Difference between ECET vs CmpE ??? HELP!!!

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<p>Difference between ECET vs CmpE ??? HELP!!!</p>

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<p>What is ECET?</p>

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<p>electrical/computer engineering technology. this is the third thread about this type of topic. he applied comp sci everwhere else but did this major for purdue. i told him that what he prob really wanted was just ECE. he is freaking out (as seen in the three other threads of him freaking out).</p>

<p>all you have to do is talk to purdue admissions and tell them if you want to change. thats really it. ECET is like a "Hands-On Engineering Lite."</p>

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<p>I see..</p>

<p>Well then the difference is ECET is engineering technology while CompE is engineering...</p>

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<p>computers...?</p>

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<p>What's a computer?</p>

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<p>ExplorerCY, should I tell them that I want to go to CmpE?</p>

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<p>yes... or computer science... whichever sounds better to you.</p>

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<p>whats the difference between CS and CompE then?</p>

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<p>CompE is more hardware. CS is more software.</p>

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<p>If you want to program go CS. If you never want to work with hardware go with CS.</p>

<p>If you want to know how a computer works inside out and how to put computers inside of things to CompE.</p>

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<p>so basically to get things straight</p>

<p>CompE is a branch between CS and EE that deals with software and hardware right?</p>

<p>CS is only for software.</p>

<p>EE is only hardware right?</p>

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<p>yeah. to figure out which side the CompE leans toward most (CS or EE), look at what it is paired with. </p>

<p>If it is an Electrical/Computer Engineering Department, it will lean more toward hardware. </p>

<p>if it is a Computer Science/Engineering Department, it will lean more toward software. </p>

<p>if it is its own Computer Engineering Department, it will probably be 65% hardware, 35% software.</p>

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<p>Purdue</a> University - engineering_<em>computer</em>engineering</p>

<p>this is the site...idk how much information that is going to help me in deciding</p>

<p>Sample</a> Plan-of-Study for BSCmpE</p>

<p>Department</a> of Computer Science </p>

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<p>This is the site where I found it. Purdue</a> University - ECE Undergraduate Office</p>

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If it is an Electrical/Computer Engineering Department, it will lean more toward hardware. </p>

<p>if it is a Computer Science/Engineering Department, it will lean more toward software. </p>

<p>if it is its own Computer Engineering Department, it will probably be 65% hardware, 35% software.

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<p>That's too generalized in my opinion. In my school CE is part of the EE/CS department and it is almost 50/50 between hardware and software. Why not just look at the curriculum and see for yourself what classes are?</p>

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<p>Department</a> of Computer Science</p>

<h2>Sample</a> Plan-of-Study for BSCmpE</h2>

<p>Purdue</a> University - ECE Undergraduate Office</p>

<p>Could somebody please take a look and see if it seriously matches my preference because I'm freaking out !!!</p>

<p>I'm interested in software and system architecture. Something that has to do with design that involves with a lot of computers and electronics. I'm also interested in programming and also interested in how the market runs. So did I really choose the wrong major? or am I still on track?</p>