Electrical and Computer Engineering Admissions

EECE Major Applications Due

Admission to the Electrical and Computer Engineering major is a two-phase process. After acceptance to WWU, students first declare as a pre-major when they begin courses at WWU. Visit the page Declare A Pre-Major for more on the declaration process. Pre-majors must complete a set of foundational courses in math, physics, programming, and engineering principles in order to apply to the full major. The required list of foundational courses are listed below under Required Coursework. Depending on when students are able to begin calculus, pre-majors can complete the foundational courses in 3 quarters. Some of the foundational courses may be taken at a community college or other institutions. See Transfer Students for more information. Upper division courses, which begin in year 2, are restricted to students who have been accepted to the full major.

Declare An EECE Pre-Major

The major application for Fall 2025 is currently open. Please complete the application by Friday, June 6 at 11:59 PM to be considered for admission during this application window. There will be a second application window over the summer, and the deadline for that will be Tuesday, August 26 at 11:59pm.

Applicants will be asked to choose their preferred concentration: Electronics, Energy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, or Wireless Networking and Signal Processing.  The preferred concentration selected by the applicant will not impact the chances of being admitted into the EECE program unless the applicants indicates that they are only willing to accept their preferred concentration. Moreover, students may change concentrations after they are admitted to the EECE program.

Only complete and on-time applications will be considered. Required courses may be in progress at the time of application.  Accepted students begin taking full major courses in fall quarter of the year they are admitted. 

Applications include a required questionnaire which asks about the applicant's goals, demonstrated leadership experiences, collaboration and teamwork examples, strategies for studying, and ability to overcome adversity.

Required Coursework: 

At the time of application, these courses must be either in progress or successfully completed.

• EECE 111 - Circuit Analysis I
• CSCI 140 or 141 - Programming Fundamentals in C++ or Python
• *MATH 124 - Calculus I
• MATH 125 - Calculus II
• MATH 204 - Linear Algebra
• *PHYS 161 - Physics w/ Calculus I
• PHYS 162- Physics w/ Calculus II

* If students don't complete MATH 124 and PHYS 161 by the end of fall quarter of their first year, they will not be able to complete the degree in four years.

Additional coursework - not required to apply

• EECE 108 is not needed to apply, but it must be taken at the first opportunity on-campus; students transferring into Year 2 will be exempted from the requirement of taking co-requisite EECE 109.

While admission is primarily based on the grades earned in the courses listed above, grades from the courses listed below will also be reviewed if completed at the time of application, though they carry less weight in the overall process:

• PHYS 163 - Physics w/ Calculus III
• MATH 224 - Multivariable Calculus
• MATH 331 - Differential Equations

When do students apply to the major? The Electrical and Computer Engineering program only accepts applications in early June at the end of spring quarter and in late August at the end of summer quarter. Students accepted into the full major will begin major courses in the fall quarter of the year they are admitted. Transfer students who have completed the minimum requirements apply at the same time as current WWU students.

What factors are used to determine acceptance? Admission to the major is determined primarily by academic performance in the required courses listed below, as well as other secondary factors including an application questionnaire about the applicant's teamwork and leadership experiences, motivation, and goals. Admission to the major is competitive. Neither completion of the prerequisites nor attainment of any specific GPA guarantees admission.

Students must obtain a C- or above in the courses listed below, and an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher to be considered. AP scores are converted to GPA as follows: 5 = A; 4 = B; 3 = C. Decisions are based primarily on cumulative GPA in the prerequisite courses, however successful completion of other required major courses, GPA in the major, and overall GPA are also considerations. The required coursework is the same for all concentrations.

How competitive is the major? The program accepts approximately 60 students per year into the major, and the acceptance rate varies from year-to-year based on the volume of applications received. Over the five-year period from 2020 to 2024, the program admitted between 76-94% of applicants who applied, depending on the year. Recently, admission to the EECE program has been on the more competitive end of this range.