Declaring EE

1. Declare a major in EE on Axess.
2. Fill out a copy of the Undergraduate Sign-Up Sheet, which can be found in the Packard lobby area. The "Specialty" is particularly important to assist in the choice of a faculty advisor. It can always be changed.
3. Meet with the Vice Chair in Packard 176. The usual hours for this during the academic year are 3-5pm on Fridays. If these hours do not work, alternatives can be arranged by email. In the Vice Chair's absence, see the Director of Student Services in Packard 167. Make sure to bring your Undergraduate Sign-up Sheet and your unofficial transcript to the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to go over the basics in getting a BS in EE, and to assign an EE faculty adviser.
4. After the meeting, leave your academic file and Undergraduate Sign-up Sheet with Diane Shankle in Packard 177.
5. Meet with the Undergraduate Advising TA in Packard 110. The TA will assign you an Undergraduate Mentor and can assist you with filling out a program sheet. The program sheet details which classes you will take in order to fulfill the requirements for the major. Information on the requirements and petitions for program deviations can be found in the School of Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
6. After completing your program sheet, meet with the Faculty Adviser that was assigned to you and have he/she sign the program sheet. Return it to Diane Shankle in Packard 177 by the end of the quarter following that when the major was declared. Changes to the program can be made later by turning in a new program sheet with your faculty adviser's signature to Diane Shankle. However, no changes to the program can be made during your final quarter. If you wish to apply AP Credit for the Math, Science, and Computer Science requirements, (1) have your advisor sign your program sheet, (2) print out an un-official copy of your transcript, and (3) take the program sheet and un-official transcript to Terman Engineering Room 201. Bertha Love or Darlene Lazar will approve your AP credit and then send your program sheet back to the EE Department Office where it will be placed in your academic file.
7. Subscribe to both the EE undergrad mailing list and the general EE student mailing list. You can subscribe and unsubscribe from email lists at the Website http://mailman.stanford.edu/. These lists are used for announcements about seminars, research and job opportunities, and other events.

Advice on Program Planning

To get a BS in EE, you must complete all courses in an approved program. The guidelines and rules for programs are described in the School of Engineering Undergraduate Handbook. The Handbook has sample programs for all specialty sequences and an Excel spreadsheet for the courses specifically for the EE requirements. A good way to begin planning a program is to play a zero-sum game with the example programs in your specialty area.

Once you have read the EE portion of the Handbook and made a stab at the initial program, you may find it useful to talk to the Undergraduate Advising TA. The TA is a former Stanford undergrad who can provide advice based on experience, often much deeper experience than most faculty will have with some specifics like coterming. After this step, you should make an appointment with the EE Faculty Adviser assigned to you when you declared. The advance work on your program planning will ensure an efficient use of your and their time.

Program Departures

If a program departs from the EE portion of the guidelines, it will be evaluated by the Department Vice Chair as a special case. Typical deviations are an unusual depth sequence or use of a non-EE class as an EE. If you have such a departure, you should attach one or two paragraphs to your program sheet explaining the departure and justifying it as a good program. Your adviser should note approval on the form. If you are requesting an unusual specialty sequence which is out of your adviser's technical area, then it is a good idea to also get the signed approval of a professor specializing in your chosen specialty area.

If a program departs from the Math, Science, Technology in Society, or Fundamentals areas, you must submit a petition to the School of Engineering Dean's Office in Terman. Petitions are available online.

Transfer Credit

In the case of transfer credit, all courses must first be approved by the University through the Transfer Credit Evalution Office. Additionally, transfer credit for Depth coursework requires approval by the Department Vice Chair. Transfer credit in Math, Science, Technology in Society, or Fundmentals coursework requires you to submit a petition to the Dean's Office in Terman. Petitions are available online.

To evaluate transfer credit, the Department Vice Chair or the Dean's Office must also be supplied with a transcript and a catalog description of the course from the other institution, along with an indication of which Stanford courses are considered equivalent. If the equivalence is uncertain, a faculty member from the field in question may need to be consulted. Students who need a copy of their transcript from other institutions must go to the Transfer Credit Evaluation Office and request a copy.

On the program sheet, the course should be listed first by its equivalent Stanford course number and title, followed by the course number at the other school, followed by a check mark in the Transfer column. Approval of the transfer credit, if granted, is indicated by the appropriate initials and date on the program sheet under the Approval column.

In addition to the SoE Undergraduate Handbook, good sources of information are the extensive EE pages on the Web regarding classes, faculty, research, etc.; Diane Shankle, a Student Services Specialist (Packard 177), who can provide information on deadlines and logistics of program approval; Natasha Newsome, the Academic Program Manager (Packard 167), who can provide advice on all student related issues; and the Undergraduate Advising TA.