Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Requirements for Admission
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent education in a foreign institution
- Undergraduate degree in the same or a related field or a minimum of 15 semester hours of upper-division course work in engineering
- Submission of official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
- TOEFL score of 213/550 or higher for international applicants whose first language is not English or who have not completed a university degree in the U.S. or other English speaking institution
- Depending upon selected areas of concentration, students may need to complete deficiencies in undergraduate course work
Requirements for Master of Science Degrees
Three options are available for students: thesis, project, or “coursework-only.” Master's students are normally admitted into the coursework-only option, but may transfer (or may be required to transfer depending upon source of support) to the thesis or project option. Such transfer must be approved by the student's advisor, and the graduate advisor. All students must take at least 18 hours of graduate course work in Electrical or Computer Engineering, including EE 5300, EE 5301, or EE 5302, and the Graduate Seminar (EE 5195) once. No more than six hours of approved senior – level undergraduate course work, and at most three hours of Individual Studies (EE 5391 or EE 5191) may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Specific Requirements for the Master of Science with a Major in Electrical Engineering Degree (M.S.E.E.)
Students enrolled in the thesis option are required to take at least twenty-four (24) hours of course work plus thesis (EE 5398 and EE 5399) and the Research Methods I and II sequence (EE 5205 and EE 5106). Students in the project option are required to take 36 hours of course work including Project I (EE5396) and, if desired, Project II (EE5397). Thesis and project students must defend their thesis or project orally. Students in the coursework–only option must take 36 hours of course work.
Specific Requirements for the Master of Science with a Major in Computer Engineering Degree (M.S.Cp.E.)
A Master’s in Computer Engineering with thesis option requires the completion of twenty-four (24) hours of course work, the Research Methods I and II sequence, plus six (6) hours of thesis (EE 5398 and EE 5399). At least fifteen (15) hours of the required coursework must be in topics related to Computer Engineering and must include EE 5370 (Operating Systems) and EE 5376 (Computer Architecture I). Lists of courses suitable for specialization within Computer Engineering are available. If a non-thesis option degree is sought, the above thesis hours are replaced with twelve (12) hours of courses and it is required that at least twenty-four (24) hours be in Computer Engineering. |