Master of Science Degree Program

The requirements listed below are in addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School as detailed in the Graduate Catalog.

MS Plan A Requirements
All students in the MS Plan A program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above; Students must take a minimum of 30 credits in the program. Requirements: at least 21 credits of graduate course work (at least 12 of which must be in ECE) and at least one credit of ECE 6094 Seminar, with no more than three credits of ECE 6099 Independent Study in Electrical Engineering; at least nine credits of GRAD 5950 Master’s Thesis Research; satisfactory completion of a Master’s thesis, with oral presentation; have at least one first-author conference proceedings full paper or journal paper accepted by the time of graduation. The student’s Plan of Study must be approved by the graduate advisory committee and the Graduate School by the end of the second semester.
MS Plan B Requirements
All students in the MS Plan B program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above; Students must take a minimum of 30 credits in the program. Requirements: At least 30 credits of graduate course work (at least 15 of which must be in ECE) and at least one credit of ECE 6094 Seminar, with no more than three credits of ECE 6099 Independent Study in Electrical Engineering; pass the M.S. comprehensive final exam. The student’s Plan of Study must be approved by the graduate advisory committee and the Graduate School by the end of the second semester.