that may be applied toward a master's degree.
The College of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is offering this certificate to on-campus students, and students at a distance via the Engineering Outreach program. The certificate provides engineers with a concentrated focus on power system protection and relaying.
Prerequisites
- A completed undergraduate degree in a related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 2.80 cumulative GPA (required prior to enrolling in a 500-level course);
- Admission to the University of Idaho;
- Non-degree students must obtain permission from the instructor prior to registering for a 500-level course;
- All students must submit the Academic Certificate Declaration on page 2 of the Change of Curriculum form to the certificate coordinator for department chair approval;
- Students must contact the certificate coordinator to discuss background qualifications prior to starting the certificate.
Course Selection
This academic certificate consists of 12 credits selected from the courses listed below and approved by the certificate coordinator. Refer to the University of Idaho Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisite requirements. Students must earn a grade of 'B' or better in each course to qualify for a College of Engineering certificate; course work may not be more than five (5) years old unless it is being used in conjunction with the completion of a graduate degree; credits earned as an undergraduate student may not be applied toward this certificate. View the current Engineering Outreach Courses, and watch or download a sample lecture.
| Required courses (6 credits) | Credits |
| ECE 422 | Power Systems Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 525 | Power System Protection and Relaying | 3 |
| Electives (6 credits) |
| ECE 452 | Communication Systems | 3 |
| ECE 476 | Digital Filtering | 3 |
| ECE 504 | Special Topic (as approved by the certificate coordinator) | 3 |
| ECE 521 | Power Systems Stability | 3 |
| ECE 523 | Symmetrical Components | 3 |
| ECE 524 | Transients in Power Systems | 3 |
Admission and Transfer Credits
Students must be admitted to the University of Idaho prior to starting a certificate; discuss admission category options and qualifications with the certificate coordinator prior to applying.
- Non-degree students must earn all certificate course credits from UI unless they plan to continue working toward a graduate degree in the same department. Although the courses listed above are routinely included in the department's graduate curriculum, students considering transferring credits into a graduate program must contact the department for early advising.
- Graduate students may use up to three (3) approved transfer credits toward the certificate, with department approval.
- Course credits earned as an undergraduate student may not be applied toward this certificate.
Steps to Certificate Completion
Certificate Coordinator
Brian K. Johnson, Ph.D., P.E.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: (800) 824-2889, press 1, ext. 6902
E-mail: bjohnson@ece.uidaho.edu 
