{"id":670,"date":"2020-07-02T12:25:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/?page_id=670"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:40:03","slug":"1st-semester-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/1st-semester-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Semester Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General advice for first semester graduate students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECE 600 is required &#8211; enroll in on-campus section during your first Fall semester\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate School <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/about\/academic-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Calendar<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration &amp; Records <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentservices.ncsu.edu\/calendars\/academic\/#fall\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take at least one course that is familiar vs. 3 courses in all new areas, as there are many things to adjust to in your first semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aug 17, 2026 &#8211; First day of classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 24, 2026- Waitlist disappears, need instructor permission to enroll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 28, 2026 &#8211; Census Day &#8211; last day to ADD a course or drop without a W on transcript<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct. 22, 2026 &#8211; Drop date &#8211; last day to DROP a course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Helpful links in choosing courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/\">Course Catalog <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ECECourseDetail.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ECECourseDetail.pdf\">ECE Specialty Areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MS_POW_worksheet.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MS_POW_worksheet.pdf\">Guidelines for Degree Audit <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/special-topics\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/grad\/special-topics\/\">Special Topics Courses (ECE 592\/792\/591)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class='block-panel n_mb3 block-panel--collapsed ' data-block-version='1.1.0'>\n            <div class='block-panel__heading n_relative n_tl n_bg-gray-10 n_text-red'>\n                <p class='block-panel__heading relative n_db n_w-100 n_ma0'>\n                    <button aria-expanded='false' class='block-panel__button n_flex n_w-100 n_pa2 n_bn n_bg-transparent n_tl n_text-red n_fw7 n_f3 n_ttn n_ma0'>\n                        <span class='block-panel__label n_underline n_no-underline-hover'>\n                            MS Electrical Engineering &amp; MS Computer Engineering\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span aria-hidden='true' class='block-panel__indicator'>\n                            Show More\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div hidden class='block-panel__body n_overflow-hidden n_ease-all n_ba n_b--gray-10' style='height: 0'>\n                <div class='n_pa3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Director of Graduate Programs \/ Advisor:&nbsp;<\/strong> Ginger Yu, <a href=\"mailto:dgyu@ncsu.edu\">dgyu@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office hours<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/ncsu.edu\/dgyu\/home\">https:\/\/sites.google.com\/ncsu.edu\/dgyu\/home<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slightly-smaller-font-size\">(need to login with ncsu account to view)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Computer Engineering Majors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strong C or C++ programming skills needed for ECE 563 projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some common pathways for our CPE courses that start in the fall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computer Architecture: 563\/506 (offered every semester) \u2192 786\/721<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASIC:&nbsp; 564 (fall semester) \u2192 745 (spring semester) \u2192 748 (fall semester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embedded Systems: 560 (fall semester only) \u2192 561\/785 (spring semester only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electrical Engineering Majors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some common pathways for our EE courses that start in the fall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Circuits:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECE 511(Fall) \u2192 712(Spring)\u2192 714(Fall);&nbsp; ECE 549(Fall) \u2192 719(Spring);&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECE 546 (Spring) \u2192 733 (Fall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controls:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECE 556 (Fall) \u2192 756 (Spring);&nbsp; ECE 516 (Spring) \u2192 ECE 726 (Fall)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nanotechnology:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECE 538(Fall)\u2192 739 (or 792-Spring)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Power Electronics\/Systems:&nbsp; ECE 534, 550<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Machine Learning:&nbsp; ECE 514;&nbsp; ECE 558\u2192 763;&nbsp; ECE 542<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some courses are project courses&nbsp; &#8211; this should be taken into consideration when balancing course load<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Final thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please email me or meet with me if you have any difficulties in your first semester, as there may be options such as RCL (Reduced Course Load)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you would like to change your major, you will have to wait until you have completed one semester in good academic standing (GPA&gt;3.0) before you can make the request.&nbsp; Go ahead and enroll in a couple of courses that are in the major you intend to change to, so your grades can be evaluated with the request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can enroll in any ECE course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your major is either EE or CPE, not your specialty area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class='block-panel n_mb3 block-panel--collapsed ' data-block-version='1.1.0'>\n            <div class='block-panel__heading n_relative n_tl n_bg-gray-10 n_text-red'>\n                <p class='block-panel__heading relative n_db n_w-100 n_ma0'>\n                    <button aria-expanded='false' class='block-panel__button n_flex n_w-100 n_pa2 n_bn n_bg-transparent n_tl n_text-red n_fw7 n_f3 n_ttn n_ma0'>\n                        <span class='block-panel__label n_underline n_no-underline-hover'>\n                            MS -Electrical Power Systems Engineering\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span aria-hidden='true' class='block-panel__indicator'>\n                            Show More\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div hidden class='block-panel__body n_overflow-hidden n_ease-all n_ba n_b--gray-10' style='height: 0'>\n                <div class='n_pa3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Advisor<\/strong>:&nbsp; 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