Electrical Engineering (MS)
Admission Standards
The admission standards for the master of science program in electrical engineering are as follows:
- All admission applications for the program shall include:
- A completed graduate application for the Graduate School,
- An application fee,
- At least two letters of recommendation, and
- Official transcript(s) for all previous post-secondary coursework. All transcripts not in English must be certified as authentic and translated verbatim into English.
- The minimum requirement for admission is the baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution.
- The successful applicant will typically have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale).
- International students whose primary language is not English must show English language proficiency by either TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo score or demonstration of a degree awarded from an acceptable English language institution. The successful applicant will typically have a TOEFL score of 79 or higher or overall IELTS score of 6.5 or higher or a Duolingo score of 105 or higher.
Program Requirements
Remedial work may be specified for those applicants who, in the opinion of the faculty, do not have a sufficient background.
The minimum curricular requirements for the master's program are:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ECE Electives 1,2 | 15 | |
Technical Electives 1,2 | 9 | |
Select one of the following: | 6 | |
Thesis or Paper Option | ||
Master of Science Thesis or Paper in Electrical Engineering 3 | ||
Project Option | ||
Master of Science Advanced Level Independent Project 4 | ||
ECE Electives 1 | ||
Course-Only Option | ||
ECE Electives 1 | ||
Minimum Total Hours | 30 |
- 1
Electives must be chosen so that at least one-half of the credits counted toward the degree, exclusive of thesis, are 600-level; at least fifteen (15) credit hours of coursework must be in ECE.
- 2
Technical Electives can be ECE or non-ECE courses. Technical Electives must be approved by the department.
- 3
For the thesis/paper option, a student is required to select both an approved MS thesis/paper topic and the director and members of the thesis/paper committee during the first term of Graduate Studies. The thesis/paper director must give approval for enrollment in ECE 690.
- 4
Must include a course from a list of approved research/project courses, maintained by the Department.