Information For:

2007 Electrical Engineering

Welcome!

It's a good idea to stop in and see an advisor each term even if you know what you want to take.  Careful planning and frequent review of requirements will help ensure that you will have no problems at graduation time.  We have faculty advisors who will be happy to help you -- just make an appointment with the EECS Undergraduate Advising Office: 734-763-2305.

A lot of important information can be found on our EECS Web Pages. This should be your first stop if you have questions about registration procedures, course offerings, book lists, time schedules, advising hours, basic requirements, co-ops, and job openings in engineering.

• Don't hesitate to stop in and ask for assistance any time you need it.  You can call 734-763-2305 or e-mail us:
  • Advising Office: ugadmin@eecs.umich.edu
  • Shannon Spencer, Staff: spensha@umich.edu
  • Prof. Fred Terry, Chief Program Advisor: eeadvisr@eecs.umich.edu

Selecting Courses

Here are some general things to remember when making your course selections:

• For students beginning the EE program in F06 or later, you must take EECS 401 as your probability class. Math 425 is no longer an option.
• It is a bad idea to put off required classes until your last 1 or 2 semesters. Schedule conflicts between 200 & 300 level required classes and 400 level electives are common and could cause you problems in graduating or taking the elective classes you really want.
• You need 16 hours in humanities/social science courses.  Six of those hours must be in humanities.  You must also take a two-course sequence in either humanities or social science, with one course 300-level or higher.  For example, you might select a 200- and a 300-level history course.  Courses must be taken in at least two different departments. See http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/undergraduate/hu_ss.html for a description of courses that meet the requirement. If you have questions, please ask an advisor.
• With this program, many courses can be taken to fulfill any one of several requirements. For example, EECS 330 may be a Core Elective OR an Upper-Level Elective. However, you CANNOT double count the course toward both requirements. A total of 33 Technical Elective credits are required in the program (8 Core, 7 ULEE, 4 MDE, 14 FTE).
• Start planning for your MDE choice or choices as soon as you can. All MDE’s have significant prerequisites and may be offered only once per year. Failure to plan may mean having to take an MDE you are less excited about or result in a longer time to graduation.
• Plan ahead! If you see an advisor on a regular basis, there should be no problems in planning your technical elective courses.  This could help you to meet your long-term career goals.
• Don’t rely on rumors and advice from your friends when you have academic questions—always check with an advisor first.
• Special topics classes, such as EECS 498, may or may not qualify for various types of technical elective credit – consult with the Chief Program Advisor to be sure.
• For the latest information on changes in the curriculum, see http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/undergraduate/curriculum_changes.html

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Revised for Academic Year 2007-08 (Updated: 10/25/07)