Electrical engineers have contributed to the creation, development and advancement of electrification; electronics, radio, TV telephone, cellular phones, laser and fiber optic communications; computers, computer networks and the Internet; robotics and automation; and medical and imaging technologies. Electrical Engineering students are encouraged to work with faculty on research or design projects through Independent Studies, the University Honors Program and the Electrical Engineering Project. Their project work includes Computerized Abstraction of ECG Feature Variability in Mitral Valve Prolapse, Image Compression, Adaptive Noise Canceller and Equalizer, Air Flow Sensor, Virtual Reality Device, and Design of Musical Synthesizer based on Programmable Light-to-Frequency Converter. Those students with exceptional ability and promise can participate in the University Honors program Senior honors students undertake independent research, present their research at an annual University Honor Research day and submit a senior honors thesis. Students also can join various student chapters of professional organizations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Women Engineers, Society of Black Engineers and Eta Kappa Nu (the electrical engineering honor society). Faculty members have accompanied students on field trips and conferences, and advised them in design and presentation competitions such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Student Micromouse Competition and Paper Presentation Contests. Local firms have conducted seminars and workshops at the Metropolitan Campus free to any Fairleigh Dickinson students. The North Jersey Section of the IEEE, the largest engineering association with 350,000 members worldwide, also has conducted seminars at the Metropolitan Campus. The Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering has invited guest speakers from the local industry and nearby institutions, including the world renown Prof. Maurice Karnaugh whose minimization tool for logic gates, the Karnaugh Map, was named after him. Fairleigh Dickinson Electrical Engineering students have earned top honors and awards at the annual Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Student Micromouse Competition and Paper Presentation Contests held by the North Jersey section. University College at Fairleigh Dickinson University has developed the Support Our Student (SOS) program to enhance student's academic success and to help in the retention of freshmen. The merits of the SOS program have been lauded in The New York Times. Courses under SOS program include many fundamental courses needed by electrical engineering students --- physics, chemistry and calculus.

An applicant must have graduated from an accredited or government recognized secondary school or have received his or her General Education Development (GED) certificate. It is recommended (but not required) that an applicant completes the equivalent of 16 academic (university preparatory) units in secondary school. For transcripts not in English, a notarized or certified English translation must accompany the original transcript. Two letters of recommendation are required. For students currently enrolled in a school or post-secondary institution, at least one must be written by a teacher or school counselor. If the applicant has been out of school for several years, a recommendation form an employer may be submitted. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit the results of a test of English Proficiency to the Office of International Admissions. Students from Canada, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand do not need to submit test scores. SAT or ACT scores are NOT required for admission consideration. However, an applicant may be eligible for higher scholarship award if they score above 1050 in SAT Critical Reading and Math combined sections, or above 23 in ACT.