Earn your Degree in Electrical Engineering
Learn at The Citadel School of Engineering, one of the top-25 ranked engineering programs in the nation and at the top institution in the Southeast. You can earn your Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and enter a field where the median annual salary is $100,000+.
What do Electrical Engineers do?
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, or power generation equipment. Electrical engineers also design the electrical systems of automobiles and aircraft.
Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, including broadcast and communications systems, such as cell phones and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Many also work in areas closely related to computer hardware.
After Graduation
Typical employers for electrical engineers include government agencies, telecommunication, engineering, computing, construction, energy, manufacturing, transport and utilities companies and the armed forces. As computer and mobile technology is developing, they become the main areas where more electrical engineers are wanted. But you can also choose to work on a freelance basis.
(Information obtained and adapted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Times Higher Education, and U.S. News & World Report)
Cadets at The Citadel are classified academically as freshmen (4A,4B), sophomores (3A,3B), juniors (2A,2B), or seniors (1A,1B) according to the progress they have made toward meeting course requirements for their designated academic majors.
These academic classifications are based on the number of hours earned at The Citadel or transferred to The Citadel from another college or through Advanced Placement (AP) or the College Level Equivalency Program (CLEP). For example, to be classified as a second-semester sophomore (3B) as an Electrical Engineering major the cadet must have earned at least 45 credit hours at The Citadel or through transfers.
Cadet Classification
| Academic Classification | Credit Hours Required |
|---|---|
| 4A | 0 |
| 4B | 15 |
| 3A | 30 |
| 3B | 45 |
| 2A | 60 |
| 2B | 75 |
| 1A | 90 |
| 1B | 105 |
Additional Information
View our course MAP or our undergraduate course descriptions.
These courses and others offered outside of the major can be found at The Citadel’s Corps of Cadets’ Catalog online.