Electrical Engineering Department Fall 2025 Graduate Student Orientation

The Electrical Engineering Department Fall 2025 Graduate Student Orientation for incoming students will take place on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Below you will find important documents and links (Orientation E-Packet) from 2024. Incoming students are encouraged to check this page throughout the summer for 2025 updates. Please read this material carefully.

Graduate Students Orientation For the Following Programs: Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE) & Quantum Science and Technology (QST)

2025 PROGRAM OF EVENTS 

Open Labs (2:30PM – 4:30PM)

Important Resources

We put together important resources to help you with a smooth transition to the EE, CE and QST Graduate programs. We will update this section with 2025 relevant materials throughout the summer. Please check this page before registering. 

Flowcharts 

Checklists 

Offered Classes Fall 2025

Meet the Faculty

Meet the Staff

Useful EE Contacts

Career@EE

Meet EGSC

Fall 2025 Classes Explanatory Videos

The two 2024 videos will be updated soon. Please check back on the site later.

Columbia EE Systems Biology and Neuroengineering Classes Fall 2025
Columbia EE Signals Information and Data classes Fall 2025
Columbia EE Networking and Communications Classes Fall 2025
Columbia EE Computer Engineering and Computer Systems Classes Fall 2024
Columbia EE Integrated Circuits and Systems Classes Fall 2024
Columbia EE Integrated Devices and Photonics Classes Fall 2025
Columbia EE Smart Electric Energy Classes Fall 2025

Quantum Science and Technology Program (2025)

The Quantum Science and Technology Master’s program is for aspiring quantum scientists and engineers who will become leaders in emerging quantum industries. Applicants will have an undergraduate degree in a STEM field and should be able to articulate a vision for what they want to accomplish after they have graduated with their masters’ degree.

Check more on our QST site here

Computer Engineering Program (2025)

The computer engineering program is run jointly by the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments. The program covers some of engineering’s most active, exciting, and critical areas, which lie at the interface between CS and EE. The focus of the major is on computer systems involving both digital hardware and software.

Some of the key topics covered are computer design (i.e., computer architecture); embedded systems (i.e., the design of dedicated hardware/software for cell phones, automobiles, robots, games, and aerospace); digital and VLSI circuit design; computer networks; design automation (i.e., CAD); and parallel and distributed systems (including architectures, programming, and compilers).

More details are available on our Computer Engineering site.