Electrical & Computer Engineering Mission Statement

The Electrical Engineering program seeks to provide a comprehensive, rigorous and accredited educational program for the graduates of California’s high schools and for postgraduate students, both domestic and international. The department has a dual mission in education and research.

Full ECE Mission Statement, Educational Objectives, and Program Outcomes

Degree Requirements

In order to receive a degree from UCSB, students must satisfy three sets of requirements:
	Major Requirements
	•	Coursework: College of Engineering 2009-2010 "Announcement" (pdf): Edited version with only ECE course descriptions and requirements.
		-	CoE 2009-2010 "Announcement: Full version with information about all depts and areas.
		-	ECE Course Offerings: Current course information and announcements.
		-	ECE Course Schedules, Syllabi and Web pages : Current undergraduate and graduate course schedules, locations, syllabi and websites.
	•	Yearly Progress Checks - Freshman, sophomore, and junior year students must visit the ECE Student Office to review their yearly progress with the ECE Undergraduate Advisor.
	•	Junior Year Elective Study Plan - All students in their junior year must complete and submit an elective study plan (Senior Elective Sheet). Each year in early October, there will be a mandatory Junior Meeting to explain more about the elective study plan. All EE Sr. Elective Sheets (pdf) or CE Sr. Elective Sheets (pdf) must be turned in to the ECE Student Affairs Office (Trailer 380, Rm 101) by the end of the junior year or enrollment will be blocked.
	College of Engineering Requirements
	•	College of Engineering General Education Requirements (pdf): University requirement, College of Engineering GE requirements, listing of approved GE courses, GE checklist / worksheet
	University Requirements
	•	UCSB General Catalog: UCSB course descriptions and more.
	**	All courses, course descriptions, instructor designations, curricular and degree requirements described on this website are subject to change throughout the year. For the most current degree requirement information, contact the ECE Student Affairs Office.

Student Advising

Student advising in the ECE Department is a three-tiered system consisting of a faculty advisor, an ECE Undergraduate Advisor, and a College of Engineering Advisor:
	Faculty Advisor - helps with the content level of course materials, recommendations, and planning and additional information like research opportunities and graduate school questions.
	•	Electrical Engineering Faculty Advisors: are assigned by the first letter of a student's last name.
		-	A to E: Professor Forrest Brewer - HFH, Rm 4159 / brewer@ece.ucsb.edu
		-	F to K: Professor Nadir Dagli - ESB, Rm 2231E / dagli@ece.ucsb.edu
		-	L to R: Professor Hua Lee - HFH, Rm 3121 / hualee@ece.ucsb.edu
		-	S to Z: Professor Ron Iltis - HFH, Rm 3159 / iltis@ece.ucsb.edu
	•	Computer Engineering Faculty Advisors: are individually assigned to student by the ECE Student Affairs Office. For more information contact the ECE Undergraduate Advisor - ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu
	ECE Undergraduate Advisor - is an advisor from ECE Student Affairs Office who helps at the major level with requirements, policies, procedures yearly progress checks, EE course planning, scheduling and prerequisite changes.
	•	ECE Undergraduate Advisor -Trailer 380, Rm 101 - ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu or 805/893-8292
	College of Engineering Advisor - is an advisor from the College of Engineering who helps at the university level with policies and procedures, general education progress checks, academic probations and contracts, and additional information like the Education Abroad Program.
	•	College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies Office - Student Information & Advising: HFH, Rm 1006 or (805) 893-2809

Publications, Guides, and Forms

	Publications
	•	UCSB General Catalog: Courses, Course Descriptions, Instructor Designations, Curricular / Degree Requirements, Deadlines, Fees
	•	College of Engineering "Announcement" & Other Publications (pdf): Academic Policies and Procedures, College Organizations and Resources, Departments, Programs, Courses
	•	UCSB Schedule of Classes: Course offerings and scheduling information.
	Guides and More...
	•	Electrical Engineering Course Flowchart (pdf): scheduling and prerequisite guide.
	•	Computer Engineering Course Flowchart (pdf): scheduling and prerequisite guide.
	•	Change of Major Guides:
		-	To Electrical Engineering Blank (pdf)
		-	To Pre-Computer Engineering Blank (pdf)
		-	Pre-Computer Engineering to Computer Engineering Blank (pdf)
		-	To Computer Engineering Blank (pdf)
	•	UCSB Online Student Handbook: Academic Services; Graduate Student Services; International Student Services; Resources & Services; etc...
	Forms
	•	EE Math/Science/Engineering Elective List (pdf)
	•	Change of Major Petition (pdf)
	•	Petition for Graduation Matters: to request major substitutions / exemptions (pdf)
	•	Petition to Enter an ECE Course (major) (pdf)
	•	Petition to Enter an ECE Course (non-major) (pdf)
	*	For Additional Forms or Questions visit the ECE Student Affairs Office (Trailer 380, Rm 101) or contact the ECE Undergraduate Advisor, ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu, (805) 893-8292

Additional Helpful Links

•	College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies Office
•	Computer Engineering Program
•	Computer Science Department
•	UCSB Career Services
•	UCSB Financial Aid
•	UCSB Office of the Registrar
•	Gold (Gaucho Online Data)
•	UCSB Disabled Students Program
•	UCSB Education Abroad Program

Information Booth

•	Information on ECE Courses		ECE Student Office Undergraduate Program Trailer 380, Room 101 805/893-8292 ugradinfo@ece.ucsb.edu
•	ADD Codes for ECE Courses
•	ECE Exceptions (Course Substitutions)
•	Non-ECE Majors Who Want to Take ECE Courses
•	CE Course Scheduling and Planning
•	CE Advisor Assignments (EE see above)
•	EE / CE Senior Elective Form (form below)
•	EE / CE Major Progress Checks
•	Changing major to ECE
•	Pre-Major to Major Advancement
•	Engineering Email Accounts
•	Faculty and Teaching Assistant Office Hours

			UCSB College of Engineering COE Undergraduate Studies Office HFH, Rm 1006 805/893-2809 coe-info@ engineering.ucsb.edu
•	General Education Requirements
•	Graduation Requirements
•	EE / CE Degree Clearance
•	Petition for Graduation Matters
•	Late Add/Drop Exceptions
•	UCSB/COE Exceptions (course subs other than ECE)
•	Academic Probation
•	Education Abroad Program (EAP)
•	Transfer Students

			Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept Offices Harold Frank Hall
•	ECE Chair: HFH, Rm 4157	893-3821
•	Central Admin. Office: HFH, Rm 4155	893-3716

			Computer Engineering Program Harold Frank Hall
•	CE Program Director	893-5615
•	CE Program Assistant: Trailer 380, Rm 101	893-5615

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

•	Scientific Computing Group - Research projects on advanced fast algorithms for signal and image processing are available. Contact Prof. Chandrasekaran at shiv@ece.ucsb.edu. See the SCG research group website for more information (posted 01/20/10)
•	Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM) - Research projects on photovoltaics, thermoelectrics and solid state lighting are available. Contact Lauren Ferguson at lauren@ece.ucsb.edu (posted 01/20/10)
•	Networked Control Laboratory - Professor João Hespanha: Research projects on mobile robotics may be available. Projects will involve the cooperative control of small robots with wireless connections. Contact Dr. Hespanha at hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu (posted 01/20/10)
•	Wireless Communication and Sensornets Lab (WCSL) - Professor Upamanyu Madhow: Research projects on audio sensor networks, multihop wireless network resource allocation, and millimeter wave channel modeling are available. Please contact Prof. Upamanyu Madhow at madhow@ece.ucsb.edu or visit the WCSL website for details (posted 4/25/09)
•	Silicon Photonics Center - Professor John Bowers: Research projects on optoelectronic devices and photonic integrated circuits integrated on silicon substrates are available. Contact Prof. Bowers at bowers@ece.ucsb.edu (posted 4/09/09)
•	Low Power Feedback Control Lab - Professor Forrest Brewer: the group has projects in architecture, controls and electronics as well as collaborations with MEMS and Controls developers in Mechanical Engineering. Contact Professor Brewer at forrest@ece.ucsb.edu (posted 4/09/09)
•	Learning-Based Multimedia Lab (LBMM) - Professor Tim Cheng: The lab carries out research projects for a wide range of multimedia applications. Current research directions include video surveillance, multimedia content management and retrieval, and information filtering. More information is available: http://lbmedia.ece.ucsb.edu/ (posted 8/10/08)

ECE Contacts

	ECE Department
		Dr. Jerry Gibson ECE Chair			Rm 4165 Harold Frank Hall
		Pam Bateman Assistant to the Chair	pam@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-3821	Rm 4157 Harold Frank Hal
	ECE Student Affairs Office
		Dr. João Hespanha ECE Vice Chair ECE Graduate Advisor	hespanha@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-7042	Rm 5157 Harold Frank Hall
		Dr. Bob York EE Undergraduate Curriculum Chair	rayork@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-7113	Rm 2215F Engr Sci Bldg (ESB)
		Val DeVeyra ECE Student Affairs Mgr	val@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-2269	Rm 101 Trailer 697
		Jaima Ortega ECE Undergraduate Advisor	jaima@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-8292	Rm 101 Trailer 380
		Erika Klukovich Grad Admissions Coordinator	erika@ ece.ucsb.edu	(805) 893-3114	Rm 101 Trailer 380
	Map and Mailing Address
		ECE Department Directions and Map
		Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Student Affairs Office University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9560

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