About the Program
The BS program in Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Electrical and Computer engineering encompasses all areas of research, development, design, and operation of electrical and electronic systems and their components, including software. Emphasis in such varied areas as artificial intelligence and machine learning, bioengineering, circuit theory, very large-scale integrated circuits, communication sciences, computer engineering and embedded systems, software development, control and robotic systems, electromagnetic fields, energy sources and systems, quantum technology, and semiconductors are available. Two degree programs are offered by the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at both West Lafayette and Indianapolis locations: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCmpE).
Graduates from the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are sought after in every industry, in business/finance, and in government. They launch startups and lead corporations at the highest levels. Electrical and Computer engineers hold many challenging positions in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, nuclear, medical, metallurgical, textile, railway, petroleum, and other basically non-electrical industries, as well as in computers, electronics, communications, power, and other traditional electrical industries. Their professional roles span management, industrial activity, research, development, design, production, marketing, operation, field testing, and maintenance.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements
Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Transfer Credit Policy
If you are interested in registering for a course offered by a different institution, please review the information on the Purdue Office of the Registrar Transfer Credit website.
* If you are an admitted transfer student, please review the above Transfer Credit website and then work with your academic advisor to determine exactly how your previous courses might apply.
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.”
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