BS Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University

Programme overview

Teaches students to design microcomputer and embedded systems that sense and respond to the physical world, covering hardware design, programming and electrical systems and how to connect computers to real-world devices.

Faculty: Purdue Polytechnic Institute | Study mode: full-time | Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States

What you will study

Hardware design, programming, electrical systems and input/output programming, with lab-based electronics projects from the first semester.

Career pathways

Test engineer, application engineer, systems engineer, project engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Transfer applicants: minimum 2.5 GPA. Must also meet Purdue's overall transfer criteria, and the major must be open to transfers.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring (check the Closed Programs page, as some majors do not start in spring). Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall.

First-year application opens Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 15 (Regular Decision). Early Action deadline is Nov. 1 (also the merit scholarship and John Martinson Honors College deadline, and the priority deadline for engineering, computer science, flight, nursing and veterinary technology). Early Action decisions release Jan. 15; Regular Decision decisions by March 31. The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Apply using the Common App.

Transfer applications: spring term opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 1; summer and fall applications open Jan. 15; summer deadline April 1; fall deadline June 1 for most majors (priority deadline for engineering March 31; veterinary technology March 1, fall only). The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Applicants use the Purdue transfer application.

Purdue accepts SAT, ACT and CLT scores, with no preference among them; scores are evaluated if provided and must be from within the past five years.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.purdue.edu/apply/

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