Undergraduate Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abbie Tippie*
This page is designed to provide future or newly admitted students information on the undergraduate curriculum, as well as formal requirements for graduation. This information is provided on-line for convenience. For more detailed information please contact Elisabeth Wadman, Student Adviser.
Engineering is the art of applying science to design and create things that benefit people. Approximately 2 million engineers work in the United States. Electrical and Computer Engineering are those branches of engineering that involve making things that use electricity.
The department offers two undergraduate B.S. degrees:
- Electrical
Engineering Degree Curriculum
This program has an option for concentration in either Electrical Engineering or Lasers and Optical Engineering. - Computer Engineering Degree Curriculum
Accelerated
BS/Masters Program in Electrical & Computer
Engineering
The department offers an accelerated BS/MS (or ME)
program. The program is designed for completion in
5 years. The proposed program is open to exceptional
undergraduate students who have maintained a cumulative
GPA of 3.25 through the completion of at least 75
credit hours of university study, including 15 or
more upper division credits in the major, and grades
of B or better in ECE 311, ECE331, ECE341 (or 450/451),
or their equivalents. To remain in the program a
student must maintain a 3.25 GPA. A student may elect
out at anytime, without any adverse effects on his
or her undergraduate status. To apply
for admission
into the accelerated BS/MS program, please file an
application through the Graduate School,
and email Elisabeth
Wadman, Student Adviser, to let her know that you have done so.
Ready to apply? You can do so on-line through CSU's web page.
* Abbie Tippie, one of the top ten students in the ECE program, recently made the front page of The Institute, a popular publication produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Read Abbie's story and learn how her hobby helped her spin into the spotlight.
Last updated: 07/30/07