The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, based on input from faculty, students, alumni, employers, external advisory board, the profession, and people of South Carolina has developed a set of educational objectives for the Computer Engineering Program. These objectives support the constituencies of the Program through the development of a technically trained workforce and prepare students for successful careers by providing them with a broad educational foundation as well as technical expertise in computer engineering.

The Educational Objectives of the Computer Engineering program are that its graduates demonstrate the following within five years after graduation:

1. Graduates will be successful with engineering careers in industry, academia, or the public sector, locally and globally, or in achieving advanced degrees in engineering or other disciplines. Their activities will be characterized by an adherence to sound engineering practices and the highest ethical principles.

2. Graduates will demonstrate peer-recognized expertise in at least one of the following: architecture, communications, computer networks, signal processing, robotics, electronic systems, embedded systems, or software.

3. Graduates will demonstrate the desire and capability to grow continuously in professional ability with life-long learning through graduate study or professional improvement opportunities and through self-study.

4. Graduates will exhibit leadership and initiative to advance professional and organizational goals and facilitate the achievement of others in existing as well as new enterprises.

5. Graduates will communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and function well on multidisciplinary teams to solve distributed tasks that span enterprises, geographies, and cultures.