Bridgewater State University to UMass Dartmouth Electrical Engineering Articulation Agreement
- Sending institution
- Bridgewater State University, MA
- Transfer institution
- UMass Dartmouth
- Pathway type
- Accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s
- Transfer pathway
- Photonic and Optical Engineering to Electrical Engineering
- Modality
- On-campus
- Agreement term
- 2020
Admission and transfer requirements
- BSU and UMassD agree that BSU students who complete any two PHOE 403, PHOE 420, PHOE 450 courses can apply six credits to the Electrical Engineering MS degree at UMassD. The required grade is B or better for each course. See below for double counting credits.
- A BSU student may opt to take one graduate-level ECE course at UMassD during their senior year at BSU. The course should be chosen in consultation with the ECE graduate program director. The required grade is C or better. See below for double counting credits.
- A BSU student may opt to take COMP 590 or COMP 594 courses at BSU as part of their full-time load, which counts as a 500-level free elective in the ECE graduate program. The required grade for the computer science course at BSU is (B-, B minus) or better. See below for double counting credits.
Course equivalencies
Photonic courses
| BSU course | Credits | UMD equivalent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOE 403 Semiconductor Devices | 3 | ECE 403 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 |
| PHOE 420 Laser Engineering with Lab | 4 | ECE 403 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 |
| PHOE 450 Photonics Integrated Circuit Design | 3 | ECE 403 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 |
Computer Science courses
| BSU course | Credits | UMD equivalent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP 590 Computer Architecture | 3 | Free Elective: ECE 562 Advanced Computer Architecture | 3 |
| COMP 594 Computer Networks | 3 | Free Elective: ECE 569 Advanced Computer Networks | 3 |
Important notes
Double counting:
- With option (1) only, a maximum of 6 credits may be double counted toward the Photonics and Optical Engineering BS degree at BSU and Electrical Engineering MS degree at UMassD from the following set: PHOE 403, PHOE 420, PHOE 450. The student will have 6 credits invested toward the 30 credits required for the Electrical Engineering MS degree.
- With options (1) and (2) only, a maximum of 9 credits may be double counted toward the Photonics and Optical Engineering BS degree at BSU and Electrical Engineering MS degree at UMassD from the following sets: two courses from PHOE 403, PHOE 420, PHOE 450, and one graduate-level ECE course at UMassD. The student will have 9 credits invested toward the 30 credits required for the Electrical Engineering MS degree.
- With options (1) and (3) only, a maximum of 9 credits may be double counted toward the Photonics and Optical Engineering BS degree at BSU and Electrical Engineering MS degree at UMassD from the following sets: two courses from PHOE 403, PHOE 420, PHOE 450, and one course from COMP 590, COMP 594. The student will have 9 credits invested toward the 30 credits required for the Electrical Engineering MS degree.
- With options (1), (2) and (3), a maximum of 9 credits may be double counted toward the Photonics and Optical Engineering BS degree at BSU and Electrical Engineering MS degree at UMassD from the following sets: two courses from PHOE 403, PHOE 420, PHOE 450, and one course from COMP 590, COMP 594. By (3), the student will earn 3 credits for a standalone graduate-level ECE course at UMassD, which is excluded from the double counting scheme. All in all, the student will have 12 credits invested toward the 30 credits required for the Electrical Engineering MS degree.