Overview - Electrical Engineering, BS

From the subway systems beneath our cities to the HD televisions on our walls to the smart phones in our pockets, innovations by electrical engineers touch every aspect of modern life. But this process of innovation is never complete, and new challenges await tomorrow’s electrical engineers.

As a student in our BS in Electrical Engineering program, you train to become a member of this next generation. Our curriculum builds on foundational mathematics and science courses with studies of analysis and design in electrical engineering. These studies often include hands-on coursework in our state-of-the-art laboratories. In addition, the variety of specialized subjects you can investigate through elective coursework — from local area networks to wireless communication and deregulated power systems — ensures a highly flexible education suited to your particular interests.

Recognizing the need for well-rounded engineers, we also emphasize strong communication and interpersonal skills. Our students develop these skills not only through required courses in the humanities and social sciences but also during team projects in design classes. Sponsored research and affiliate programs at our Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT), a World Wide Web lab, and research grants awarded to individuals or groups of professors put you in a position to learn from faculty familiar with current issues.

The Electrical Engineering program keeps abreast of market changes through the CATT Industrial Affiliates Program and by hiring professors and part-time adjunct teachers with industrial experience, initiating frequent alumni contacts, reviewing professional journals, and encouraging faculty to work in industry part time or while on sabbatical.

Where possible, classroom work will challenge you to apply your knowledge to current design situations. You’ll also apply broad technical knowledge to practical problems through interdepartmental cooperation.

NYU-Poly also offers advanced study opportunities for exceptional students through 2 different programs. The BS/MS Program lets you participate in a research project toward the completion of an MS degree. The summer junior research internship program, meanwhile, allows you to collaborate with graduate students and advisors on their research projects.

Once You Have the Degree

You can apply your electrical engineering training across a wide spectrum of fields. Our students have launched careers in electronic design, bioengineering, city planning, and astronautics. They also find opportunities in image processing, telemetry, computer design, and patent law. As they mature and develop their capabilities, their careers may move toward system engineering, management, sales, or education. Some graduates also pursue advanced studies toward a master’s or doctorate degree.

Goals and Objectives

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program, you are excpected to:

• Be engaged and advancing in a profession that utilizes your NYU-Poly degree in Electrical Engineering or other career path including industry, academia, and governmental or non-governmental organizations.
• Be seeking continuous professional development and life-long learning through graduate school studies, continuing education credits, and/or professional registration.

Dual Majors

With departmental permission, you may earn a single bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering. This degree requires 142 credits rather than the usual 128 required for individual bachelor’s degrees.

Minor in Electrical Engineering

You may obtain a minor in electrical engineering by taking 15 credits of EE prefixed courses. The courses may be any EE courses subject only to the prerequisite requirements. A grade of C- or better is required in EE 2013 and EE2024 and a GPA of 2.0 or better in the entire minor is required. A minimum of 8 credits in the minor must be taken at NYU-Poly. The electrical engineering minor is not open to computer engineering students.

Transfer Students

Transfer credits for courses taken at other schools are based on evaluation of content and level. Students completing the same program at another school, but in different years, may receive a different number of transfer credits. You should consult an electrical engineering undergraduate adviser for current information.

Transfer credits are awarded only for courses completed with C grades or better. Qualified students from two-year pre-engineering programs, such as those at liberal arts and community colleges, may fulfill the requirements for the BS in Electrical Engineering in 2 additional years. Since pre-engineering programs vary, a prescribed program is not possible; consequently, you should consult with a NYU-Poly undergraduate adviser at the beginning of your pre-engineering program.

Technology-program graduates may be able to fulfill the requirements for the BS in Electrical Engineering in 2 to 3 and a half years, depending on the scope and level of their previous education. 

If you transfer to NYU-Poly, you must arrive and present your records for evaluation at least 1 week before the regular registration period of your first semester at NYU-Poly.