Grade Requirements
1. Grades in Technical Classes
The ECE Department requires letter grades in all technical classes required for the major, including electives. You may use the CR/NC option in other classes such as General Education in accordance with University of Utah policy. CR/NC is acceptable for ECE 1020 and CS 1010.
2. Grade-Point Average Requirement for Graduation
To qualify for graduation, you must have a 2.5 cumulative U of U GPA and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on all University of Utah technical classes that count toward requirements for the Electrical Engineering degree. This includes Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, and technical electives. Grades in Writing (including ECE 3940 and 3950), General Education, and transfer classes are NOT included in the technical GPA calculation for graduation.
3. Grade Requirement in Core Courses
"C-" is the minimum passing grade in the core courses listed below and is required for graduation. You must have a C- or better in ECE 1270 to be eligible for major admission. You must have a C- or better in each core course before you register in the listed continuation course. No exceptions will be made to this policy.
Do not register for classes for which you are not qualified. Each semester we check registration in continuation courses, and if you have a final grade of D+ or lower in the applicable core course or if we have no record that you took the course, you must drop the continuation course.
| Core Course |
Continuation Course |
| ECE 1270 |
ECE 2260 |
| ECE 2260 |
ECE 2280 |
| ECE 2260 |
ECE 3500 |
| ECE 2280 |
ECE 3110 |
| ECE 3300 |
ECE 5320, 5324, 5325, 5330, 5340, or 5410 |
| ECE 3500 |
ECE 3510 |
| CS 2000 or 1410 |
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| ECE/CS 3700 |
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4. Transfer Grades
Grades in courses taken at other schools will be used to calculate the pre-major admission GPA but will not be included in calculation of the GPA for graduation.
5. Continuing Performance
In order to remain in good standing and to graduate, a student must maintain both a cumulative and a technical grade point average of 2.5 or higher on classes taken at the University (see #2 for definition of "technical GPA"). Students whose grade point average in either of these two categories falls below 2.5 are put on probation. Students on probation must raise their GPAs (cumulative and technical) above 2.5 within 12 months or they will be dropped from the program.
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