Bsc
4 Years +1 prep required
Apply through qabool.kfupm.edu.sa
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Find out how this program aligns to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including learning which relates to:
Goal 17: Partnerships For The Goals
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities And Communities
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 8: Decent Work And Economic Growth
In training students, the electrical engineering program emphasizes three aspects. First, subjects in science such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry enable the student to develop the necessary analytical ability and prepare him with a sound scientific foundation. Second, subjects related to humanities and general studies ensure excellent skills and a broader outlook. Third, subjects that cover the main disciplines in electrical engineering (Energy, Control, Communications, Signal Processing, Electromagnetics, Electronics, and Digital Systems) ensure a broad knowledge of electrical engineering. Students can acquire greater depth and specialization through the choice of EE electives. These three aspects are supported with laboratories, summer training and a senior project. Laboratory experience exposes the students to the instrumentation, design, engineering practice, and construction of electrical and electronic devices and circuits. Our laboratories are equipped with state-of –the-art equipment. This is complemented by a summer employment program in which the student undergoes industrial training. Team work and design aspects are further emphasized through the senior project.
The curriculum and the courses in our program undergo continuous evaluation and updating to guarantee that our graduates are at the forefront of knowledge in the field. New courses related to wireless communications, renewable energy, etc., have been introduced to match the rapid growth.
After completing the undergraduate program in electrical engineering, the student is qualified to take up responsible employment or engage in higher studies by enrolling in a graduate program. Numerous work opportunities for electrical engineers exist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and overseas, where graduates may work in the areas of communications – including telephony, internet services, and point-to-point radio and television, as well as the areas of power engineering, electrical installation, broadcasting, microwave, satellite, and mobile communications. Graduates are also employed by industry for work in information processing, computers, and in systems analysis. Other opportunities exist in industrial electronics, instrumentation, manufacturing technology, and training. Some of the graduates go on to pursue their graduate studies towards the MSc or PhD either at KFUPM or at top universities around the world.
The undergraduate program Bachelor of Science (BS) in “Electrical Engineering” is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org).
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Electrical Engineering (BS) students by the time of graduation will have the ability to:
The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) drive global action on humanity's pressing challenges. At KFUPM, we actively engage in SDG-focused research and partnerships with our students.
Through our innovative research, we equip all graduates to address crucial global challenges. Explore the SDGs our courses address, illustrating how our teaching empowers you.
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
Department Electrical Engineering Department
SAT Track
This admission track allows local and international students who have scored 1350 or above in the SAT exam to apply for enrollment. No Achievement Test (Tahsili) or General Aptitude Test (Qudurat) is required.
SAT |
1350 or above |
Qudurat |
Not required |
Tahsili |
Not required |
Admission Requirements:
Early Admission Track
The Early Admissions Track serves as an entry point for students in their final year of high school who want to jumpstart their university journey.
Admission Requirements:
Regular Admission Track
The admission for this track depends on the comparison between applicants based on the weighted score, which is calculated in the following way:
Qudurat |
50% |
Tahsili |
40% |
High School Grade |
10% |
The admission scores will be announced following the release of the second Achievement Test (Tahsili) results.
Admission Requirements:
Olympiad winners Admissions Track
The Science Olympiad Track is a specialized admission pathway for students with exceptional aptitude and achievement in science competitions.
Admission Requirements:
Competition Name |
Code |
Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad |
APIO |
International Olympiad in Informatics |
IOI |
International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad |
IMChO |
International Chemistry Olympiads |
IChO |
Asian Physics Olympiad |
APhO |
European Physics Olympiad |
EuPho |
International Physics Olympiad |
IPhO |
European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad |
EGMO |
Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad |
APMO |
International Mathematical Olympiad |
IMO |
Balkan Mathematical Olympiad |
BMOS/BMOC |
Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad |
JBMO |
Nordic-Baltic Physics Olympiad |
NBPhO |
International Junior Science Olympiad |
IJSO |
International Science and Engineering Fair |
ISEF |
International Biology Olympiad |
IBO |
European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics |
EGOI |
For more information about the Olympiad admissions track, please visit the website:
SkipPrep
KFUPM cares about its students and likes to expedite their academic journey by focusing only on activities that are essential to their journey. Many bright students do not need the Prep Year or need only a part of it, hence the introduction of the SkipPrep program. The objective of this program is to help KFUPM students bypass or skip all or the majority of the Preparatory Year.
For detailed information about how to apply for SkipPrep, please visit: Guide to SkipPrep
Saudi Nationals
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No fees are charged |
Non-Saudi (local) |
10,000 SAR per academic year 5,000 SAR | 2,666 USD per semester |
Scholarships/sponsorships
KFUPM is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages.
Admission Procedures
Important Notes
General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, xxx | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Math & Science Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 101, 102, 201, 208, EE 315 | 17 | |||
Physics | PHYS 101, 102, 305 | 11 | |||
Chemistry | CHEM 101 | 4 | |||
Science Elective | XXX xxx Science Elective | 3 | |||
Total | 35 | ||||
Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Electric Circuits I, II | EE 201, 213, 271 | 6 | |||
Electronics I, II | EE 203, 272, 303 | 7 | |||
Signals and Systems | EE 207 | 3 | |||
Electric Energy Eng. | EE 360 | 3 | |||
Digital Systems Eng. | EE 390 | 3 | |||
Fundamentals of EE Design | EE 311 | 3 | |||
Electromagnetic Waves & Applic. | EE 340 | 3 | |||
Communications Eng. | EE 370 | 3 | |||
Control Eng. | EE 380 | 3 | |||
Senior Design Project | EE 411 | 3 | |||
Digital Logic Design | COE 202 | 3 | |||
Total | 40 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Electrical Engineering Lab Electives | Three EE 3xx Lab Courses and One EE 4xx Lab Course | 4 | |||
Technical Elective | One XE xxx Course | 3 | |||
Electrical Engineering Electives | Four EE 4xx Courses | 12 | |||
Total | 19 | ||||
Summer Training |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Summer Training | EE 399 | 1 | |||
Total | 1 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 17 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 202 | Digital Logic Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 201 | Electric Circuits I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 203 | Electronics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 207 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 213 | Electrical Circuits II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 271 | Electrical Circuits II Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 272 | Analog and Digital Electronics Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 303 | Electronics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 315 | Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 360 | Electric Energy Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 390 | Digital Systems Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHYS 305 | Electricity and Magnetism I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 311 | Fundamentals of EE Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 340 | Electromagnetic Waves and Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 370 | Communications Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 380 | Control Engineering I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective II | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
JuniorSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 411 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective III | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX xxx | Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 3 | 15 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
COE 202 | Digital Logic Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 201 | Electric Circuits I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 203 | Electronics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 207 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 213 | Electrical Circuits II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 271 | Electrical Circuits II Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 272 | Analog and Digital Electronics Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 31 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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EE 303 | Electronics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 315 | Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 360 | Electric Energy Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 390 | Digital Systems Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHYS 305 | Electricity and Magnetism I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 311 | Fundamentals of EE Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 340 | Electromagnetic Waves and Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 370 | Communications Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 380 | Control Engineering I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective II | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
EE 411 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective III | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX xxx | Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 3 | 15 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 30 |
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 1 |