Undergraduate Advising
ECEE Advising Team
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
EE & ECE majors
Office: ECEE 1B20
Email: mackenzie.hatcher@colorado.edu
Area Director
EE & ECE majors
MCEN majors
Office: ECME 112A
Email: debbie.yeh@colorado.edu
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
EE & ECE majors
MCEN majors
ECEE minors
Office: ECEE 1B20
Email: alexandra.plaut@colorado.edu
Connecting with the ECEE Undergraduate Advising Team
The ECEE undergraduate advising team is here to help you succeed by supporting you academically and personally and helping you to navigate the department and curriculum. Our advisors are working in-person/remote hybrid schedules and are available to meet in-person or via Zoom.
Each student in the Electrical and Electrical & Computer Engineering major is assigned to an academic advisor. Current students can view their advisor assignment and schedule an advising appointment through Buff Portal Advising.
We also offer drop-in advising hours that are open to all CU Boulder students. Please see Buff Portal Advising for the most up-to-date information. Engineering students interested in changing their major to Electrical or Electrical & Computer Engineering are welcome to email ecee-advising@colorado.edu. Prospective intra-university transfer (IUT) students should refer to the College of Engineering and Applied Science IUT site for transfer advising information.
Advising Resources
As an engineering student, it is especially important that you carefully plan your schedule each semester if you plan to graduate in four years. Here are some resources to help you do that.
- Buff Portal Advising: Schedule appointments with your academic advisor and view advising drop-in hours.
- Buff Portal: Access your current courses and course history, run your degree audit, view required textbooks and course materials, check your enrollment appointment, and search and enroll in classes.
- Engineering Advising Site: Visit the Forms page to access petitions for exception requests, independent study applications, incomplete grade forms, and more.
Curriculum and Registration
- Course Substitutions
- Humanities, Social Science, and Writing Requirements
- General Science Electives
- Sophomore Electives
- Advanced Concentration Electives (ACE)
- Technical Electives
- Software Electives (ECE majors only)
- CU Boulder Class Search: The most up-to-date information on courses offered in this academic year, as well as instructors and locations.
- CU Boulder Course Catalog: Brief descriptions of the courses we offer.
ECEN Course Enrollment Support
Separate from ECEE undergraduate advising services, we also have support for enrollment in ECEN-prefix courses.
Common Issues for CU Boulder EE/ECE Majors:
- Be sure to review the location of the ECEN course you are trying to enroll in. Any 400- sections are located at our partnership program in Grand Junction, CO. Make sure you are trying to enroll into classes offered specifically on our Main Campus.
- Double-check your schedule and ensure there are no time conflicts for any lecture, recitations, or labs that you're trying to add. To request a time conflict exception, you will need to obtain written approval from the instructor of both courses. Once you've obtained approval, forward these to Kim MacGregor (the ECEE Curriculum Coordinator) for further enrollment assistance.
- For additional troubleshooting needs for ECEN course enrollment, please connect with Kim MacGregor at Kim.MacGregor@colorado.edu.
ECEN Course Enrollment Request Option for Any Student Who Is Not a CU Boulder ECEE Major:
- Please complete the online ECEN Course Request Form to be considered for ECEN course enrollment.
Academic Support
- College of Engineering & Applied Science Academic Support & Tutoring
- College of Engineering & Applied Science Academic Coaching
Tips for Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research
- Talk to classmates about their research experiences.
- Look through the Research webpage and determine which research areas are of interest to you or connect with professors if you are particularly interested in their research from a class you have taken with them.
- After determining a research area, read more about the ECEE groups working in that area by clicking on the Research Group tab. It can be helpful to look at the publications of the group and what they are currently working on.
- If possible, talk to graduate students working in the labs of interest to you. Learn more about their projects and whether or not there is need for an undergraduate researcher.
- To increase your desirability, apply for funding through options like DLA, UROP, BURST or NIST PREP.
- Meet with Career Services to polish up your resume.
- Send an email with your resume to the professor(s) of interest. Indicate why you would like to work in his or her lab, whether or not you have funding, and whether or not you would consider starting out without pay. Specify if you are hoping for an Independent Study. Ask to schedule a short appointment.
- If desired, follow up a few days later with another email or office visit to quickly introduce yourself. Do not be discouraged if multiple follow-ups are required.