Business Minor
Advantages
Elevate your impact as a business-minded engineer with well-rounded business, accounting, and marketing skills.
Outcome
Engineering Consultant at Boeing
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering Major (BS) Program
As a Widener electrical engineering major, you'll acquire the skills you need to support and enhance our modern world through electrical engineering.
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Campus Location
- Chester, PA
Explore the Electrical Engineering Major
The bachelor of science electrical engineering program focuses on fundamentals and practical applications, including circuits, electronics, power systems, machinery, signal analysis, computers, controls, and communications.
Why Earn a BS in Electrical Engineering?
Electrical engineers play a big role in keeping the world running. As inventors, designers, and builders, electrical engineers understand how to manipulate currents and voltages to impact all areas of technology, from the smallest microchip in a cell phone to an entire power grid that lights up a city. As an electrical engineering major student, you will be immersed in a field of modern technology with a variety of paths to follow, from electronics and telecommunications to power generation and distribution.
At Widener, you'll prepare for your career in a supportive environment that encourages analytical and creative thinking, while being exposed to real-world aspects of the profession.
The electrical engineering program is accredited by ABET. See recent enrollment and graduation data.
Program Options for Electrical Engineering Majors
Our program provides a solid foundation in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals. Advanced courses include electronics, signal analysis, logic design, power engineering, computers, automatic control, and communication.
Program Details
- Full-time, 4-year program (transfer students may complete their degree in 2-3 years, depending on accepted credits)
- Completed in-person at our Chester, PA campus
During senior year, you'll participate in a year-long project that simulates both the technical and business aspects of a professional engineering project, ranging from creative conception and design to construction and evaluation.
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As an electrical engineering student, you can pursue a dual degree in another field of engineering or physics. This enables you to earn a bachelor of science in electrical engineering and another discipline within 4 years.
To learn more about dual degree options, contact the chairs of both departments to arrange your schedule accordingly.
Pair Your Electrical Engineering Major with a Minor or Certificate
Career Outlook & Outcomes for Electrical Engineering Majors
Why Study Electrical Engineering at Widener?
Conduct Innovative Research in State-of-the-Art Labs
Our laboratories are equipped with modern equipment. Here, you'll get a state-of-the-art experience. As an electrical engineering student, you'll work in the electric circuits laboratory and the microcontroller and instrumentation laboratory, among others.
Shape the future of engineering and partner with renowned faculty on cutting-edge research, including microelectronics, radar systems, power and controls, and high-performance computing. Professors are always seeking assistance from students as they work on research projects.
Expand Your Network & Engage on Campus
Ease the transition to college by joining your classmates for a unique opportunity to live and learn together through our Engineering Living Learning Community (LLC). Monthly meetings introduce first-year students to scholarly faculty work, and diverse programming complements the classroom while addressing personal development, academic skills, and success in the engineering profession.
Electrical engineering majors also have the opportunity to join various clubs and organizations across campus and beyond to expand their network, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), engINe, and many more.
Experience Mentorship & Support From Day One
Electrical Engineering (BS) Program Highlights
Our Faculty
"My personal philosophy of teaching is to take education personally. I think it is extremely important for students to understand concepts and to be able to apply them in real-world situations."
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Admissions & Aid
Our admissions and financial aid teams are here to support you every step of the way. Have a question? Ask away!
Admissions Information
Financial Aid
Submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step to getting you the financial assistance to make the cost of college—an investment in your future—affordable. This free, online application is the gateway to grants, loans, and other forms of financial aid. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education offers billions of dollars in financial aid to eligible students. Widener gets in on the action, too, annually awarding aid to students with need.
You and at least one parent or caregiver will need a separate FSA ID to access the Federal Student Aid's online system and serve as your legal signatures. Make sure to create your unique FSA IDs before you get started. Our school code is 003313.
Paths to Savings
Nearly 100% of Undergrad Students Receive Financial Aid
Nearly 100% of new full-time undergraduate students receive significant financial aid offers that reduce out-of-pocket costs and make a Widener education not only affordable, but well worth the investment. In fact, once your total financial aid is calculated, the cost of a Widener education is often equal to if not lower than other competitive universities–but with far superior outcomes for your career and earning potential.
The first step to see how much aid you qualify for is submitting the FAFSA.
Scholarships Start at $100,000 Over 4 Years
(including $20,000 per academic year for transfer students)
Funding you don't have to pay back after graduation? That's a win-win! Scholarships and grants are a way for the university and other organizations to honor the academic, merit, and talent-based achievements of our students.
4+1 Students Save Time & Tuition
In the Accelerated Advantage 4+1 program, you can save up to a year of tuition by pursuing a master's degree—resulting in thousands of dollars in savings. During your fifth year of study, you can also apply for graduate-level scholarships and assistantships to further reduce education costs. To learn more about graduate scholarships and assistantships, please speak with your academic advisor during the spring semester of your senior year.
Earn an Income with a Paid Co-Op & Still Graduate On-Time
Tap into our wide network of Philly-area employers and experience a full-time, paid co-op. In addition to earning an income, you do not pay tuition while on co-op. You can also choose to live on campus, at home, or even travel for your co-op.
ROTC Cadets Eligible for Up to 100% Tuition Coverage
Cadets in the ROTC program are given the opportunity to have a significant portion of their education paid for through scholarships—as high as 100% full-tuition coverage. If eligible, the scholarship program has numerous benefits for cadets including room and board, a monthly stipend, and more.
After graduation, cadets also have a direct pathway to a paid career with the option to advance into the military as a commissioned officer.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
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Muller Hall
- 888-WIDENER
- admissions.office@widener.edu
Sohail Sheikh
Chair of Electrical Engineering
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Kirkbride Hall
Room 369 - (610) 499-4567
- ssheikh@widener.edu
Mark A. Nicosia
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategy
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Old Main
Room 8 - (610) 499-4192
- manicosia@widener.edu