Welcome from the EECS Undergraduate Officer

Dear Member of the Class of 2011:

Welcome to Course VI.

I am pleased that you have decided to join the Department of Electrical 
Engineering and Computer Science.  It is a distinguished department 
with outstanding faculty and can provide you with a challenging and 
stimulating environment in which to learn.  It will be up to you to 
make choices and direct your efforts in order to get the most from this 
educational experience.

It is important that you get to know some of the faculty, research
staff, and administration as well as your fellow students as you
continue your education.  This can be difficult in a large department
and we want to start the process of getting acquainted by helping you
select an academic advisor for the Fall.

The Class of 2011 is the first class entirely in our new EECS curriculum.  
While you may choose to complete your education with the S.B. degree 
after four years, we consider the Master of Engineering to be our first 
professional degree and believe that the combined S.B. and M.Eng. 
programs give you more flexibility and allow for both breadth and depth 
in your studies.  Whether you go on for the Ph.D. or go into industry 
you can benefit from first obtaining the M.Eng. degree.

We admit the majority of our undergraduates to the M.Eng. program 
without an elaborate application procedure.  Qualified students who 
fill out a one-page checklist will be admitted prior to the Fall Term 
of their senior year.

Under our programs, you will normally stay with the same advisor until 
the Master of Engineering degree is completed.  If a situation should 
arise in the future which makes a change in advisor appropriate, such 
changes aren't difficult.  Just go to Room 38-476.

If you have questions or problems or need information, now or in the 
future, the Course VI Undergraduate Office (Room 38-476) is the place 
to go.  Anne Hunter is a great source of information and guidance, and 
Vera Sayzew and Linda Sullivan provide able support.

Together we hope to help you have a successful career in EECS.

Sincerely,


Arthur C. Smith
Undergraduate Officer