Electrical Engineering Degree

Designing the digital world

When you pursue an electrical engineering degree at Pacific, you'll explore a wide range of topics, from communication and automatic control systems to developing machine learning and AI systems for controlling complex systems. This broad understanding of engineering will allow you to communicate your ideas to others in the field and adapt to rapidly changing technology.

Throughout your time at Pacific, you’ll work with a faculty mentor to develop a curriculum plan based around your interests and skills. Whether it’s renewable energy systems or motor control, electrical engineering electives provide avenues for exploration within this broad, dynamic field.

The Electrical Engineering (B.S.) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s), and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

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Outstanding Student

Monica Castillo '21

Monica transferred to Pacific from a local community college as a math major but decided to take up electrical engineering. She believed it would help her have a bigger impact on people’s lives. As a student in the SOECS Co-Op program, she interned with the medical device company, Abbott Laboratories, where she got to work on an update to a heart pump for a client in Korea.

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Turning theory into practice

As you work toward your electrical engineering degree at Pacific, you'll have opportunities to participate in undergraduate research projects, compete in student competitions and collaborate with your peers on real-world projects. Our senior design project requires you to apply your engineering knowledge to solve a practical problem, providing invaluable hands-on experience.

Pacific’s state-of-the-art electrical engineering labs are equipped with the latest tools and technology, which allow you to work with circuits, test equipment, design microcontrollers, robots, control systems, energy conversion, power electronics and the latest software.

Earn while you learn

As you earn your electrical engineering degree, you have the option to complete a
two-academic term, paid CO-OP working in a related industry and earn an average of $3,700 a month. This professional experience gives you a competitive edge in the engineering job market.

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Dual-degree programs

Electrical engineering students can start graduate courses while finishing their undergraduate degree. For more information about the accelerated program and how to apply, contact Vivek Pallipuram.

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Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Electrical Engineering Major Requirements

Curriculum Overview

Electrical Engineering Program Educational Objectives

Through their careers in electrical engineering or related profession, Pacific graduates are expected to demonstrate the following within a few years of earning their Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering:

Competency in the electrical engineering profession via promotion to positions of increasing responsibility, publications, and/or conference presentations
Adaptability to new developments in science and technology by successfully completing or pursuing graduate education in engineering or related fields, participating in professional development and/or industrial training courses, or pursuing professional licensure.

Electrical Engineering Student Outcomes

Upon graduation, graduates will have:

an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship Application Instructions

How to Apply

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Complete the general application

Complete the conditional SOECS application

Choose "apply" for any recommended scholarship opportunities based on your responses and academic profile. Please read the scholarship criteria carefully to confirm that you are qualified BEFORE you apply.

You will need to upload an unofficial transcript.

Any Engineering or Computer Science Major

Name of Scholarship	Qualification Criteria
Maryam H. Dashti Endowed Scholarship	Merit-Based; first preference for a student from Kuwait; second preference for a student from Gulf States Region; third preference for international student
B.G. Glenn A Goddard Veteran's Endowed Scholarship	Merit-Based, currently serving in a military reserve program, honorably discharged veteran or participant in ROTC program.
Robert L. Heyborne Endowed Scholarship	Merit-Based, full-time undergraduate student, minimum 3.0 GPA, Junior/Senior standing preferred
George and Sue Schroeder Endowed Scholarship	Undergraduate School of Engineering & Computer Science student, Minimum 3.2 GPA
Paul M. Sensibaugh Engineering Endowed Scholarship	Merit-Based, preference for students who have graduated or transferred from San Joaquin County Schools
Louise Stark Endowed Scholarship for Women Engineers	Need-Based, Undergraduate Female, Good Academic Standing, minimum 2.5 GPA

Any Engineering Major

Name of Scholarship	Qualification Criteria
Hamma Fund Scholar (administered by Dean's Office)	Merit-Based, last two semesters of Undergrad Program with the goal of enrolling in Master's Program at Pacific, Member of Tau Beta Pi (Award covers 1 fiscal year of graduate school, including books)
Minority Engineering Endowed Scholarship	Need-Based, Preference for African American or other underrepresented ethnicities
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. Endowed Scholarship	Need-Based, full-time Engineering major, minimum of 3.0 GPA

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