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Originally Posted by ibmrs
I know when i went (now we are talking 25 yrs ago), you didn't have much choice in any core courses at all. I recall only about 3 electives for the whole 4/5 yr period. Once you are done with general college requirements (English/Social Sciences), sciences (Physics/Chem/Systems Dynamics), math (Eng Calc 1-3/Diff Eq), general Engineering (Thermodynamics/Materials), then specifics of Electrical Eng, there won't be much left.
If you are really aggressive you could double major, Computer Engineering was only about 4-5 courses different from electrical when i went, i took the computer engineering route myself.
The whole recommended core classes and when to take them should be late out be the college of engineering, make sure to talk with them, they will make sure you are on track.
If you would like to step outside engineering, you could take electives in business management/other business college, that would give you at least a feeling for the environment you will eventually be making money in.
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The electives you take depend on the school. I'm an EE, and my advice would be to go into the power side of things. Not very glamorous, but power companies and utilities CAN NOT find qualified personnel and are cherry picking each other to get folks to work. Become a transmission or substation engineer, and you will never be out of work.
On a side note, my son is in AP physics and they are now doing the electrical part. Funny to remember how hard it seemed to figure out what parallel and series meant and how to calculate resistances and power.