You’ll get in-person instruction and hands-on experience
Classes in the Electrical Engineering Technology program generally meet either two
or three days a week in the daytime and face-to-face. Though classes meet in person,
the students will access some assignments and course materials via email or Blackboard.
Required materials are provided but the students should have their own textbooks.
Classes are presented by on-site SCSU-approved instructors.
A capstone design experience in the senior year provides the opportunity to integrate
design, analytical, and problem-solving skills along with communication skills in
a team environment that emulates electrical engineering practice.
Internship and co-op experiences are encouraged as vehicles for enhancing students’
communication and interpersonal skills, in addition to establishing awareness of industry
practice and technical development. The overall program provides an integrated educational
experience and training to maintain professional competency through life-long learning.
Scholarships/Awards
- The following scholarships are available for deserving students:
- University Scholarships: a) General University Scholarship, b) Presidential Scholarships,
c) SC State University Achievers Scholarship.
- State of South Carolina Scholarships: a) Hope Scholarship, b) Life Scholarship and
c) Palmetto Fellows Scholarship.
- 4 to 5 Boeing Scholarships are reserved for EET students.
Who will teach you
The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program is composed of four full-time
tenured faculty members. All faculty members in the program have a doctoral degree
in Electrical Engineering, and they are involved in research related to various technology
and science subject areas. They are also involved in various professional development
activities.
Additionally, all EET faculty members have the required industrial experience. Based
on the technical content of the required courses in the Electrical Engineering Technology
Program, the faculty members have the expertise and competencies to cover them.
State-of-the-art labs
The EET program is located in the Engineering and Computer Science Complex (ECSC),
which is a state-of-the-art building completed in 2012. The complex has a total of
85,337 square feet, with a 215-seat auditorium, 81 faculty offices, 28 laboratories,
10 classrooms, and 5 storage rooms.
The EET program has eight offices and four laboratory rooms. Computers in the faculty
offices are equipped with various software packages for education and research.
Classrooms are equipped with whiteboards and automated projection screens for teaching.
Also, there are several smart classrooms in this building.
SCSU is one of the most affordable public universities in South Carolina with tuition
rates below those of other universities in the area. Robust financial aid and scholarship
programs are designed to support students’ aspirations, and internships and mentoring
from a broad network of alumni will contribute to students’ career success.
A personal approach
All full-time faculty members are required to serve as student academic advisors.
Each faculty advisor has 15-20 students. Students are encouraged to meet with their
assigned academic advisors at least once each semester or more as needed to assist
them with academic planning, course selections, and career plans and provide help
with other issues.
The EET program keeps class sizes small, allowing students to establish friendships
with each other and be mentored and coached by faculty. EET faculty are all expert
teachers with "real world" experience in the major areas of electronics and electrical
design. The faculty care if you are learning and provide support for students in the
classroom, in the laboratories, and in choosing career paths.
Accreditation
The Electrical Engineering Technology Program at South Carolina State University is
“accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology and
similarly named Programs Program Criteria.
Course Highlights
The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program has been designed to prepare students
for successful careers as electrical technologists. The curriculum has been developed
to provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for professional
practice or graduate studies. Courses are arranged sequentially with less complex
and prerequisite courses during the earlier parts of the curriculum (freshman and
sophomore years) and more complex courses during the later parts of the curriculum
(junior and senior years).
The curriculum is mapped to the student outcome and program educational objectives
to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary for our graduates’ success.
The student outcomes and the program’s educational objectives are achieved by providing
students with a balance of technical courses, basic sciences, mathematics, communication,
humanities and social sciences. Technical courses mix rigorous classroom instruction
with a variety of laboratory exercises giving the hands-on experience necessary to
perform the technical tasks required in industry. To ensure competence in proper laboratory
and instrumentation techniques, the EET curriculum includes separate lab courses in
each technical area.
Advanced courses provide technical depth. Each course has an associated laboratory
where students learn practical skills along with theory that allows them to become
instant contributors at any company. The program combines the math skills required
in electrical engineering with lab activities and design projects using devices and
systems found in the industry today.
Experiential Learning
Labs are maintained to provide opportunities for students to have "hands-on" experience
with a variety of technical equipment. Labs are designed to demonstrate and reinforce
basic concepts emphasized in the classroom. A continuous equipment and replacement
program is in place to assure the availability of modern equipment to supplement classroom
instructions. Students use these laboratories for design, analysis, simulation and
troubleshooting of various projects and real-world problems.
The laboratory courses, simulation, computing and circuit construction activities
mostly take place in the following laboratories:
- Circuits and Electronics Laboratory (ECSC 322)
- Machines and Power System Laboratory (ECSC 323)
- Control and Robotics Laboratory (ECSC 328)
- Microprocessor and Virtual Instruments Laboratory (ECSC 329).
The six (6) laboratory courses of the Electrical Engineering Technology program --
EET 233 Circuits Laboratory, EET 333 Electronics Laboratory, EET 383 Digital and Microprocessor
Laboratory, EET 443 PLC and Virtual Instruments Laboratory, EET 453 Machines and Power
System Laboratory, EET 483 Control and Robotics Laboratory -- are held in these four
laboratories.
Labs are equipped with computers and all of them are equipped with area-specific equipment
and test tools. All computers in the laboratories are loaded with software such as
PSpice, Logic-Works III, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Electronics-Workbench, Visual Basic, C/C++,
MS Office Suite and AutoCAD. The datasheets for most of the IC chips and components
are available in all laboratory computers.
The students use these datasheets in the design and testing of various laboratory
experiments. These computers are connected to the university-wide network for access
to the Internet. Students can use the computers to search, download, and print information
for specific components not available in the local database. Two other laboratories
that are dedicated to the EET program are the EET Computing Laboratory and Senior
Project Development Laboratory.
In addition, several facilities that are not dedicated to the EET program are also
available to the EET students which include Computer Aided Drafting Laboratories (Room:
ECSC 117 and ECSC 222), Rapid Prototyping Laboratory (ECSC 120), Machine Tool Laboratory
(ECSC 128), and Construction Laboratory (ECSC 125).
Student Life
Our students are encouraged to get involved outside of the classroom. Within our college,
we have registered student organizations that include honor societies, student chapters
of professional societies and student government. The professional societies include
IEEE, NSBE, and Tau-Alpha-Pi. Involvement in these organizations helps enhance the
student experience at SC State and provides a foundation for networking with professionals
in their fields.
The market for our grads
Electrical engineering technology graduates engage in life-long learning activities,
are employed in leading corporations and some attend graduate school.
Graduates typically go on to work in engineering and management positions at leading
companies, including Boeing, BMW, Eli Lilly, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Savannah
River Nuclear Solutions. Some graduates of the program pursued graduate studies in
the following institutions to name a few:
- John Hopkins University
- North Carolina A&T
- Carnegie Melon University
- University of California, Davis
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
The bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology provides technical preparation
with an emphasis on laboratory and problem-solving skills which will help in preparing
for employment in all areas of electronics, including microprocessor-based systems,
digital and analog communications, digital and analog control, electrical power, programmable
logic controller, industrial control and robotics. Graduates from the program utilize
effective communication techniques and are key members of multidisciplinary professional
teams.
About the SC State Department of Engineering Technology
Contact Us
Have questions about Electrical Engineering Technology and SC State? Our team will
be happy to help!
Dr. Hasanul Basher
Chair
hbasher@scsu.edu
(803) 536-8474
Engineering & Computer Science Complex
