BSEE Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

A degree in electrical engineering provides graduates the opportunity to enter the profession of engineering and to engage in work as a design, production, testing, consulting, research, teaching or management professional in a wide variety of careers in the computer industry, embedded systems, telecommunications, instruments, the power and renewable energy industry, the biomedical industry, aerospace and academia. Some graduates also go on to develop careers in other professions like law and medicine.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

For all programs above, students may take up to and including 12 graduate credit hours (or 13, if a 4-credit course is completed as part of those credits) while in the undergraduate program which can later be used toward the master’s degree. Sample listed courses: ECEN 2410 Renewable Sources and Efficient Electrical Energy Systems; ECEN 2420 Electronics for Wireless Systems; ECEN 2440 Application of Embedded Systems; ECEN 2450 Electronic and Semiconductor Device Laboratory.

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prerequisites: All courses must be taken for a letter grade. The minimum passing grade for a course that is a prerequisite or corequisite for another required course is C-. If a grade of D+ or lower is received in a course which is a prerequisite to another, the student may not register for the subsequent course until the first grade has been raised to a C- or higher. If a grade of D+ or lower is received in a course which is a corequisite to another, the course must be repeated until a grade of C- or higher is achieved. ECEN 4610 Capstone Laboratory Part 1 and ECEN 4620 Capstone Lab, Part 2 both require a grade of C- or higher for graduation.

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 applicants may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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