SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID Saint Louis University offers a variety of merit-based scholarships along with financial aid packages that can help you pay for your electrical engineering education. In fact, 98 percent of all first-year SLU students receive some kind of financial aid. In addition to the financial aid offered by the University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology provides a range of scholarships specifically for engineering students, including several reserved for electrical engineering majors. You can find more information on financing your college career by visiting SLU’s student financial services office online at finaid.slu.edu.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION In addition to the general admission requirements of Saint Louis University, Parks College engineering programs have the following requirements: + GPA: Minimum cumulative 3.00 high school GPA for freshman applicants and 2.70 college GPA for transfer applicants + ACT/SAT: Minimum ACT composite score of 24 with subscores of: • 22 in English • 24 in math • 22 in reading • 22 in scientific reasoning
Minimum SAT composite score of 1100 with subscore of 600 in math + Coursework: At least 15 total units of high school work consisting of: • Three or four units of English • Four or more units of mathematics, including algebra I and II, geometry and precalculus • Three or four units of science, including general science, introduction to physical science, earth science, biology, physics or chemistry • Two or three units of social sciences, including history, psychology or sociology • Three units of electives
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Cutting-edge research. Hands-on learning.
“Electrical Engineering students at Parks College engage in a first-class educational program that develops the skills and knowledge necessary to enter top-ranked graduate schools or to enter professional practice in industry. Our graduates take pride in their Jesuit education and are driven to make a positive difference in our ever-changing and complex world.” William Ebel, Ph.D., Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
FUTURE-FOCUSED ENGINEERING At Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, we have developed an innovative, future-focused electrical engineering program that incorporates the latest developments in the industry to address the current and future needs of the profession and our society. Our course work — coupled with hands-on activities including lab experiments, independent projects and research with faculty members — will make you among the most highly trained electrical engineering students in your field. As a student at Parks College, you will experience the excitement of designing and creating new and innovative technologies that make a positive impact on society, whether you are focusing on robotics, sensors and signals or biomedical instrumentation. ABOUT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM FEATURES WHY CHOOSE PARKS COLLEGE?
Hands-on learning: Our ABET-accredited programs emphasize experiential, interactive learning methods with laboratories, projects and internships from freshman year until graduation. Flexibility: Curriculum is adaptable to your ultimate career goals, allowing you to pursue your own interests and research.
Graduates of the electrical engineering program will learn to:
+ Analyze and design electronic circuits
for engineering applications
Practical experience and research: Develop your abilities with research opportunities on externally funded projects. Parks College gives you many opportunities to work with faculty members and help with their research.
Sample classes include:
prototyping engineering products
+ Electronic Circuits Design + Electromagnetic Waves + Energy Conversion
SLU’s location in the heart of metropolitan St. Louis gives you access to a number of industry contacts from the region, making it easy to secure internships and network with professionals. Parks College students typically apply for competitive internships and cooperative education programs with private firms or government agencies during the summer. During the school year, you can join one of several engineering student organizations or assist our faculty with their research to further enhance your knowledge and skills. Industry and government agencies
have long recognized the quality of computer engineering graduates from Parks College. Alumni of the computer engineering program are well prepared to enter graduate study or pursue opportunities at a variety of businesses, agencies and organizations, including: + Boeing + Ameren Missouri + General Motors + Rockwell + SpaceX + Amazon + U.S. Air Force
+ Semiconductor Devices + Linear Systems
A B O U T O U R FAC U LT Y
to tackle difficult problems. I have been able to seamlessly integrate into my position as an electrical systems engineer at Boeing and continue to build on the solid educational foundation that I developed at SLU.”
+ Use various simulation software for
DOEPGPROE R E TAUNNDI TCI E U SR RFIO CR U LGURMO W T H
+ Microprocessors
technical skills that I need to perform my job but have also given me the confidence
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITH AN EMPHASIS IN BIO-ELECTRONICS
+ Design, build and operate embedded systems
“The curriculum, along with the hands-on design projects, have not only armed me with
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Individual faculty attention: SLU’s low 9–1 student-faculty ratio enables one-on-one interaction in coursework and research.
Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution that values academic excellence, life-changing research, compassionate health care and a strong commitment to faith and service. Founded in 1818, the University fosters the intellectual and character development of nearly 13,000 students on two campuses in St. Louis and Madrid, Spain. Building on a legacy of nearly 200 years, Saint Louis University continues to move forward with an unwavering commitment to a higher purpose, a greater good.
DEGREE AND CURRICULUM
Gayatri Nijsure, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 2014
The faculty at Parks College are defined by their expert knowledge in the fields most important to the electrical engineering profession, including:
Faculty also are actively engaged in pushing the industry forward by pursuing and publishing innovative research in a range of areas, including:
+ Digital signal processing
+ Electromagnetic susceptibility of cables
+ Error correcting codes and information theory + Power and stability of electrical transmission lines + Robotics + Semiconductor devices + Sensors and sensors technologies
+ Digital and cellular communications + Modeling and analysis of electrical transmission lines + Embedded systems and robotics + Satellite communications + Bio-electronics