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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Electrical Engineering, B.S.E/Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, M.S. Combined B.S.E./M.S.


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The Combined BSE/MS in Electrical Engineering (BSE) and Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (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 Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering. 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 Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering. 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/Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, M.S. option, students must:

  1. Have achieved Major Standing in Electrical Engineering
  2. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.4, if applying in their sophomore year.
  3. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, if applying in their junior year.
  4. 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.
  5. Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to completion of the degree in Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.
  6. 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

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
  • Free Elective

ECE

5132

VLSIC Design of Digital Chips

    4

  • Elective: Electronics
  • Free Elective
  • Required: Microelectronics Concentration
  • Free Elective

ECE

5134

Fundamentals of MEMS

    4

  • Elective: Electronics, Bioinstrumentation and Biosignal Processing, Mechatronics Concentration, Microelectronics Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5135

Microelectronic Fabrication Technologies

    4

  • Elective: Electronics
  • Free Elective
  • Required: Microelectronics Concentration
  • Free Elective

ECE

5137

High-Frequency Electronics

    4

  • Elective: Electromagnetics
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5310

Antennas

    4

  • Elective: Electromagnetics
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5320

Electromagnetic Compatibility

    4

  • Elective: Electromagnetics
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5404

Linear Systems and Controls

    4

  • Elective: Controls
  • Free Elective
  • Required: Systems and Controls
  • Free Elective

ECE

5500

Robotic Systems and Control

    4

  • Key course: Robotics
  • Free Elective
  • Fundamental Course: Robotics Concentration
  • Core
  • Elective: Robotic Systems, Human-Robot Interactions
  • Free Elective

ECE

5510

Machine Vision

    4

  • Elective: Robotics, Mechatronics Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Fundamental Course: Robotics Concentration
  • Required: Robotic Systems
  • Elective: Human-Robot Interactions
  • Free Elective

ECE

5520

Automotive Mechatronics I

    4

  • Elective: Robotics, Automotive Electrification Concentration, Robotics Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Core
  • Required: Automotive Mechatronics,
  • Elective: Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Robotic Systems
  • Free Elective

ECE

5551

Human Robot Interaction

    4

  • Elective: Robotics, Robotics Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Required: Human-Robot Interactions
  • Free Elective

ECE

5600

Fundamentals of AC Motor Design

    4

  • Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration
  • Elective: Automotive Electrification
  • Free Elective

ECE

5620

Electrical Energy Systems

    4

  • Elective: Power Systems
  • Free Elective
  • Required: Power and Energy Systems Concentration
  • Free Elective

ECE

5630

Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems

    4

  • Elective: Power Systems, Power and Energy Systems Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration
  • Required: Automotive Electrification
  • Free Elective

ECE

5640

Battery Management Systems

    4

  • Fundamental Course: Automotive Electrification Concentration
  • Elective: Power and Energy Systems Concentration
  • Elective: Automotive Electrification
  • Free Elective

ECE

5710

Computer Hardware Design

    4

  • Elective: Computer Engineering, Microelectronics Concentration
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5721

Embedded Systems Design

    4

  • Elective: Computer Engineering
  • Free Elective
  • Fundamental Courses: Mechatronics Concentration
  • Free Elective

ECE

5772

High Performance Embedded Programming 

    4

  • Elective: Computer Engineering
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ECE

5810

Quantum Computer Design

    4

  • Elective: Computer Engineering
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

ME

5535

Introduction to Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering

    4

  • Elective: Automotive Electrification Concentration
  • Required: Automotive Electrification
  • Free Elective

ME

5545

Fundamentals of Battery Systems for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles

    4

  • Elective: Automotive Electrification Concentration
  • Elective: Automotive Electrification
  • Free Elective

ME

5530

Renewable Energy

    4

  • Elective: Power and Energy Systems Concentration
  • Free Elective


 

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