Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Thesis and non-thesis options are available for the M.S. Computer Engineering. For a non-thesis degree, a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework is required. Thesis options require 30 credit hours, of which six credits of ECE699 shall be devoted to individual study with a graduate faculty member. This work must culminate in preparing a written thesis on a significant problem of common interest and an oral defense of the thesis. Students completing a thesis must also complete one credit of Responsible Conduct of Research training. At the advisory committee's or Graduate Coordinator's discretion, this credit may be substituted for one of the 6 required thesis/dissertation credits (ECE699).

To obtain a master's degree in Computer Engineering, a student must have at least a GPA of 3.0 for all courses taken as a graduate student. In both the non-thesis and thesis options, at least 18 credit hours must be ECE course credit hours.

Admission Requirements

For students to become candidates for a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, they must either have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering or at least demonstrated its equivalent, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). If students do not hold a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering, they must complete or demonstrate the equivalent to at least three of the following five prerequisite courses: Introduction to Unix Systems Administration (ECE 331), Embedded Systems (ECE 471), Computer Architecture and Organization (ECE 473), Digital Signal Processing (ECE 486), and Neural Networks (ECE 490). A student may be provisionally admitted to the program pending the completion of prerequisite course(s) with a grade of B or better.

In order for a student to become a candidate for a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, he/she must either have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering or at least demonstrated its equivalent. In order to demonstrate the equivalent of a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree, the student must show high scholastic competency in all the required undergraduate Computer Engineering courses. This may be done by actually enrolling in the undergraduate Electrical Engineering or Computer Science courses or by passing an equivalency examination which covers the material appropriate to the undergraduate Computer Engineering course.

The Graduate School requires a minimum score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or equivalent.

IELTS: Minimum 6.5

PTE Academic Minimum Score: 60

DuoLingo: Minimum 105