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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Feb 10, 2026
 
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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ECE 1896 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a rigorous, capstone design course where students apply the analytical and synthesis skills they have developed during undergraduate coursework to the design of a working prototype. Students work in teams to identify and analyze a real problem, design a hardware/software solution, and construct, test and then evaluate the effectiveness of the prototype. The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a culminating, major design experience that incorporates engineering standards and realistic constraints, preparing them for professional engineering practice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECE 1895; LEVEL: Senior; PLAN: Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Course Attributes: Capstone Course


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