Electrical Engineering

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) & Wheaton College (WC) – Five year Joint Program
BA in Liberal Arts/Engineering - WC
BS in Electrical Engineering - IIT

First Semester

MATH 231

4

(WC)

(IIT – MATH 151)

PHYS 231

4

(WC)

(Note 2)

First Year Seminar

4

(WC)

 

Foreign Language

4

(WC)

 

ENGR 101

1

(WC)

(IIT – ECE 100)

Total

17

Hours

 

 

Second Semester

MATH 232

4

(WC)

(IIT – MATH 152)

PHYS 232

4

(WC)

(Note 2)

Writing

0-4

(WC)

 

Old Testament

4

(WC)

 

Wellness

0-2

(WC)

 

ENGR 105

2

(WC)

(Note 3)

Total

18

Hours

 

 

Third Semester

ENGR 201

4

(WC)

(IIT – MMAE 200)

MATH 331

2

(WC)

(IIT – MATH 251)

PHYS 334

2

(WC)

 

Communication

0-2

(WC)

 

Thematic Core Course

4

(WC)

 

Thematic Core Course

4

(WC)

 

Total

18

Hours

 

 

Fourth Semester

MATH 333

4

(WC)

(IIT – MATH 252)

PHYS 331

4

(WC)

(Note 2)

New Testament

4

(WC)

 

Thematic Core Course

4

(WC)

 

Visual and Performing Arts

2

(WC)

 

Total

18

Hours

 

 

Fifth Semester

ENGR 125

2

(WC)

(Note 3)

CHEM 231

4

(WC)

(IIT – CHEM 122)

Christian Thought

4

(WC)

 

Thematic Core Course (with AIS tag)

4

(WC)

 

CS 115

2

(IIT)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Sixth Semester

ENGR 204

4

(WC)

 IIT - Free Elective

Capstone Experience

2

(WC)

 

Visual and Performing Arts

2

(WC)

 

CS 116

2

(IIT)

 

ECE 211

3

(IIT)

 

ECE 218

4

(IIT)

 

Total

17

Hours

 

 

Seventh Semester

ECE 213

4

(IIT)

 

ECE 242

3

(IIT)

 

MATH 333

3

(IIT)

 

Science Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 4)

IPRO Elective

3

(IIT)

 

Total

16

Hours

 

 

Eighth Semester

ECE 308

3

(IIT)

 

ECE 311

4

(IIT)

 

ECE 319

4

(IIT)

 

MATH 374

3

(IIT)

 

Total

14

Hours

 

 

Ninth Semester

ECE 307

4

(IIT)

 

Professional ECE Elective

4

(IIT)

(Note 5)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 5)

Technical Elective

3

(IIT)

 

Total

14

Hours

 

 

Tenth Semester

Professional ECE Elective

4

(IIT)

(Note 5)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 5)

Professional ECE Elective

3

(IIT)

(Note 5)

IPRO Elective

3

(IIT)

 

Total

13

Hours

 

 

 

 

 

Total for Program

165

Hours

Minimum

Note 1) See Humanities and Social Sciences requirements.

Note 2) PHYS 231, 232, and 331 (WC) = PHYS 123, 221, and 224 (IIT).

Note 3) This course is strongly recommended but not required.

Note 4) Students may choose from: BIOL 105, BIOL 114, CHEM 126, or MS 201.

Note 5) Professional ECE electives may be chosen from any of the 400-level ECE courses identified with (P) in the course descriptions. Courses at the 500-level may be taken with written consent of the instructor, faculty adviser, and the ECE department chair. At least two of the electives must contain laboratories. A maximum of three credits of Undergraduate Research (ECE 491) or Special Problems (ECE 497) may be used as professional ECE electives with adviser approval.

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 2019