2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 15, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (GPS)


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This plan outlines a four-year path to graduation. You are expected to satisfy all “success marker” courses, grades, and GPAs as specified. For part-time students and students needing to complete background material, this schedule represents the order in which courses should be completed. This suggested plan to four-year graduation still requires regular advising appointments. Some course offerings may change.

Term One


ECET pre-major term 1. Beginning math, computer science, and WSU Core.  When selecting courses in WSU Core Elements 3 (Global Traditions), 4 (Arts and Humanities), and 5 (Social Sciences), students are advised to select Intensive Writing (IW) and Multicutural (MC) sections to meet WSU Core requirements.

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better; complete each of EE 1000, (Track 1 MTH 2300) or (Track 2 MTH 2240), and CS 1180/L with a C or better.

Term Two


ECET pre-major term 2. Beginning engineering, computer science, and WSU Core.

Total: 13 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better; complete each of (Track 1: MTH 2310, PHY 2400/L) or (Track 2: STT 2640, PHY 1110/L) , EE 2000/L, and CS 1181/L with a C or better.

Term Three


ECET pre-major term 3. Beginning engineering, computer science, and WSU Core.

Total: 17 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better; complete each of EE 2000/L, (Track 1: PHY 2410/L, EE 2010/L) or (Track 2: PHY 1120/L, EE2011/L), and CS 2200/L with a C or better.

Term Four


ECET full-major term 1. Advanced engineering, computer science, and WSU Core.

Total: 14 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better; complete each of CEG 3310/L, (Track 1: EE 3210 or Track 2: EE 3510), and CEG 2350 with a C or better.

Term Five


ECET full-major term 2. Advanced engineering, computer science, and WSU CORE.

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better; complete each of EGR 3350, EE 3310/L, and EE 4120/L with a C or better.

Term Six


ECET full-major term 3. Advanced engineering, computer science, and WSU CORE.

Total: 17 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 of better.

Term Seven


ECET full-major term 4. Senior Design and WSU Core.

Total: 14 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.0 of better.

Term Eight


ECET full-major term 5. Senior Design and WSU Core. Note: the two tracks of the BSECET program accommodate a wide range of students by allowing 3 Hours of General Elective credit such as might be taken for preparatory math, physics and computer programming coursework. 

  • Complete the second social science course in WSU Core Element 5 and the second Additional Core Course.

  • Element 5 - Social Science (economics) Credits / Units: 3
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • AND complete the second Senior Design course in the ECET program.

  • Technical Electives Credits / Units: 6
  • General Elective Credits / Units: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain a GPA of 2.0 of better.

Note(s):


The above plan is only an example.  Each student should meet with an academic advisor to prepare an individualized plan of study.

Program Description


Engineering technologists combine creativeness and ingenuity with advanced mathematics and physics to innovate, design and create electrical and electronic technologies for alternative energy, wireless communications, electronic surveillance, automation and computing algorithms, semiconductor devices and many other areas.  ECET pre-major students complete foundational math, physics, computer science and beginning electrical engineering courses.  ECET full-major students complete a broad set of electrical and computer engineering, and computer science courses that emphasize design with laboratory experience and modeling and simulation practice. 

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers degree programs that prepare students for a wide range of interests and careers. Besides the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, other programs include Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering.  The Department also offers graduate certificate programs in specialized areas of electrical engineering.

Career Opportunities


For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information


Academic success resources (math, writing, tutoring): http://www.wright.edu/uc/success/

Admissions: http://www.wright.edu/admissions/

Financial Aid: http://www.wright.edu/financialaid/

Transitional Advising WebPage (TAP): http://www.wright.edu/semesters-advising

Additional Comments


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