Electrical Engineering B.S.E./Embedded Systems, M.S., Combined B.S.E./M.S. (Pending Final Approval)

The Combined BSE/MS in Electrical Engineering (BSE) and Embedded Systems (MS) allows 8-credits of 5000 level courses to be counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree.

Students who have achieved major standing in BSE in Electrical Engineering wishing to enroll in the combined program at the end of their sophomore year are required to have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 and meet the admission requirements to the graduate degree in MS in Embedded Systems. Students satisfying these requirements are eligible to apply to the combined program and be offered deferred admission to the graduate program at the beginning of their junior year.

Students who have achieved major standing in BSE in EE wishing to join the program after their junior year are required to have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and meet the admission requirements to the graduate degree in MS in Embedded Systems. Students satisfying these requirements are eligible to apply to the combined program and be offered deferred admission to the graduate program at the beginning of their senior year.

After receiving deferred admission to the graduate program, students can enroll in 8-credits of cross-listed 5000-level courses that will be double counted to both satisfy the undergraduate and graduate degrees. A table is provided below to help students decide which courses to double count. The table provides a list of all cross-listed courses in the program with information on how they can count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Each course can only satisfy one requirement in the undergraduate degree and one requirement in the graduate degree.

Students offered deferred admission will remain classified as undergraduates until they have completed all undergraduate degree requirements. At that time, students who have maintained an overall undergraduate GPA 3.0 and have earn a B or better in each double-counted graduate course, will be reclassified as graduate students through the Graduate School.

To be eligible for the Electrical Engineering, B.S.E/Embedded Systems, M.S. option, students must:

Have achieved Major Standing in Electrical Engineering
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.4, if applying in their sophomore year.
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, if applying in their junior year.
Apply for and received delayed admission to the M.S. program before taking any of the double-counted graduate courses. Maximum double-counting is 8 credits.
Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to completion of the degree in Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.
Achieve a B or better in each 5000-level course for it to be counted towards the M.S. program.

Table of Cross-listed Courses eligible for double-counting

Please note the Embedded Systems graduate program only allows for a single 4-credit elective course.

Subject	Number	Title	Credits	Undergraduate requirement met (Each course can only meet one)	Graduate requirement met (Each course can only meet one)
ECE	5130	Microelectronic Materials and Devices	4	Key Course: Electronics Free Elective Required: Microelectronics Concentration	Elective
ECE	5132	VLSIC Design of Digital Chips	4	Elective: Electronics Free Elective Required: Microelectronics Concentration	Elective
ECE	5134	Fundamentals of MEMS	4	Elective: Electronics, Bioinstrumentation and Biosignal Processing, Mechatronics Concentration, Microelectronics Concentration Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5135	Microelectronic Fabrication Technologies	4	Elective: Electronics Free Elective Required: Microelectronics Concentration	Elective
ECE	5137	High-Frequency Electronics	4	Elective: Electromagnetics Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5310	Antennas	4	Elective: Electromagnetics Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5320	Electromagnetic Compatibility	4	Elective: Electromagnetics Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5404	Linear Systems and Controls	4	Elective: Controls Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5500	Robotic Systems and Control	4	Key course: Robotics Free Elective Fundamental Course: Robotics Concentration	Elective
ECE	5510	Machine Vision	4	Elective: Robotics, Mechatronics Concentration Free Elective Fundamental Course: Robotics Concentration	Elective
ECE	5520	Automotive Mechatronics I	4	Elective: Robotics, Automotive Electrification Concentration, Robotics Concentration Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5551	Human Robot Interaction	4	Elective: Robotics, Robotics Concentration Free Elective	Elective
ECE	5600	Fundamentals of AC Motor Design	4	Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration	Elective
ECE	5620	Electrical Energy Systems	4	Elective: Power Systems Free Elective Required: Power and Energy Systems Concentration	Elective
ECE	5630	Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems	4	Elective: Power Systems, Power and Energy Systems Concentration Free Elective Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration	Elective
ECE	5640	Battery Management Systems	4	Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration Elective: Power and Energy Systems Concentration	Elective
ECE	5710	Computer Hardware Design	4	Elective: Computer Engineering, Microelectronics Concentration Free Elective	Core Elective
ECE	5721	Embedded Systems Design	4	Elective: Computer Engineering Free Elective Fundamental Courses: Mechatronics Concentration	Core Elective
ECE	5772	High Performance Embedded Programming	4	Elective: Computer Engineering Free Elective	Core Elective
ECE	5810	Quantum Computer Design	4	Elective: Computer Engineering Free Elective	Core Elective