Master's Degree - Non-thesis Option

Degree Requirements for the Non-Thesis Option

1. Plan of Study - the student must meet with his/her advisor to formulate a plan of study. The plan of study must be submitted after completing at least 9 but no more than 18 semester credits.

2. Satisfactory completion of 30 hours of approved graduate credits. At least 21 hours of courses must be in the ECE department.

3. If the student is pursuing the non-thesis project option, he or she must take up three credits of individualized project that requires a written report and an oral presentation that will be conducted by the student's advisory committee.

4. Alternately, the student may take the non-thesis course-only option, in which the students takes all 30 credits of course work. In this option, the student is required to pass a written comprehensive exam. The comprehensive exam is of 3 hours and consists of 4 questions, of which one is on engineering mathematics and the other 3 are on undergraduate courses in electrical and computer engineering.

5. Admission to candidacy - the admission to candidacy form must be completed prior to the oral exam. The student should consult the schedule of classes for deadlines on submitting this form for fall or spring graduation.