Class enrollment: The class has an application process.

This class is unlike most other classes. The grade is entirely dependent on a quarter-long project with weekly milestones and deliverables. This will (hopefully) be a project that you can brag about to potential employers, family, and friends.

Enrollment is by instructor permission only to ensure that students are ready to take this class. Enrollment will be 20-30 students. To apply to enroll in this class, you must fill out the CSE 145 Application Form.

The primary goal of the application is to ensure students are successful in the class. A successful student has a strong mix of initiative, problem-solving, creativity, teamwork, and project management skills.  Have a look at the past projects to get a better idea of the expectations for what you are expected to accomplish over the quarter.

If you want preferential consideration, submit your application by February 20, 2026. After that, applications will be accepted until all the slots are taken.

The applications are judged based on how prepared you are to handle these projects. Therefore, those with experience and prior work in your potential project domain will be ranked higher. Students who have done initial work to find a project (or, even better, have started working on it) are more likely to be accepted into the class. Students who have demonstrated success in other embedded systems courses (CSE 118, CSE 122, CSE 147, CSE 190, etc.) will be judged favorably.