The Bachelor
of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSECE) degree
has two specialized areas: Electrical Engineering and Computer
Engineering. Admission conditions are very similar.
Most students
having unconditional acceptance into the University and an interest
in engineering, enroll in a pre-major or in Undergraduate Student
Academic Services (USAS). Acceptance to the major is based on
a numerical ceiling and the student's cumulative point-hour ratio
(CPHR) or secondary point-hour ratio (SPHR) after successful completion
of specified pre-major courses. Students who have completed the
pre-major courses and have a CPHR of 3.00 or above are assured
of acceptance into Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students
who have completed the required pre-major courses with an SPHR
of 2.00 or higher will be admitted if the demand for admission
is below the numerical ceiling; otherwise, admission will be on
a rank-order basis using the SPHR until the ceiling is reached.
(See next section for details.) For Electrical and Computer Engineering,
the annual numerical ceiling is 230 students. For the Electrical
Engineering program, the SPHR is computed after the completion
of Math 254, Physics 133, Chemistry 121, and Engineering Graphics
167. For the Computer Engineering program, the SPHR is computed
after the completion of Math 254, Physics 133, Chemistry 121,
and Engineering Graphics 167 or Computer and Information Science
202 or 221.
Please note:
Equivalent coursework successfully completed at a non-OSU institution
that is equivalent to our courses required at OSU fully counts
as meeting the program course requirements for admission to OSU
programs. However, you should be aware that entrance to major
requires a satisfactory grade point average in both overall courses
and the specific courses required by the program for admission.
In calculating grade point averages, only OSU courses are used.
If you plan on majoring in ECE:
An Application
to Major form, must be completed and returned to an advisor
no later than the first week of the quarter in which that student
will complete these requirements.
For the acceptance-to-major
selection process, OSU grades comprising both the Cumulative Point
Hour Ratio (CPHR) and Secondary Point Hour Ratio (SPHR) are considered.
The SPHR is the grade average of the pre-major courses listed
above for each specialization (not including English 110). Please
note: Courses completed at other institutions do not count in
the Special Point Hour Ratio (SPHR) at OSU, however, they may
count toward degree requirements.
To be admitted,
students must successfully complete the required pre-major courses.
First, all students with a CPHR of 3.0 or better are admitted
to the major. Then for students with a minimum CPHR of 2.0 we
will base further admission by SPHR. At this time our statistics
show that for the upcoming year (Su07 thru Sp08), admitting all students with an SPHR of
2.0 and higher will cause our quota to be filled. The admission SPHR
may be adjusted in the future; however, it will not be lowered
to less than 2.0 even if the quota is not filled.
The Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering may deny registration in
electrical and computer engineering courses to those students
who have not been admitted to the BSECE major or who do not have
the written permission of the Department.
