1. WELCOME to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering!

2. CONTENTS
People to know
Degree Works Websites to know
ECE curriculum
ECE curricular rules of progress Advising
Academic help
Minors
FE Exam
Student organizations
Announcements
Questions?

3. PEOPLE TO KNOW Patty McNulty:
Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator (864) B Riggs Hall
Appointments preferred
Drop in: M-F 10-11am and 2-3pm
Dr. Carl Baum: Undergraduate Coordinator
304 Fluor Daniel preferred
Drop in: MWF 10:15-11am
Dr. Daniel Noneaker: Dept. Chair – 105 Riggs Appointments preferred (see Janet Hendricks, 105 Riggs)

4. Degree Works
Degree Works is an online advising tool to help students and their advisors monitor a student’s progress toward degree completion. It shows you what you have completed, what is in progress, and what you still need to take.

5. Degree Works

6. Degree Works

10. WEBSITES TO KNOW
rces/undergrad_resources/curriculum.html Curriculum pages, coreq/prereq list, Gen Ed Req.
rces/undergrad_resources/forms.html
Forms for academic forgiveness, creative inquiry, senior design project approval, variance approval forms, honors research, permission to take graduate courses, approval for courses taken abroad, etc.

17. COURSE AVAILABILITY
All REQUIRED ECE classes are offered every fall and spring semester.
All required EE classes (except senior design) and most CpE classes are offered online every summer. Cost: 10% over in-state rates.
ECE technical electives are usually available once per year. Some are also available in summer. Online are tentative projections of when they are available. Be sure to check you have the prerequisites.
We make every effort to get every ECE student in required courses when they need to take them.

18. HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DETAILS
3 hours LITERATURE
3 hours NON-LIT HUMANITIES
6 hours SOCIAL SCIENCE
3 hours SPECIAL ELECTIVE
Must also satisfy STS and CCA requirements (can be with one/two of the above)
Special elective: An additional HSS course (see EE and CpE curriculum sheets for a link to the list), an additional 4xxx from the EE or CpE technical elective list (see respective lists), an additional 4xxx math course from a list (see the EE and CpE curriculum sheets), or ELE 3010.

19. CURRICULAR RULES OF PROGRESS
A student is only allowed to enroll in a given ECE class when ALL pre-requisites have been passed with a grade of C or higher.
Students enrolled in classes for which deficiencies are found will be dropped from the class roll.

20. CURRICULAR RULES OF PROGRESS
No student may exceed a maximum of two attempts,
excluding a W, to successfully complete any ECE course.
Academic forgiveness does not give you an additional
attempt.
This rule is the most common reason students are prevented from finishing the ECE program and are forced to change majors. If a course is required in both EE and CpE, this rule prevents completion of either program.
A variance request may lead to permission to have a third
attempt in some cases.

21. CURRICULAR RULES OF PROGRESS
An overall GPR of at least 2.0 is required for graduation. An overall GPR of at least 2.0 is required for enrollment in junior and senior level engineering courses. An overall EGPR of at least 2.0 is required for graduation. An overall EGPR of at least 2.0 is required for enrollment in junior and senior level ECE classes.
A variance request is required to obtain permission to take 3xxx and 4xxx ECE courses if GPR or EGPR is below 2.0. Only a limited number of such courses will be permitted.

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25. ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
GET ACADEMIC HELP!
PEER & WISE
Tutoring for selective courses & test bank
F2018: Sun-Thurs 7-10pm, Freeman 158
ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
Tutoring for ECE 2010, 2020, 2620, 2220 Study effectiveness classes F2018: Wed 9-11am (ASC 101), Thurs 10am-noon (ASC 102)
ETA KAPPA NU
Tutoring for selective courses
F2018: Tues 6-8pm, Riggs 223

26. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
ECE Creative Inquiry –
/CI_Approval_Form.pdf
ECE 2990, 3990, or 4990
3 hours can satisfy one ECE technical elective
More information:
Search for projects:
Hint: Under “Current Projects” in the search box, choose College of Engineering,Computing and Applied Sciences, then enter “electrical” or “computer”

27. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
CO-OP – Enter as sophomores or juniors
Minimum GPA 2.5
2 semesters, 1 summer (or can do internship, 1 semester or summer)
Calhoun Honors – Minimum GPA 3.5 for admission
General Honors – see Honors Handbook at CU Honors website
ECE Departmental Honors – At least 5 credits from H2010, H2020, H2620, H3170, H3200, and H3300, of which 3 must be H3300 or H3170. Also H3000 (Jr. Honors Seminar-1 credit); 4 additional credits and a research project . Please check department website
Study Abroad –

28. MINORS In general: At least 15 hrs, 9 at 3xxx or 4xxxx
catalog.clemson.edu
In general: At least 15 hrs, 9 at 3xxx or 4xxxx
Math Minor: Math 2080 plus 12 hrs 3xxx or 4xxx from list
EE: 9 extra hours; CpE: 6 extra hours (3 can be special elective)
Cybersecurity Minor: 15 hours, Path II for ECE
CpE: 17 extra hours if technical electives chosen appropriately
CPSC 4200, CPSC 4620, ECE 4490, ECE 4380 or 4400, course from list
Plus prereqs CPSC 1020, 2120, 2150
Computer Science Minor: 16 hours
EE: 12 extra hours ; CPE: 6 extra hours
CPSC 2120 plus 12 hours 3xxx or 4xxx plus prereq CPSC 1020
Cluster Minor: 15 hours, Group IV Engineering
EE: 6 extra hours if take 3 non ECE courses from EE tech elective list

29. FE EXAM http://ncees.org/exams/fe-exam/
A necessary step to becoming a licensed professional engineer (PE)
Best to take while still in school (senior year)
Must take at approved testing center (nearest is Greenville)
There is an Electrical & Computer FE exam

30. GET INVOLVED!
IEEE Student Branch – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
CLUG – Clemson Linux Users and GNU
SHPE – Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
IEEE PES Student Chapter – Power Engineering Society
Amateur Radio Club
IEEE HKN – Eta Kappa Nu (honor society)
TBP – Tau Beta Pi (honor society)
Theta Tau – co-ed engineering fraternity
WISE – Women in Science and Engineering
NSBE – National Society of Black Engineers
ECE Undergraduate Ambassadors – departmental tour guides
See main ECE website for additional opportunities

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Questions?