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Electrical Engineering - BS

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Undergraduate BS

College

College of Engineering

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program Level

Undergraduate

About this Degree

Electrical engineers work with electronics, electricity, and electromagnetism, and electronic devices. Electrical engineering covers a broad range of application areas, including power generation and delivery, transportation (cars and airplanes), communication (radio, TV, wireless, telephones), robotics, computers (memory systems, displays, microprocessors), defense applications (navigation, radar, and secure communication), and consumer electronics (DVD and MP3 players). The Electrical Engineering BS degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical Engineering and Similarly Named Programs.

Admission Requirements for this Program

Admission requirements for the pre-professional program:

  • New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing*

    • *Minimum 2.9 high school GPA, 20 ACT and 68 Admission Index; must also be “calculus ready”. That is, they must: (1) achieve a score of 27 or higher on the math ACT test; (2) complete course and course or course; or (3) achieve an AP score of at least 3 on the AB Calculus or BC Calculus test.

  • Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU: Meet requirements below to be accepted into the pre-professional program.

    • Have completed at least course (with a C- minimum grade) and, including all completed required Math, Science, and Engineering courses, have:

      • 2.8 or higher GPA

      • No grades less than C-

Admission requirements for the professional program:

  • Have an institution GPA of 2.8 or higher is required in the pre-professional courses, NOT including course or course

  • Pass all of the courses in the pre-professional program with a C- or better.