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2024-2025 University Catalog

Electrical Engineering Technology, BS

Location(s): West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Polytechnic Statewide Columbus, Polytechnic Statewide Kokomo, Polytechnic Statewide New Albany, Polytechnic Statewide South Bend


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About the Program


The Electrical Engineering Technology major is part of the Electrical Engineering Technology program.  The electrical engineering technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s general criteria and program criteria for Electrical/Electronic(s) Engineering Technology and similarly named programs.

When you study electrical engineering technology, you study the lifeblood of today’s technology: electronics and computers. Electronics technology is a part of most everything society relies on, from air conditioning to airplanes, and from trains to televisions. And because technology is constantly evolving, you will be engaged in learning methods that will help you adapt to and embrace new technologies and their uses.

Students in this program can apply to participate in a five-year combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program in electrical engineering technology.

Electrical Engineering Technology Website

School of Engineering Technology Major Change (CODO) Requirements   

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (55 credits)


Required Major Courses (55 credits)


Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (62 credits)


Elective (3 credits)


  • Any non-remedial course.

Professional Experience


The SOET Professional Experience requirement is intended to document those experiences which help expose SOET students to the expectations of their professional prior to graduation. This may occur through industrial experience, technical or administrative involvement with community service, military service, et cetera. Approval has been granted for the following experiences. Additional experiences may also satisfy this graduation requirement. Requests for approval should be submitted to the SOET Curriculum Subcommittee Chair for consideration, allowing at least four academic weeks for review and response. See supplemental information for approved experiences.

Grade Requirements


  • Students must earn a “D-” or better in all courses.
  • Courses at Purdue University may only be attempted a maximum of three (3) times, including W, WF, I, IF and all graded attempts.

GPA Requirements


  • 2.0 Graduation GPA is required for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Course Requirements and Notes


  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science for University Core may be selected to satisfy either the Business Selective or a General Education Selective requirement.
  • Senior Capstone Selective I/II and 12 hours of ECET lab-based courses at the 300-level or higher must be taken at Purdue University West Lafayette and/or Polytechnic Statewide.

Non-course / Non-credit Requirements


  • Intercultural Requirement (ungraded) must be completed.
  • Professional Requirement (ungraded) must be completed.
  • Professional and Intercultural requirements will be satisfied by completion of experiences, assessments, and courses that are pre-approved by the ECET Curriculum Subcommittee.  Approved courses may fulfill other degree requirements.
  • Choose from list: Refer to the Electrical Engineering Technology Supplemental Information  for a complete list of selectives and requirements (including ungraded requirements).

Pass/No Pass Policy


  • Pass/no pass grading allowed for General Education Selectives and Electives (up to 15 hrs).

Transfer Credit Policy


  • Transfer credit from other institutions, including courses taken as dual or concurrent credit in high school, and credit from testing such as Advanced Placement and  International Baccalaureate that are an exact match for Purdue courses, may be applied to degree requirements.
  • For undistributed credit to be applied to degree requirements, the course or courses will need to be evaluated by the ECET Curriculum Committee for approval.  Additional approvals will be required for courses to meet University Core Curriculum requirements.  In both cases approval is not automatic.

University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC) 

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test.  The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused.  There are three different pathways:

  • Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
  • Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
  • Approved course pathway - Complete  one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

Upper Level Requirement


  • Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
  • Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.

Additional Information


  • The Electrical Engineering Technology (EETC) major is within the Electrical Engineering Technology program.

Sample 4-Year Plan


16 Credits


16 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


16 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


15 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • Senior Capstone I Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • ECET Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • Technical Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Senior Capstone II Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • ECET Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00​

12 Credits


Pre-Requisite Information


For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”

Disclaimer


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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