Freshmen Advising

Welcome to the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering!  We look forward to working with you and helping you to achieve your goals.  The information below should help answer questions you have, if not, please contact Sheila Horan at: sheila@nmsu.edu  and your questions about our programs will be answered.

Contacts in the department:

  Courses to take your first semester:

The math and English placement are extremely important.  English 111 or credit is required for upper division classes (300-400 level classes). 

The math placement dictates what science and engineering classes you’ll be able to take.

Typical 1^st Semester (if student qualifies for ENGL111  and Calculus) choose from:

4cr               EE 161  Computer Aided Problem Solving

                    Co-req.  Math 190 (pre-calculus)

4cr               Engl  111G  

                    Prereq:  ACT 16 or higher;  111H  ACT 25 or higher

3 cr              Math 191 (Calculus I)

                    Prereq:  Math 190, Math placement 6 or higher on all

                   four sections

4 cr              Chem 111   General Chemistry

                    Prereq:  B or better in 2^nd semester HS chem.  Math >115,

                    ACT>21

3 cr              General Education elective 

How many credits should you take?

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) requirements:

http://abacus.nmsu.edu/~shoran/ece/ece_degree_BSEE_program.htm

Student Support:

http://cas,nmsu.edu

Student Groups:

http://abacus.nmsu.edu/~shoran/ece/ece_departmental_organizations.htm

Math Placement:   

Students are placed in math classes based on their math placement test.  All incoming engineering students will take the math placement test.  This test consists of 40 questions covering Algebra 1, Algebra 2, College Algebra, and Trigonometry.  There are 10 questions per area, and the answers are all right or all wrong – no partial credit.  To pass the topic area, you need to get 6 out of the 10 correct.  Therefore a score of 6, 6, 6, and 6 would place a student into Calculus 1.  Any score lower than a 6 would indicate a weakness in that area and the student would be required to take the math indicated.  Time is allocated during student orientation for the math placement test (MPE).  You are allowed to bring a calculator.  The test can be repeated one time. 

Students taking AP calculus will receive credit for Calculus if the pass the AP exam with a 3 or higher.  The student will then be placed according to the results of the AP exam.

A sample math placement test can be obtained from: http://www.math.nmsu.edu/ (when at the site, click on student information (left side button) and then on math placement and then on practice problems.

MINORS (some of the most frequent minors that our students do):

Mathematics: http://www.math.nmsu.edu/   click on undergraduate programs and then minor in mathematics

Physics: http://physics.nmsu.edu/education/minors.html

Computer Science: Handouts available from Computer Science dept

Business: http://cbae.nmsu.edu/

Click on Academics and Research and then click on undergraduate Minors

Languages: http://www.nmsu.edu/Academic_Progs/Undergraduate_Catalog/ch3/ling.html

DEGREES

Supplemental Major in Applied Mathematics http://www.math.nmsu.edu/ click on undergraduate programs and then supplemental major in mathematics

Engineering Physics (Electrical or Mechanical emphasis) engineering Physics

Co-Op / Internships 

Click on:   Co-Op opportunities