Visitor information
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's main office is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Hamerschlag Hall. The department also has a presence in Porter Hall, Roberts Hall, Wean Hall, and Hamburg Hall.
Department tours and information sessions are offered during the fall and spring semesters. Tours are led by current students and provide insights into the electrical and computer engineering academic experience, campus life, and available metacurricular activities within the department. A Q&A session will follow.
Department information sessions are for prospective undergraduate students interested in electrical and computer engineering. For undergraduate admission-related questions, campus tours, and university information sessions, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Additional information can be found on the university's visitor page.
Schedule a visit to Pittsburgh
Tours will begin September 24 and end on December 7. Tours will not be offered on Friday, October 19 (CMU fall break) and Wednesday - Friday, November 21, 22, and 23 (Thanksgiving Break).
If you happen to be on campus before tours begin on September 24th, and are interested in touring ECE, please stop into room 1112 in Hamerschlag Hall (during normal business hours, Monday through Friday) and ask for a prospective student folder. Inside the folder is a self-guided walking tour pamphlet which will guide you around the first floor of Hamerschlag Hall.
Fall 2018 tour times
- Mondays: 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- Thursdays: 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- Fridays: 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Schedule a visit to Silicon Valley
Tours will begin the week of September 10 and end the week of December 3. Tours will not be offered on Friday, October 19 (CMU fall break) and Wednesday - Friday, November 21, 22, and 23 (Thanksgiving Break).
- Tuesdays 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
- Wednesdays 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
- Thursdays 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
- Fridays 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m.
Questions about visiting the Silicon Valley campus should be directed to Brittany Reyes.
Questions regarding admissions should be directed to Jessica Tomko.