Electrical and Computer Engineering

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The department offers undergraduate degrees in electrical and computer engineering. Both curricula are designed to provide students with the foundation necessary to enter either professional engineering employment or an engineering graduate program immediately after graduation. Students are prepared for lifelong practice by stressing the application of scientific and mathematical principles in generating, distributing, controlling and processing of electrical energy and signals. The art of engineering design is integrated throughout the curriculum from the freshman design course to the culminating capstone senior design course in the senior year.

Electrical engineering is at the forefront of technology development in global communications, the expanding use of computers; the ever-growing demand for electrical energy; and the rapidly increasing spread of electronics in health care, transportation, manufacturing, recreation, and many other areas of human need. The electrical curriculum emphasizes a good mix of analysis; design; hands-on laboratory experience; utilization of computer systems; software oral and written communications; and a broad study in humanities, social sciences, economics, and ethics.

Growth in the computer field has been spectacular, with machines ranging from single-chip microcomputers in any number of electrical appliances to supercomputers with literally billions of transistors. Computer engineering today is concerned with all aspects of the computing system, including the development and utilization of hardware, the software algorithm, and applications. The computer engineering curriculum is based on a good mix of analysis; design; hands-on laboratory experience; use of computer systems and software; oral and written communications; and a broad study in humanities, social sciences, economics, and ethics.

Mission

The primary mission of the Department for Undergraduate Education is to produce technically competent and well-rounded graduates with the ability to adapt to the dynamic electrical and computer industry and/or pursue a post-graduate degree program.

Undergraduate Majors

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Admission to the Major

Minimum GPA: 2.50
Admission and transfer policies are described in the College of Engineering section.

Department Policies

1. Regardless of catalog of graduation students must satisfy prerequisite and corequisite course requirements as specified in the current Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Grades of C (2.00) or higher are required in all immediate prerequisites of all engineering, mathematics, science, and computer science courses, and in ENG 101, 102 and (231 or 232).
3. All Electrical and Computer Engineering majors must take the Fundamentals of Engineering Discipline — Specific Electrical Engineering Examination within one year prior to anticipated date of graduation. A good-faith effort on the exam is required.
4. Students must complete all pre-major courses before promotion to advanced standing.
5. Pre-major students within nine credits of achieving advanced standing will be permitted to take advanced standing courses.
6. Electrical and computer engineering students should register for EE 497 Senior Design I in their last semester prior to anticipated date of graduation. To verify eligibility and permit registration for Senior Design I, students must submit a completed graduation application prior to the start of instruction in their next-to-last semester.
7. All required and professional elective courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
8. Minimum requirement of cumulative GPA for completing the degree is 2.30.

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