Electrical Engineering

BU & IIT (Five year Joint Program)
BA in Engineering Science - BU
BS in Electrical Engineering - IIT

First Semester

MATH 2210

5

(BU)

(IIT – MATH 151)

WRIT 1101

3

(BU)

 

CHEM 1113 & (1114 or 1115)

4

(BU)

(IIT - CHEM 122)

COMM 1110

3

(BU)

 

ENGR 1100

1

(BU)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Second Semester

MATH 2211

4

(BU)

(IIT – MATH 152)

WRIT 1102

3

(BU)

 

Life – Scientific Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

(Note 2)

CHEM 1123 & (1124 or 1125)

4

(BU)

(IIT – ECE Science Elective)

ENGR 1110

3

(BU)

 

Total

17

Hours

 

 

Third Semester

MATH 2212

4

(BU)

(IIT – MATH 251)

PHYS 2211 & 2205

5

(BU)

(Note 3)

CMSC 1180 & 1185

4

(BU)

(sub for IIT – ECE 100)

ENGR 1120

2

(BU)

 

Catholic/Benedictine Intellectual Traditions

3

(BU)

 

Total

18

Hours

 

 

Fourth Semester

MATH 2260

4

(BU)

(IIT – MATH 252)

PHYS 2212 & 2206

5

(BU)

(Note 3)

CMSC 2200

4

(BU)

(IIT – CS 115 & 116)

Historical Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Fifth Semester

ECE 211

3

(IIT)

 

ECE218

4

(IIT)

 

ENGR 2220

3

(BU)

(IIT – Eng. Science Elective)

CMSC 2220

4

(BU)

(IIT- ECE242)

PHYS 2213

3

(BU)

(Note 3)

Total

17

Hours

 

 

Sixth Semester

ECE 213

4

(IIT)

 

ENGR 3264

3

(BU)

 IIT - Free Elective

Human Dignity/Common Good

3

(BU)

 

Philosophical Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Theological/Religious Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Seventh Semester

ECE 307

4

(IIT)

 

ECE311

4

(IIT)

 

IPRO Elective

3

(IIT)

 

MATH 333

3

(IIT)

 

Total

14

Hours

 

 

Eighth Semester

ECE 308

3

(IIT)

 

ECE 319

4

(IIT)

 

MATH 3371

3

(BU)

(IIT – MATH 374)

Artistic & Creative Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Total

13

Hours

 

 

Ninth Semester

Professional ECE Elective

4

(IIT)

(Note 4)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 4)

IPRO Elective

3

(IIT)

 

Technical Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 5)

Social – Scientific 1 Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Tenth Semester

Professional ECE Elective

4

(IIT)

(Note 4)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 4)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 4)

Social – Scientific 2 Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Literary & Rhetorical Mode of Inquiry

3

(BU)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

 

 

 

Total for Program

159

Hours

Minimum

Note 1) See Humanities and Social Sciences requirements.

Note 2) Choose a Life Sciences course at Benedictine University.

Note 3) PHYS 2211, 2212, 2213, 2205, 2206 (BU) = PHYS 123, 221, 224 (IIT).

Note 4) Professional ECE electives may be chosen from any of the 400-level IIT ECE courses identified with a (P) in the course descriptions.  Courses at the 500-level may be taken with the written consent of the instructor, faculty advisor, and the ECE department chair.  At least two of the electives must contain laboratories (4 credit hours).  A maximum of three credits of ECE 491 - Undergraduate Research or ECE 497 – Special Programs may be used as professional ECE electives with advisor approval.

Note 5) Advisor-approved course from engineering, science, mathematics, or computer science that is more advanced than the academic level of the student.

Note 6) Consult your academic advisers regarding the completion of courses in a summer term to reduce your academic load in the fall or spring term.

Note 7) A minimum of 45 semester hours must be completed at IIT.

Updated – July 2022