BSEE Electrical Engineering at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Earn your Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UND, home of North Dakota's largest electrical engineering program. Offered 100% online or on campus, this ABET-accredited degree is recognized among the Top 5 in the nation by several ranking reports. You'll learn from UND faculty while gaining hands-on experience through labs, internships, undergraduate research, and a senior design project with industry leaders and business partners. If you study online, you'll take the same classes as on-campus students and complete lab requirements with lab kits.

Faculty: College of Engineering & Mines | Duration: 4-5 years (126 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time; online | Intake: Fall (Aug. 15), Spring (Dec. 15), Summer (May 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

Requires 126 credits (36 of which must be number 300 or above), including Essential Studies and major courses. Required courses include EE 101 Introduction to Electrical Engineering; EE 111 Digital Circuits; EE 111L Digital Circuits Laboratory; EE 211 Embedded Systems; EE 221 Electric Circuits I; EE 221L Electric Circuits I Laboratory.

Career pathways

Electrical engineers experience some of the highest job satisfaction ratings of all careers. You'll have job opportunities at some of today's most exciting global corporations in defense, aerospace, automobiles, technology and energy fields. Roles include Digital and Analog Circuit Analysis, Electronic Circuit Design, Signal Analysis, Motor Drives, MATLAB, Control Systems, Transmission Lines, Embedded Systems.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide undergraduate admission (not specific to this major): complete 14 units of high school core courses (English 4, math 3 of Algebra I or above, lab science 3, social studies 3, plus 1 additional unit from those areas or a world language); a high school GPA of 2.75 or higher is recommended (3.25 for Aviation Management and Commercial Aviation); ACT/SAT scores are not required. Source: UND Freshmen admissions page.

Domestic applicants: USD 11,537 a year (2026-27). North Dakota resident rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Engineering (including Computer Science & Geology)'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. The same Source

International applicants: USD 23,075 a year (2026-27). International student rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Engineering (including Computer Science & Geology)'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Applications are accepted up to one year before the start term.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

First-year applicants: Fall priority deadline Feb. 1, Fall final deadline Aug. 15, Spring Dec. 15, Summer May 1. The Feb. 1 priority deadline applies to automatic freshman scholarships. ACT/SAT scores are not required. Application fee $35 (non-refundable, no waivers), submitted through the UND admissions application.

Transfer applicants: Fall Aug. 15, Spring Dec. 15, Summer May 1. Application fee $35 (non-refundable, no waivers).

Aviation Management and Commercial Aviation: applications for fall 2027 opened Aug. 1, 2026 and close Oct. 31, 2026; these degrees are not available on the Common App and require the UND application. Minimum unweighted high school GPA 3.25 (2.60 college GPA for transfers).

International undergraduate applicants (outside Canada): Fall June 15, Spring Nov. 15, Summer March 15. Canadian applicants and international students transferring from another US institution: Fall July 15, Spring Dec. 15, Summer April 15. Application fee $35 (US funds), non-refundable.

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

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