Master of Science - Electrical Engineering - Non-Thesis

The department offers thesis and non-thesis programs for the Master of Science (MS) degree. These programs include common core courses, major depth concentration, and breadth in electrical engineering.

All students in the non-thesis MS degree program must submit a formal request to obtain an official approval from his/her advisor (if there is one) and the ECE graduate coordinator to be exempt from the thesis program requirement.

The non-thesis option requires a student to complete a minimum of thirty-three (33) credit hours of graded coursework beyond those required for the student’s baccalaureate degree. A minimum of three (3) credit hours must be a course in advanced mathematics, typically a 5000-level course.

The non-thesis option student must register and successfully pass the required EEL 8966 Master’s Comprehensive Examination. A non-thesis option student may attempt to take one Master’s Comprehensive Exam in each calendar year. A maximum of three (3) attempts will be permitted.