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| WCU
to offer electrical engineering degree SMN It’s official. Western Carolina Uni-versity will begin offering a new bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering in the 2004 fall semester. Western will offer electrical engineering as a joint degree program in partnership with the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. The arrangement is designed to take advantage of existing collaborative efforts between Western and UNC-Charlotte in the emerging, high-technology areas of photonics and opto-electronics, said Western Chancellor John W. Bardo. Bardo said establishment of the electrical engineering program is another example of the university's mission to serve as an engine of economic development for Western North Carolina. “This is a very important step in our efforts to promote the economic vitality of the region,” he said. UNC-Charlotte’s College of Engi-neering and Western’s existing programs in engineering technology are certified by the Accreditation Body for Engineering Technology. Faculty will offer classes through a combination of distance education and traditional classroom and laboratories in both Cullowhee and Charlotte. Degrees will carry the names of both institutions. Students in the program will be required to successfully complete a freshman engineering program before being admitted into the electrical engineering program as sophomores. For more information about the program in electrical engineering, contact Duane Dunlap at 828.227.2159, or via e-mail at ddunlap@wcu.edu . |
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