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Master of Science (MS) Overview

Computer Engineering Major
Electrical Engineering Major

Graduate work leading to the Master of Science with a major in electrical engineering or computer engineering  is typically completed in one to two years of full-time study or three to five years of part-time study.

Admission

Applicants for admission to the MS program are expected to have completed a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering with an average of at least 3.0 out of 4.0, both overall and in the senior year. In addition, all applicants are required to submit scores from the General Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Applicants whose native language is not English, including those who have earned degrees at U.S. institutions must score at least 213 on the computer-based TOEFL exam or 550 on the written exam or 80 on the Internet-based Test to be considered for admission to the program.

Applicants who hold the bachelor’s degree in other fields of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or the physical sciences are also expected to have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 and a minimum senior year average of 3.0 in that field. The department will require that selected undergraduate courses be taken as determined by the applicant’s prior education and experience. The student will be admitted under non-degree status until the required undergraduate courses are successfully completed with a 3.0 average.

Requirements

Students may choose between a thesis option, a non-thesis course-only option and non-thesis project option M.S. program. All students must file a Master's Program Plan with the departmental graduate committee specifying which option they have selected, a semester-by-semester schedule of the courses they intend to take, and the members of the student's master's committee. Students may change between options one time by filing an amended Master's Program Plan and with approval of the departmental graduate committee. A student who receives financial support under a research assistantship is enrolled in the thesis option by default. Students who have held a research assistantship will require approval from the departmental graduate committee to change to one of the non-thesis options. Candidates for the MS with a major in computer engineering are required to take at least two courses from the ECE 500 - level series as part of their curriculum.