Renewable Energy Engineering, BS

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Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering follows a rigorous curriculum, requiring a minimum of 184/185 credit hours, which takes approximately four years to complete. To be eligible for graduation, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA. In addition, a final grade of “C” or better must be earned in all courses with MATH, CHE, PHY, EE, ENGR, MECH, and REE prefixes. Students must also earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses listed as prerequisites for these courses.

All courses listed in the curriculum map for the catalog year of graduation must be completed to be eligible for graduation. Any deviations from the courses listed in the curriculum map require approval from the academic advisor, the department chair, and the Registrar’s office. Approvals are not official until entered in the official student records. When changes are made to the curriculum, students who entered the program under a previous catalog will work with their academic advisors to transition to meet the requirements of the current catalog.

Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall

ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or
ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
EE 221 - Circuits I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 321 - Appl Diff Equation I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 221 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Winter

EE 223 - Circuits II Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 211 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics Credit Hours: 4
HIST 356 - A History of Energy Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 357 - History of the Electric Grid Credit Hours: 3
PHY 222 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Spring

EE 225 - Circuits III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
or
MATH 465 - Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 4
PHY 223 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4
REE 243 - Electrical Power Credit Hours: 4

Junior Year

Fall

EE 321 - Electronics I Credit Hours: 5
MATH 261 - Introduction to Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or
MATH 341 - Linear Algebra I Credit Hours: 4
MECH 318 - Fluid Mechanics Credit Hours: 4
or
ENGR 318 - Engineering Mech: Fluids Credit Hours: 4
REE 253 - Electromech Energy Conversion Credit Hours: 3

Winter

REE 337 - Materials for RE Applications Credit Hours: 3
or
EE 343 - Solid State Electronic Devices Credit Hours: 3
EE 461 - Control Engineering I: Classical Methods Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 355 - Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Writing Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^c
Renewable Energy Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

EE 419 - Power Electronics Credit Hours: 4
MECH 323 - Heat Transfer I Credit Hours: 3
REE 331 - Fuel Cells Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
Renewable Energy Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year

Fall

ENGR 465 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 2
REE 4XX - Senior Sequence I Credit Hours: 3
REE 412 - Photovoltaic Systems Credit Hours: 3
Renewable Energy Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

ENGR 465 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 2
REE 4XX - Senior Sequence II Credit Hours: 3
REE 413 - Electric Power Conv Systems Credit Hours: 3
Renewable Energy Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

ENGR 465 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 2
REE 4XX - Senior Sequence III Credit Hours: 3
REE 463 - Energy Systems Instrumentation Credit Hours: 3
Renewable Energy Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total for a B.S. in Renewable Energy Engineering: 184-185 Credit Hours

^a CHE 201 /CHE 204 and CHE 202 /CHE 205 can be substituted with CHE 221 and CHE 222 respectively

^b Course may be repeated multiple times for credit with approval

^c Choose from WRI 327 , WRI 350 , and WRI 410

^d With advisor approval students may take REE 201 in place of ENGR 101 and ENGR 102

Renewable Energy Engineering Electives

Students in the BSREE program are required to complete 15 credits of technical electives classes. At least 3 of these classes must be REE 300-level or above and up to two courses from the following list: 300- or 400-level EE courses (except for EE 320 ), ENGR42X, or SEM42X. No more than three 1-credit courses are allowed. Enrollment in graduate-level courses at the undergraduate level requires special approval. Examples of acceptable elective courses are:

EE 341 - Electricity/Magnetism w/Transm Credit Hours: 4
EE 347 - Digital Logic Credit Hours: 4
EE 343 - Solid State Electronic Devices Credit Hours: 3
MECH 433 - HVAC Credit Hours: 3
REE 331 - Fuel Cells Credit Hours: 3
REE 333 - Batteries Credit Hours: 3
REE 335 - Hydrogen Credit Hours: 3
REE 337 - Materials for RE Applications Credit Hours: 3
REE 344 - Nuclear Energy Credit Hours: 3
REE 345 - Wind Power Credit Hours: 3
REE 346 - Biofuels and Biomass Credit Hours: 3
REE 347 - Hydroelectric Power Credit Hours: 3
REE 348 - Solar Thermal Energy Systems Credit Hours: 3
REE 307 - Seminar Credit Hours: 12 ^b
or
REE 407 - Seminar Credit Hours: 12 ^b
REE 425 - Electricity Markets & Modeling Credit Hours: 3
REE 427 - Greenhouse Gas Acct/Footprints Credit Hours: 3
REE 439 - Energy Systems Auditing and Management Credit Hours: 3
REE 451 - Geo Enrgy & direct use app Credit Hours: 3
REE 453 - Power System Analysis Credit Hours: 3
REE 454 - Power Syst Protection & Ctnrl Credit Hours: 3
REE 455 - Energy Efficient Building Dsgn Credit Hours: 3
REE 465 - Renewable Energy Transport Sys Credit Hours: 3
REE 469 - Grid Integration of Renewables Credit Hours: 3

Senior Sequences:

With approval, students can complete a graduate-level REE sequence to meet the senior sequence requirement. Enrollment in graduate-level courses at the undergraduate level requires special approval.

Students are required to complete a minimum of one sequence of technical courses (all three courses) from the list below:

Green Building:

MECH 433 - HVAC Credit Hours: 3
REE 439 - Energy Systems Auditing and Management Credit Hours: 3
REE 455 - Energy Efficient Building Dsgn Credit Hours: 3

Power Systems:

REE 453 - Power System Analysis Credit Hours: 3
REE 454 - Power Syst Protection & Ctnrl Credit Hours: 3
REE 469 - Grid Integration of Renewables Credit Hours: 3

Geothermal:

REE 431 - Geotherm Heat Pump Desgn Credit Hours: 3
REE 451 - Geo Enrgy & direct use app Credit Hours: 3
REE 471 - Geothermal Powr Plnt Desgn Credit Hours: 3