The electrical engineering curriculum includes an optional six-credit cooperative education assignment in the sixth semester. The assignment may continue into the summer preceding the seventh semester. Since all students may not be willing or able to elect such a cooperative educational assignment as an option, the student may complete six credits of technical electives. The four-year program in Electrical Engineering leading to the Bachelor of Science degree offers various specializations. Students can choose to concentrate within this program, in bioengineering, computer engineering, microelectronics, microwave and antenna systems, or telecommunications.
Specialization is achieved through the appropriate selection of the technical electives.
The five-year program in electrical engineering offers the student the opportunity to obtain broader education in the arts and sciences, while completing the requirements for a major in engineering. Upon successful completion of this program, the student is awarded a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. A student may elect to enter this program at any time during his or her period of study. However, because of the sequential nature of the courses in engineering, the timing of this entry is critical. A Computer Engineering minor is an attractive option for students majoring in Electrical or other engineering disciplines as well as for students majoring in Computer Science.