  • Low Grade Component: Any student majoring in Electrical Engineering who has accumulated 7 or more unsuccessful attempts (i.e., grades below "C" (2.0), U grades, and withdrawals, including in 0-credit courses) over all courses taken at UCF will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation.
  • Repeat Attempt Component: Any student majoring in Electrical Engineering who repeats any UCF course and does not earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better on the second attempt will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation.

Degree Requirements

Basic Core Requirements

• 5 Total Credits
• Complete all of the following:
  • A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.
  • EGS1006C - Introduction to the Engineering Profession (1)
  • EGN1007C - Engineering Concepts and Methods (1)
  • STA3032 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3)
• Complete at least 1 of the following: COM 1000 - Introduction to Communication (3), SPC 1603C - Fundamentals of Technical Presentations (3), or SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)

Advanced Core Requirements

• 48 - 50 Total Credits
• A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.
• 33 Total Credits
  • Complete all of the following with a minimum grade of C:
    • EGN3211 - Engineering Analysis and Computation (3)
    • EGN3420 - Engineering Analysis (3)
    • EEE3342C - Digital Systems (3)
    • EEL3801C - Computer Organization (4)
    • EEL3004C - Linear Circuits I (3)
    • EEL3123C - Linear Circuits II (3)
  • Complete the following:
    • EEL4216 - Fundamentals of Electric Power Systems (3)
    • EEL3657 - Linear Control Systems (3)
    • EEE3307C - Electronics I (4)
    • EEL4742C - Embedded Systems (3)
    • EEL3926L - ECE Design Lab (1)

Junior Level Electives

• 6 - 7 Total Credits
• Complete at least 2 of the following:
  • EEE3350 - Semiconductor Devices (3)
  • EEL3290 - Global Energy Issues (3)
  • EEL3470 - Electromagnetic Fields (3)
  • EEL3552C - Signal Analysis and Analog Communication (4)

Senior Level Electives

• 9 - 10 Total Credits
• Complete at least 3 of the following:
  • EEL4205 - Electric Machinery (3)
  • EEL4294 - Introduction to Smart Grid (3)
  • EEL4612C - Introduction to Modern and Robust Control (4)
  • EEL4750 - Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals (3)
  • EEL5173 - Linear Systems Theory (3)
  • EEL5185 - System Identification (3)
  • EEL5245 - Power Electronics (3)
  • EEL5255 - Advanced Power Systems Analysis (3)
  • EEL5268 - Communications and Networking for Smart Grid (3)
  • EEL5291 - Distributed Control and Optimization for Smart Grid (3)

Restricted Electives

• 15 Total Credits
• A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.
• Earn at least 15 credits from approved technical electives.

Capstone Requirements

• 6 Total Credits
• A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.
• Complete the following:
  • EEL4914 - Senior Design I (3)
  • EEL4915L - Senior Design II (3)

Grand Total Credits: 74 - 76

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 122

Plan of Study

A tentative course schedule for entering freshmen is available. Students should consult with an Academic Success Coach to develop a personalized plan to graduation.

CECS Senior Design Sequencing Policy

• CECS students who are required to complete a two-course Senior Design sequence are expected to complete the course sequence in consecutive terms.
• Students are expected to enroll into and complete Senior Design 1 in the semester where permission is granted.

Foreign Language Requirements

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Electrical Engineering students must earn at least 32 hours in residence at UCF.
• 24 of the 32 residency hours must be at the 3000 level or higher courses taken from the ECE Department at UCF and applicable to the degree program.

College Exit Requirements

• Students must complete at least eight upper-division courses towards their degree within CECS at UCF.
• Students must complete all their discipline-specific senior design and/or capstone course(s) within CECS at UCF.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• Students must have a minimum 2.0 UCF GPA.
• Students must have completed 42 semester hours of upper division credit.
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, nine hours of Summer credit, and Civic Literacy Requirement.

Honors In Major

Information on Honors in the Major can be found through the university's academic programs.

Related Programs

• Computer Engineering (B.S.Cp.E.)
• Computer Science (B.S.)
• Mathematics (B.S.) - Engineering/Physics Track
• Physics (B.S.)
• Engineering Leadership Certificate
• Semiconductor Engineering and Manufacturing Instruction (SEMI) Certificate
• Engineering Leadership Minor
• Intelligent Robotic Systems (IRS), Interdisciplinary Minor
• Mathematics Minor
• Physics Minor
• Computer Engineering Minor

Advising Notes

• Students should meet regularly with their Academic Success Coach.
• Each student should seek academic advisement before registering for classes each semester to minimize excess hours and to ensure that satisfactory academic progress is being maintained.
• The Electrical Engineering program offers the Accelerated BS-MS Program to students of high academic standing.

Transfer Notes

• Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit.
• Helpful transfer student resources, including established course equivalencies, are available.

Program Academic Learning Compacts

Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located through the university's academic affairs office.

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $45 per term
• Full-Time Student: $90 per term