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The extensive field of Electrical Engineering (EE) contributes to nearly every contemporary technological development and product, spanning domains such as telephony, mobile and satellite communications, fiber optics, electrical power and machinery, instrumentation, computer systems, satellite systems, microelectronics, robotics, graphics, automatic control, and telecommunications, among others. The Electrical Engineering major offers a versatile, comprehensive curriculum that delivers a solid foundation in the analytical and experimental principles of electrical engineering, while granting students significant flexibility to design a personalized program aligned with their interests and career aspirations.
International applicant should have completed a program of secondary education that would enable you to enter a university in your own country (e.g., A-levels, Abitur).
A strong command of the English language is necessary for successful study at Penn. Applicants whose families do not speak English at home, or applicants who have not attended a high school or secondary school where the primary language of instruction is English, are asked to take the TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language, administered by the Educational Testing Service. In the event the TOEFL is not readily accessible, Penn will accept results from the IELTS, the International English Language Testing System.