Graduate Admission Information

How to Apply

All students wishing to be accepted into the graduate program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering must apply through the School of Graduate Studies. The online application available through the Graduate School's web site is the only application needed to be accepted into the program. There is a $55.00 application fee for all students. Once the application and fee have been processed by the Graduate School, applicants will be considered by the Departmental Graduate Committee.

Minimum Requirements

The ranking of students is based on the GRE, GPA, and other application information. The Graduate School's minimum criteria for the verbal and quantitative areas of the GRE percentile score are 40%; however, the department may require higher percentile scores depending upon qualifications of the applicant pool. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required by the Graduate School and the ECE Department. A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required for all international applicants. The minimum TOEFL score requirement is: internet-based score of 80, Computer-based score of 213, and paper-based score of 550. The ECE Department prefers the TOEFL over the IELTS (International English Language Testing System).

Deadlines

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's admission deadlines are:

• July 1st for Spring semester which begins in January, and
• January 1st for Fall semester which begins at the end of August.

Please note that these deadlines are earlier than those of the School of Graduate Studies.

Financial Aid

Several different types of finncial aid are available, including fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. All financial aid decisions are made based on the academic credentials of the applicant. Most graduate students in the department are on some type of financial aid. Since all students are considered for available financial aid, no separate application is necessary. For more information, please see the Graduate Financial Aid page.

Non-ECE Undergraduate Majors

Non-ECE Undergraduate Majors may be accepted PROVISIONALLY into the ECE Graduate Program if they meet the required qualifications set by the ECE Graduate Committee and complete the following pre-requisites with a B or better grade:

• ECE 3410 – Microelectronics I


• ECE 3640 – Signals and Systems


• ECE 3710 – Microcomputing Hardware and Software


• ECE 3870 – Electromagnetics I


• ECE 5530 – Digital System Design

Depending on the specialization of the undergraduate degree, certain courses may be waived if the course or the equivalent was taken. Courses may also be waived by passing an exam at the discretion of the course instructor.