• 300 level EE technical electives (also see Areas of Specialization)
• 400 level EE/CMPEN technical electives (also see Areas of Specialization)
• Engineering/Science electives
• Statistics electives
• Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (AHS) electives
• Health & Physical Activity
• Related electives

Unless otherwise noted, all electives are 3 credits each.

• EE 311 - Electronic Circuit Design (Electronics II)
• EE 320 - Introduction to Electro-optical Engineering
• EE 351 - Discrete-time Linear Systems
• EE 360 (was EE 367) - Introduction to Communications Systems
• EE/CMPEN 362 (was EE 458) - Communication Networks
• EE 380 (was EE 428) - Linear Control Systems
• EE 387 (was EE 365) - Energy Conversion (Introduction to motors and generators)
• CMPEN 331 - Computer Organization and Design

• EE 410 (was EE 448) - Linear Electronic Design (Electronics III)
• EE 413 (was EE 423) - Power Electronics
• EE/CMPEN 416 (was EE 447) - Digital Integrated Circuits
• EE/CMPEN 417 (was EE 478) - Field Programmable Devices
• EE 420 - Electro-Optics; Introduction to Holography
• EE 421 (was EE 412) - Optical Fiber Communications
• EE 422 - Optical Engineering Laboratory
• EE 424 (was EE 414) - Principles and Applications of Lasers
• EE 430 (was EE 411) - Principles of Electromagnetic Fields
• EE 432 - UHF and Microwave Engineering
• EE 438 - Antenna Engineering
• EE 439 - Radiowave Propagation in Communications
• EE 441 (was EE 418) - Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Technology
• EE 442 (was EE 419) - Solid State Devices
• EE 453 - Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing
• EE/CMPEN 454 (was EE 486) - Fundamentals of Computer Vision
• EE/CMPEN 455 (was EE 485) - Introduction to Digital Image Processing
• EE/E SC 456 - Introduction to Neural Networks
• EE 460 (was EE 459) - Communication System II
• EE/AERSP/NUC E 471 (was EE 490) - Introduction to Plasmas
• EE/AERSP 472 (was EE 492) - Space Astronomy and Introduction to Space Science
• EE 474 - Satellite Communications
• EE/METEO 477 (was EE 433) - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
• EE 482 (was EE 429) - Introduction to Digital Control Systems
• EE 487 - Electric Machinery and Drives
• EE 488 (was EE 461) - Power Systems Analysis I
• EE 497 - Special Topics:  Course selection varies semester by semester

There are a small number of Computer Engineering (CMPEN) courses listed below which are not cross-listed as EE but which can still be taken as EE technical electives. However, at least two of your 300/400-level technical elective courses must be EE, not CMPEN. Courses that are cross-listed (such as EE/CMPEN 417) will count as EE courses, even if they show up on your transcript as CMPEN.

• CMPEN 411 (was CSE 477) - VLSI Digital Circuits
• CMPEN 431 - Computer Architecture
• CMPEN 471 - Logical Design of Digital Systems

Students are required to take 3 credits of engineering/science technical electives from the following list. If there is any question as to whether a course is technical, consult with the undergradute program coordinator.

• Any course from the EE technical elective lists (300 or 400 level)
• CMPSC 122, CMPSC 221 or any technical 400-level CMPSC course
• ANy technical 400-level CMPEN course except CMPEN 472, 473
• E SC 312, E SC 313 or any technical 400-level E SC course except E SC 400H
• Any technical course from I E except I E 302, 303 or 452
• Any technical course from M E except M E 445, 455, 462
• Any technical course from NUC E except NUC E 445
• Any technical course from A B E, A E, AERSP, ACS (acoustics), BIOE, CHEM E, C E, E MCH
• Any technical 400-level ASTRO course
• BIOL 141 or any technical 400-level BIOL course
• Any technical CHEM course beyond CHEM 110 except CHEM 400
• Any technical 400-level EGEE course
• Any technical 400-level MATH course except MATH 470, 471, 475
• Any technical 400-level MATSE course
• METEO 300 or any technical 400-level METEO course
• Any technical 400-level MNG course
• Any technical 400-level P N G course
• PHYS 230 or PHYS 237 or any technical 400-level PHYS course except PHYS 400, 401, 402, 444, 457, 458
• Any technical 400-level STAT course not being used to meet the Statistics elective requirement
  (STAT 414 and STAT 418 cannot both be taken for credit)

Students are required to take one of the following 3-credit statistics-related courses.

• STAT 418 - Probability - standard statistics elective for most EE students. If you are planning to go to graduate school (particularly in the areas of signal processing, control, or communications), this course is a MUST.
• STAT 401 - Experimental Methods - a less-rigorous alternative to STAT 418 for students who are not as strong in math and who aren't planning any graduate study
• STAT 414 - Probability Theory - similar to STAT 418, but intended for STAT majors. Compared to STAT 418, it will have more emphasis on theory rather than application.
• I E 424 - Process Quality Engineering - for students interested in quality control and industrial/manufacturing applications
• PHYS 410 - Quantum Mechanics - for students interested in device physics

Students are required to take a total of 18 credits (normally 6 courses) of general education in the Arts (GA), Humanities (GH), and Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS). These credits must be divided as follows.

• 6 credits of arts general education courses (GA)
• 6 credits of humanities general education courses (GH)
• 6 credits of social and behavioral sciences general education courses (GS). Note that Econ 2/4 (required for graduation) ALSO counts as a GS course.

All students who have started at PSU prior to SU05 must take at least one 3-credit Diversity Focused (DF) or Intercultural/International Competence (GI) course. Students can (and are encouraged to) satisfy this GI requirement through one of their GA/GH/GS courses.

Note: All GI courses are now designated as either US or IL courses. Either US or IL designations satisfy the old GI requirement.

All students who have started at PSU in SU05 or later must take at least one 3-credit US Cultures (US) course and at least one 3-credit International Cultures (IL) course. Students can (and are encouraged to) satisfy these US and IL requirements through two of their GA/GH/GS courses. Courses that are listed as both US and IL can be used to meet EITHER requirement, but cannot be used to satisfy BOTH requirements simultaneously. Two distinct courses are needed to satisfy the US and IL requirements.

• Foreign Language option:  Students who have earned credit for a level 3 (or higher) foreign language (e.g. Spanish 3, French 3) may use 3 credits of this language to count towards any one of the groups above (GA, GH, or GS). The student needs to submit a petition to the EE Department in which they specify which category (GA, GH, or GS) the language is being used for.
• 3-6-9 option:  Students may complete the 18 AHS credits in an unbalanced way (e.g. 3 credits of GH, 6 credits of GS, 9 credits of GA).  The student needs to submit a petition to the EE Department in which they specify how they will redistribute the 18 credits. Note that students may only redistribute 3 credits.
• Students who opt for both the 3-6-9 option and the foreign language option may not use the foreign language to replace the 3-6-9 area that only has 3 credits.

Students are required to take a total of 3 credits of ESACT/HEALTH (any combination).
A list of acceptable Health and Physical Activity (GHA) courses (all programs) is available here.

Students are required to take 6 credits of related electives from the following list. The Related elective is a 6-credit requirement aimed at broadening the knowledge base of our students through additional EE technical electives or courses in some other field that complements the EE Degree, or through professional development. There are numerous ways that this elective can be satisfied – additional technical courses, non-technical Engineering courses (leadership, green Engineering, etc.) , business courses, language courses, minor courses, ROTC credits, or Co-operative Education credits.

• Any course from the EE Technical Elective lists (300 or 400 level)
• Any course from the Engineering/Science Technical Elective list
• Any EE 496 course
• Any Engineering leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, or Green Engineering course
• Co-op credit (ENGR 295, 395, 495)
• ROTC credit (only if you complete the ROTC program)
• Any 2-course business or foreign language sequence
• Any course that is used for the completion of a minor

• Remedial courses
• 2-year and 4-year technology degree courses
• Courses that closely resemble other courses taken
• EE courses for non-majors

All assoc engineering tech courses (EE T, etc.)
All CHEM below 110
EE 220/211, 305/212, 317/353
E SC below 300 level
All EES&E courses
English 004, 005
ENGR 195 (Engineering Internship)
I E 452
All IETBD courses
MATH 001-111, 200, 318-319, 470, 471, 475
ME 445, 455, 462
NUC E 445
All PH SC courses
PHYS 001-200, 215, 255-400, 401, 402, 444, 457, 458
All PL ET courses
RCLED 010, 005
All SC courses
All SC&T courses
SPCOM 126