Undergraduates.

Graduation with Departmental Distinction

Graduation with Departmental Distinction is awarded by vote of the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty.

To be considered for Graduation with Departmental Distinction a student must have a 3.5 QPR and must successfully complete in his or her Senior year a faculty supervised Independent Study project with significant Electrical and Computer Engineering accomplishment. The significance of this project must be demonstrated in a formal written report and defended in an oral presentation before a committee of faculty members. Candidates must submit three copies of a 10-20 page written report (single spaced, 12-point Times New Roman, single column) including figures and references at the time of their oral presentation. The entire report must also be submitted electronically to the Director of Undergraduate Studies Assistant, Ms. Kristen Rogers, at kr28@ee.duke.edu before the oral presentation begins. The project report essentially constitutes a Senior thesis. Representative recent GwDD projects are listed in the Independent Study and Undergraduate Research section of this Undergraduate Guide.