<p>The deadline to pay the acceptence fee is around the corner, but I still can’t figure out which school to go to.
MaryTN
April 23, 2007, 5:29pm
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<p>I had to google ECE to find it what it is! But this came up on the first page (and I hadn’t even mentioned OSU)</p>
<p>How to Major in ECE at OSU</p>
<p>The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ece.osu.edu/academics/undergrad/admit_req.html[/url] ”>www.ece.osu.edu/academics/undergrad/admit_req.html</a> </p>
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How to Major in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ohio State </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 221.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>If you plan on majoring in ECE:</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 (Su06 thru Sp07), admitting all students with an SPHR of 2.2 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.</p>
<p>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.
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<p>thanks MaryTN
MaryTN
April 24, 2007, 10:31am
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<p>They are so different!
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<p>OSU has 6000 FRESHMAN!! 1200 Honors Freshman. Do you want a small environment? </p>
<p>WPI looks like a very nerdy place - and some people love that. OSU has more variety (and 15 times the enrollment).</p>
<p>I guess I don’t have any more info. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Well I don’t think you could’ve found two schools that are probably so different, and therefore it’s up to you really to determine what you want your college life to be like…Here’s a short comparison…</p>
<p>Student Undergraduate Population:
<p>Demographic Breakdown (Men vs. Women):
<p>Student to Faculty Ratio:
<p>Academic Majors
<p>Athletic Teams
<p>Clubs and Organizations
<p>Academically, OSU is a public school, and WPI is a private school. On US News and World Report’s list of best college, OSU is #57 (#19 public) and WPI is #64 . It’s really up to you, which school is the best fit for you the student.</p>
<p>thank you for the info
<p>MirandaGuo:</p>
<p>Which did you pick?</p>
<p>i picked OSU finally!</p>