<p>What do I need? Right now I am in Computer Information Technology, I am planning on waiting til I finish my Associates to transfer over a new degree. What kind of maths do I need?</p>
<p>For math, you will complete</p>
<ol>
<li>Calculus I (differential),</li>
<li>Calculus II (integral),</li>
<li>Calculus III (vector/multivariable),</li>
<li>Linear algebra,</li>
<li>Differential equations,</li>
<li>Possibly fourier series or more vector calculus.</li>
</ol>
<p>If you consider statistics a subset of math,</p>
<ol>
<li>Probability and statistics for engineers.</li>
</ol>
<p>Consult the website of individual schools to find admissions requirements.</p>
<p>To add…</p>
<p>Your chemistry requirement generally will be at the very least:
A year of Inorganic Chemistry</p>
<p>Additionally you may need a year of organic chemistry as some school add the material science route to elec E.</p>
<p>2 Years of Calculus based Physics:
This generally breaks down to
Mechanics
Electricity and Magnetism
Light, waves and optics
Modern physics</p>
<p>The first 3 courses are lab based. Modern physics is more theoretical, and doesn’t.</p>
<p>A year of English.</p>
<p>Economics*</p>
<p>A year of programming**</p>
<p><em>= This is not a requirement of all schools, but it is seen in many
*</em>= you may only need one course, however it may require a prereq programming course. </p>
<p>Ultimately, it depends on the school. If you are interested in a Californian University, you can use assist.org
It has a feature that allows to see how classes compare to Californian eqivs. Other than that, talk to the schools admissions people. I advise not to talk your own schools transfer. They try, but they do not understand the differences in Stem major requirements so they may send you on the wrong path, suggesting you take courses like a typical humanities major would. As a result a lot of stem kids wind up at CC longer than they should have. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>@RaleighGirl</p>
<p>Are you asking what you will need to apply, or what you will need to complete the degree? The first set of courses is far, far shorter than the second, and both vary dramatically between schools.</p>
<p>For example, admission to EE at PSU (my alma mater), requires:</p>
<p>English: 3 credits</p>
<p>Math: Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3 (multivariable differential)</p>
<p>Physics: Mechanics, E&M</p>
<p>Chem: Inorganic 1 / “freshman chem”</p>
<p>So what are you looking for, and where?</p>
<p>RaleighGirl - Consult with your adviser. It might not be so easy to switch from Computer Info Tech to Elec Engineering. </p>
<p>That’s a lot of math, lol. But I remember when I was a kid I could shoot through math(we used worksheets) really quickly in fact they moved me, then up until they moved me to another class I that used the book instead of the work sheets, it went south. Maybe if I can find some workbooks or something. Right now I might go to NC State, and I will be looking into getting a electrician job to help pay for it. </p>
<p>How much math have you had so far? Have you at least gotten through trig?</p>
<p>
Many colleges have completely different requirements. I was an EE major at Stanford, so I’ll use Stanford as an example. EE majors at the college have no chemistry requirement, either organic or inorganic. The physics requirements typically takes 2 quarters (not years)… less for students with AP credit. There is no physics lab requirement. English is not required specifically for EE majors, although all majors need to satisfy a writing requirement. Classes in a variety of non-English fields can satisfy this writing requirement, including EE-related research and related special projects. EE majors do not have an economics requirement. I’ve never heard of an EE program that required economics. </p>
<p>@Data10 </p>
<p>The guy clearly disclaimed the courses in the paragraph below, curious how that wasn’t mentioned…</p>
<p>@RaleighGirl
Like everyone else has mentioned, you will have to look at the particular school you are interested in. The different course plan are reflections of theer diversity of schools. In some unis you will need 2 quaters of physics, other you will need 3 years. The chem requirement is variable as well. Some schools only need 2 quarters, others want two years. The math however, I find is constant. Every engineer is fluent with advanced mathematics, but where you stop is dependent on the school. Some stop at differential equations, others want you to take linar alg and stats. Its not fair to ask which courses exactly, since posters will just list a sample plan from their respective uni. I do know this though. The classes you take for your current major probably will not transfer well.</p>
<p>Every engineering department that I have read about requires mathematics up to Differential Equations. Some also mandate Linear Algebra as well as engineering Probability and Statistics.</p>
<p>
To graduate, absolutely, but I have not seen these as common requirements for transfer or admission to the major.</p>
<p>@xinzin haha, right?</p>
<p>@RaleighGirl
@Data10 Fair enough, let me explain. The classes I cited were a general overview to make a transfer student more competitive. Yeah, Stanford only wants 2 quarters of physics, but that isn’t true for every school. As a transfer student, I feel its a bit reckless to simply prepare coursework for “one” school. Even if you are the perfect applicant, there isn’t a guarantee you will be accepted, so what happens then? Most likely back at cc taking more classes to get accepted at another institution. So the end result is the same essentially.</p>
<p>Additionally, the coursework is different in a cc, atleast it was in mine. Even though OP is aiming for EE and needs electromagnetism for their craft, at my school that class has a prerequisite of mechanics, so if the op went to my cc, they would need atleast a year of physics. </p>
<p>Of course this could be circumvented with a few ap classes, but that’s dependent on the school. In my current Uni, Ap credit was only useful as credit for the general series (i.e. Ap Bio would be used for general bio, not molecular bio, or ecology) or placement credit. </p>
<p>That’s true for physics, but how large a portion of colleges require economics, english, and organic chem as part of their EE programs? These aren’t the classes I’d emphasize for an EE major, nor are they particularly relevant to the thread, considering that RaleighGirl asked about math classes.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information guys, unfortunately my high school was not very supportive so I ended up giving up on my studies. Thus I didn’t get very far in math like I probably should of been, now it’s like I am starting fresh at CC. I kinda figured English wouldn’t be needed as much(thank goodness for that) but I think my CC has an English class in the EE major. </p>
<p>@Data10 </p>
<ol>
<li>I do not know. I haven’t sampled the entire EE program around the world. However, institutions that require an English component as a transfer and/or have some type of english component for their students (this list is in no form exhaustive) </li>
</ol>
<p>UCLA
UCB
UCD
UCR
Cornell
UMich AA
UI UC
Georgia Tech
CPP</p>
<p>Schools that approve Ochem
Cal poly Slo
CPP</p>
<p>Economics
CPP
Cal poly slo</p>
<p>I’m sure there are more, but after a ten minute search I became bored. But as you can see, the list includes ABET certified school and top ones at that so it has merit, no? </p>
<p>True, Economics and Ochem are less common. But I already disclaimed that in the original post with…
No where in the post I claimed ochem is a staple. I never claimed economics was a big one either. I clearly wrote
. Also I said check with the school themselves as the schools requirements vary. So where is the issue?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>As for relevancy, true Op asked a specific, question. however the question was already answered by the first poster and, the question could have easily expanded to “which courses should I take?” Since the OP is unsure about the math requirements, I doubt they aware of the other requirements. I was trying to be helpful and expand on the conversation. But sure, by strict definition, it is irrelevant which leads to… </p></li>
<li><p>Isn’t the quip about my previous post being irrelevant, also irrelevant? Pot, kettle moment it seems, or are you excused from that because you attended Stanford? <em>shrugs</em> Not that I’m trying to instigate; but the irony is palpable. </p></li>
</ol>
<p>You mentioned Cal Poly and CPP as the colleges for which all 3 courses are recommended, so I’ll use them as an example. Cal Poly’s list of recommended courses for EE transfers is at <a href=“http://admissions.calpoly.edu/applicants/transfer/criteria/eea.html”>http://admissions.calpoly.edu/applicants/transfer/criteria/eea.html</a> . Both economics and organic chem are not mentioned. English is mentioned, but it is a requirement for all majors. It is not specific to EE. CPP’s required courses for EE majors are listed at <a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~ece/program/EE_13-14.pdf”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~ece/program/EE_13-14.pdf</a> . Again economics and organic chem are not mentioned, and there are no English courses specific to EE, although they do have some general education requirements for all majors that could be covered with English. Do you know of any colleges that require economics and organic chem as part of their EE program or recommend these courses for EE transfers?</p>
<p>
Several students will read this thread including the OP, and some may take your advice and focus on classes like economics and organic chem for EE majors, even though that advice was not what the OP asked about. If the recommended courses are not good choices for fulfilling EE requirements, then it is not irrelevant to correct the poor advice, even though the advice was not the topic of the thread.</p>
<p>May I present another source? </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/media/uploads/ee_bs.pdf”>http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/media/uploads/ee_bs.pdf</a></p>
<p>This a general list of course EE majors take to graduate. Chem 212, and 216 are ochem courses, which is included. </p>
<p>Ochem is part of the approved support courses transfer can take. And whilst it is not, a solid requirement to transfer (however, I never claimed it was) it will expedite the graduation process. The end goal is a degree, not simply to get in. It is true, that all you need is the req courses and 60 units, but why not maximize efficiency, and take the additional course work to be part of your 60 units? It eases the transfer process and expedite the graduation process. Nothing irritates a transfer more than having to retake courses outside their upper divsion, when they could have fulfilled the req at the cc level.</p>
<p>As for the cal poly pdf, “History, Economics and Political Science” Area D number 2. That is articulated in some cc.</p>
<p>I’m going to interject and ask the two of you to take the rebuttal elsewhere…</p>
<p>At this point, the answer has been answered, the op has acknowledged the input and the back and forth is becoming distracting, not to mention pointless. I haven’t seen any progress these past few posts and they there are signs that the two of you will flood the topic. I don’t see either of you changing their position anytime soon, so can you two agree to disagree and move on before this devolves anymore? The topic ended 3 posts ago.</p>
<p>Whoops, didn’t mean for that to happen. Okay, I’ll drop it.</p>
<p>
If there is no reply, this will be my final comment on the subject. Chem 212 and 216 are not required courses or even recommended courses. They are one of ~30 optional electives that could be used for the “support electives” requirement, the vast majority of which have nothing to with organic chem. Many colleges permit any science class to meet this type of science electives requirement, but that doesn’t mean that I’d recommend choosing the class that has the reputation for being most challenging among all the pre-med requirements (organic chem) for a non-premed EE to fulfill this elective.</p>
<p>
Again, this is not a requirement. All Cal Poly majors must meet a “Society and the Individual” general education requirement, which can be fulfilled by a variety of courses. While one small portion of the 40 credits of general education could be fulfilled with an economics course, it can be done with non-economics classes as well, and has nothing to do with the EE requirements. If you want to fulfill general education requirements, you’ll fulfill them at larger portion of colleges with classes in other areas besides economics. </p>