2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering
VCU
Community college:
Associate of Science: Engineering (Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway))
Associate degree
Program description
The profession of electrical engineering touches all aspects of our lives in that electrical engineers design and fabricate devices and systems critical in applications such as computing, communications, health care, manufacturing and automation, power generation and utilization, transportation, and entertainment. An element very important to these and many other applications is the microelectronic device or system.
Electrical engineers play an ever increasing role in the design and building of major facets of today’s and tomorrow’s health care systems and medical research through the application of microelectronic instrumentation and diagnostic tools such as MRI and CAT scan systems. The field of electrical engineering truly permeates every facet of our lives and thus provides excellent employment opportunities to the general practitioner or specialist in more than 35 different subspecialties.
Career opportunities
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment. Some of this equipment includes electric motors; machinery controls, lighting, and wiring in buildings; radar and navigation systems; communications systems; and power generation, control, and transmission devices used by electric utilities. Electrical engineers specialize in areas such as communications, signal processing, and control systems or have a specialty within one of these areas—control systems or aviation electronics, for example.
Bachelor-level job titles
- Automation Engineer
- Automotive Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Mechatronics Engineer
- Photonics Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Solar Energy Systems Engineer
Graduate and professional level job titles
- College Professor
- Firmware Engineer
- Research & Development Engineer
- Systems Engineer/Manager
Contact information
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
Review requirements of EngineeringAdmission Agreement
Completion of associate degree (A.S. in Engineering or A.S. in Science)
Minimum GPA of 3.0
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
Earn a minimum grade of "B" in all your math, science and engineering classes
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
- MATH 201 or higher
Science required
- 5+ additional science courses
Foreign language requirements
- No
Additional tuition/fees
- Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
- 2.0
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2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering
Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway) (Associate of Science: Engineering)
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Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Attend Tyler Orientation.
- Log into Navigate and view its features to help you on your pathway.
- Register for SDV course.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your ENG and MTH classes. Visit the Academic Resource Center on either campus.
- Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor each semester and cultivate relationships with your professors.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the transfer admission process for VCU.
- Review the electrical and computer engineering website.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus or in your community.
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
- Attend VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Browse careers related to Electrical Engineering through the career coach.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Build a LinkedIn profile.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Use the career coach to take a career assessment.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Familiarize yourself with the Career Services offered at Community College and VCU and explore Career Pathways on VCU Career Services’ Website.
- Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
- Understand how you will fund your education. Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Meet with your academic advisor.
- Use Navigate to remain on your pathway.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Visit the Academic Resource Center on either campus.
- Explore your eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Take service-learning classes or volunteer to address a current issue through ConnectVA or HandsOnRVA.
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
- Research housing for next year.
- Review the electrical and computer engineering website.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
- Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus and in your community (i.e. international festival).
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Find out about VCU REAL.
- Attend Career & Internship Fairs at community college or VCU to explore your interests.
- Create, upload and update your resume to the College Central Network.
- Plan to complete at least two internships (job experiences) before your senior year of college.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
- Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
- Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
- Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
- Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
Recommended courses
2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering
Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway) (Associate of Science: Engineering)
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| SDV 100 | College Success Skills | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 263 | Calculus I (earn minimum grade of "B") | MATH 200 | 4 | Major |
| EGR 121 | Foundations of Engineering (earn minimum grade of "B") Note: students must complete both EGR 121 and EGR 122 to receive credit for EGRE 101. | EGRE 1XX | 2 | Elective |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry I (earn minimum grade of "B") | CHEM/Z 101 | 4 | Major |
| CST 100 | Principles of Public Speaking | SPCH 121 | 3 | Major (Sub. for SPCH 321) |
| MTH 264 | Calculus II (earn minimum grade of “B”) | MATH 201 | 4 | Major |
| EGR 122 | Engineering Design (earn minimum grade of "B") | EGRE 101 | 3 | Major |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | Major |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics (students who complete both ECO 201-202 will fulfill the ECON 205 requirement) | ECON 211 | 3 | General education |
| EGR 126 | Computer Programming for Engineers (earn minimum grade of "B") | EGRE 245 | 3 | Major |
| MTH 267 | Differential Equations (earn minimum grade of “B”) | MATH 301 | 3 | Major |
| EGR 251 + EGR 255 | Basic Electric Circuits I + Electric Circuits Laboratory (earn minimum grade of “B”) | EGRE 206 | 4 | Major |
| PHYS 241 | University Physics I (earn minimum grade of “B”) | PHYS 207 | 4 | Major |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (students who complete both ECO 201-202 will fulfill the ECON 205 requirement) | ECON 210 | 3 | Major |
| MTH 265 | Calculus III (earn minimum grade of “B”) | MATH 307 | 4 | Major |
| EGR 261 + EGR 263 | Signals and Systems + Signals and Systems Laboratory (earn minimum grade of “B”) | EGRE 335 | 4 | Major |
| PHY 242 | University Physics II (earn minimum grade of “B”) | PHYS 208 | 4 | Major |
| Humanities | PHI 220 Ethics | PHIL 201 | 3 | Major |
| EGR 270 | Fundamentals of Computer Engineering | EGRE 254 | 4 | Major |
| John Tyler credits transferred to VCU | 66 | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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| EGRE 207 | Electric Circuits II | 4 | Major |
| EGRE 246 | Advanced Engineering Programming | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 303 | Electronic Devices | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 306 | Introduction to Microelectronics | 4 | Major |
| EGRE 309 | Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 310 | Electromagnetic Fields and Waves | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 336 | Introduction to Communication Systems | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 337 | Statistical Information Processing | 3 | Major |
| EGRE 364 | Microcomputer Systems | 4 | Major |
| ENGR 402 + ENGR 403 | Senior Design Studio (Seminar) and Senior Design Studio (Seminar) | 2 | Major |
| Select one of the following sequences: EGRE 404 + EGRE 405 OR EGRE 406 + EGRE 407 | 4 | Major | |
| Technical electives (see VCU advisor for course options) | 18 | Major | |
| Open electives | 6 | Elective | |
| Credits completed at VCU | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree total | 130 | ||