The Undergraduate Certificate in Semiconductor Engineering and Physics (UCSEP) will certify that undergraduate students have received specific instruction and experiences in semiconductor engineering and/or physics. Students will complete coursework in the areas of semiconductor device physics, design, processes and/or metrology with a significant experiential learning experience. This interdisciplinary certificate will be accessible to students from electrical engineering, physics, and other technical majors.
Requirements
Minimum of 17 credits required.
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CORE REQUIREMENTS (8 Credits) | ||
| EE 3420 | Integrated Circuit Fabrication | 4 |
| or PHYS 3165 | Integrated Circuit Fabrication | |
| EE 3440 | Semiconductor Materials/Devic | 4 |
| or PHYS 3675 | Semiconductor Materials/Devic | |
| CHOOSE 6 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING PREAPPROVED ELECTIVES: 1 | ||
| PHYS 3400 | Thermal & Statistical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 3650 | Intro to Solid State Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 4100 | Experimental Physics II | 3 |
| EE 5410 | Digital VLSI Circuit Design | 3 |
| EE 5430 | RF Circuit Design | 3 |
| EE 5550 | Autonomy I | 3 |
| EE 5810 | Digital Computer Design | 3 |
| CHOOSE 3 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING CREDIT BEARING EXPERIENCES: 2 | ||
| PHYS 3991 | Internship | 1-6 |
| or CEMS 3991 | Internship | |
| PHYS 3995 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
| or EE 3995 | Undergraduate Research | |
| EE 4200 | Capstone Design II | 3 |
| or ME 4020 | Capstone Design II | |
| EE 2996 | College Honors | 1-6 |
| or ME 2996 | College Honors | |
| CMPE 4996 | Honors | 1-6 |
| or PHYS 4996 | Honors | |
- 1
Other electives 3000-level or higher with approval of SEP advisor.
- 2
Topic must be relevant to Semiconductor field.