Undergraduates.
Sample Electrical Engineering (EE) Program for PreMed Students
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. SS-H 1/WRITING 20 | 1. WRITING 20/SS-H 1 |
| 2. CHEM 21L, General Chemistry | 2. CHEM 22L, General Chemistry |
| 4. EGR 53L, Comp Methods in Engineering | 3. PHYSICS 61L, Mechanics |
| 4. MATH 31, Calculus I | 4. MATH 32, Calculus II |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. CHEM 151L, Organic Chemistry | 1. CHEM 152L, Organic Chemistry |
| 2. PHYSICS 62L, Electricity, Magnetism & Optics | 2. BIOLOGY 25L, Principles of Biology |
| 3. ECE 27L, Fundamentals of ECE | 3. ECE 54L, Signals & Systems |
| 4. MATH 103, Intermediate Calculus | 4. MATH 107, Linear Algebra & Differential Equations |
| 5. ECE 52L, Digital Systems | 5. SS-H 2 |
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. ECE 51L, Microelectronic Devices & Circuits | 1. ECE 163L, Integrated Circuits |
| 2. EE Concentration Elective (1) | 2. EE Concentration Elective (2) |
| 3. MATH 108, Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations | 3. STA 113, Probability & Statistics or MATH 135, Probability or ECE 255, Probability for ECEs |
| 4. SS-H 3 | 4. ECE 53L, Electromagnetic Fields |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. EE Concentration Elective (3) | 1. EE Concentration Elective (4) |
| 2. Elective ECE Course | 2. Approved Engineering Design Elective |
| 3. SS-H 4 | 3. SS-H 5 |
| 4. BIOLOGY Lab Course | 4. Free Elective |
- Pre-Med Requirements: Students planning to attend medical school should consult with Kay Singer (
kay.singer@duke.edu), the Duke undergraduate premed adviser, about course planning. The premed program requires two courses in general chemistry (CHEM 21L & CHEM 22L), two semesters of organic chemistry (CHEM 151L & 152L taken in sophomore or junior year), BIOLOGY 25L and a second laboratory course in biology, and an ENGLISH or LIT course. AP credit CHEM 19 is acceptable for CHEM 21L. - WRITING 20: University Writing Program, required in first year.
- SS-H: Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 required semester-course electives, appropriately distributed. The premed-required ENGLISH or LIT course could be one of these.
- PHYSICS 61L & 62L: Matriculating students who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L (but not 62L) take PHYSICS 62L; those who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L and 62L take PHYSICS 63L; and international students who have credit for the equivalent of PHYSICS 51L & 52L take PHYSICS 143L.
- STA 113 is recommended but students may substitute MATH 135 or ECE 255.
- EE Concentration Electives: Four courses selected from the set approved for the EE program. Courses must be selected from at least two areas, and at least two courses must be from one area.
- Elective ECE Course: Any ECE course not otherwise included in the student's program.
- Approved Engineering Design Elective: Approved Electrical Engineering Design Elective, required in Junior or Senior year. Currently ECE 123, 135, 154, 164, 251 and 261 are approved. The same course may not be used to complete concentration requirement and count as a required Design Elective.
- Independent Study and Undergraduate Research is accepted for Duke BSE course credits and the one required elective ECE course, but not for other required courses in the EE program. It is encouraged for qualified students and required for Graduation with Departmental Distinction.
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