Degree Requirements
1. University General Education Requirements
All students receiving a baccalaureate degree from Old Dominion University under the 1987 and later catalogs must complete the University's General Education program, both at the lower and upper divisions.
The requirements listed below represent a combination of the university general education requirements and any additional work needed to meet the accreditation requirements accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700. All candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) or Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (B.S.Cp.E.) must complete the identified minimum requirements or their equivalents.
Students who transfer to Old Dominion University with the Associate of Arts degree (AA) or the Associate of Science (AS) degree in Engineering from a Virginia community college are considered by the University to have met all lower division general education requirements, including the foreign language requirement.
Students holding these degrees will be required to have 15 semester hours of lower division humanities/social science course work to satisfy ABET general education requirements. Those who hold Associate of Science degrees in General Studies must have their transcripts evaluated individually to determine whether the program and courses are parallel to Old Dominion's.
2. Departmental Policies and Procedures
A. Grade Point Average Degree Requirements
To complete the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering or the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, students must complete 125 undergraduate semester hours and earn a grade point average of 2.00 or better for all courses. Students must also earn a grade point average of at least 2.00 in all major courses (those with the ECE and CS prefixes for CpE, ECE for EE).
B. Grade Forgiveness Policy
When students retake courses, each time the grade becomes part of the transcript and the grade point average. The Grade Forgiveness Policy (GFP) makes it possible for a student to retake a course with only the repeated grade computed in the grade point average. The following conditions apply:
1.The GFP applies to all Old Dominion undergraduate courses.
2.The GFP cannot be used once the student had graduated.
3.Courses retaken under the GFP must be taken in the fall 1997 and SUBSEQUENT semesters.
4.The GFP applies only if the course grade is C-,D+,D,D-,F, and WF.
5.An individual course can be retaken one time using the GFP.
6.Student transcripts will continue to list all courses taken and the grades received; however, under the GFP, the grade point average includes only the repeated grade (even if it is worse). Academic suspensions will not be removed from student transcripts and Dean's list status will not be added after use of the GFP.
7.An enhanced grade point average using the GFP determines eligibility for continuance and graduation but not for graduation with honors or Dean's list.
8.Students may elect to use both the GFP and the Adjusted Resident Credit (ARC) policy. However, students cannot use the GFP for individual courses for which they have already used the ARC policy.
C. Continuance Regulations
In addition to continuance regulations administered through the University, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has established a continuance regulation policy. Courses in the electrical engineering major are defined as courses with an ECE prefix; courses in the computer engineering major are defined as courses with an ECE prefix or a CS prefix.
1.Students will be placed on departmental academic probation whenever his or her grade point average in the major falls below a 2.00 after six or more hours are completed.
2.Students will be suspended indefinitely from the department if his or her record shows either of the following: A deficiency of more than 9 quality points below that required to maintain a 2.00 cumulative average in the major. This rule applies to students who have attempted fewer than 35 hours in the major. A deficiency of more than 6 quality points below that required to maintain a 2.00 cumulative average in the major. This rule applies to students who have attempted 35
hours or more in the major.
Appeals of suspension are in order if extenuating circumstances warrant. Appeals are to be made in writing to the Department Chairman and will be considered by the department faculty.
3. For Graduation
The following is a list of items which you must do to complete requirements for your Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering. Check them off as you do each one.
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Take and pass the Writing Sample Placement Test to determine your writing strengths and weaknesses. (
Testing Center, 683-3697)
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Ensure that high school transcripts indicating foreign language requirements have been satisfied have been received by the Office of Admissions.
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Ensure that all transcripts of previous or additional college course work have been received by the Office of Admissions. (If applicable)
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Register, sit for, and pass the Exit Writing Examination. (
Writing Center, 683-4113) (Can be taken after successful completion of English 110C)
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Ensure that an accurate Curriculum Plan of Study is on file with the ECE Undergraduate
Coordinator, room 231-A, Kaufman Hall.
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Submit your application for graduation to the Undergraduate Coordinator, by the deadline.
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Attend the Senior Exit Interview session with the chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Ensure you hold a major grade point average and overall grade point average of 2.0 or better.
