Admission

Students seeking this certificate must be admitted to the Graduate School in a degree program or in nondegree status. All Graduate School policies relative to admissions apply. This certificate may be obtained concurrently while pursuing a graduate degree.

Students admitted to the program must have a BS degree in engineering with at least one course in electrical and electronics circuits. The program is also available to students with other degrees that have experience in renewable energy or battery storage systems. Depending on an individual student's background, some of the certificate courses may require additional prerequisites.

Program Requirements

The certificate requires the completion of 12 credit hours from a selected list of courses. A cumulative graduate grade point average of at least 3.000 must be maintained for all courses comprising the certificate program and no grades below C. In addition to these requirements, students must meet the Graduate School’s requirements in order to earn this certificate.

Course Title Hours
Required Courses
ECE 596Renewable Energy Engineering3
ECE 777AECharacterization and Modeling of Batteries3
Electives
Select two courses from the following6
Power Electronics
Linear Systems
Power System Reliability
Advanced Materials for Energy Systems
Solar Energy Materials
Renewable Energy
Total Credit Hours12