I. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS

Applicants to all programs are expected to have demonstrated the capacity for successful graduate study, e.g., by having at least a B average in undergraduate technical courses. The GRE examination is not required by the Department, with the exception of the MS in Telecommunication Networks Program. Students not meeting entrance requirements will be considered on an individual basis, and may be admitted subject to the completion of appropriate courses to remove deficiencies in preparation.

MS in EE

The usual entrance requirement for an MS in Electrical Engineering is a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.

MS in CompE

Admission to the MS in Computer Engineering Program requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution. Candidates are expected to have knowledge of logic circuits design, state analysis and synthesis techniques, computer architecture, data structures and algorithms, and C or C++ programming.

MS in TN

The entrance requirement for the MS in Telecommunication Networks are an Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, with a superior undergraduate record from an accredited institution. The GRE is recommended. Entering students are expected to have basic knowledge of computer fundamentals such as programming in C++, data structures, and computer architecture. If not, they will have to take the preparatory courses CS 530, CS 540, and CS 580 as a condition for acceptance. These courses may not be applied to the MSTN degree.

MS in EP

The entrance requirements for the MS in Electrophysics are a Bachelor's degree in engineering or science from an accredited institution, including undergraduate courses in differential equations, electromagnetic theory, quantum and solid-state physics, and linear systems.

MS in SE

The entrance requirements for the MS in System Engineering are a Bachelor's degree in engineering or science from an accredited institution, including undergraduate courses in differential equations, probability, linear systems, feedback control, and computer programming.

MEng in WI

The entrance requirement for the Master of Engineering in Interdisciplinary Study in Engineering (Wireless Innovation) is a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science from an accredited institution, with a superior undergraduate record, including undergraduate courses in differential equations and probability. Students with deficiencies in these areas may be admitted if they take appropriate introductory courses to remedy these deficiencies.

MSBE

For the entrance requirement for the Master of Biomedical Engineering, refer to page 13 of this manual.

Early Graduate Admission

A Polytechnic undergraduate who is within 18 credits of completing the B.S. degree and otherwise meets criteria for admission to graduate degree status may apply for conditional admission to graduate study. If accepted, the student will simultaneously be pursuing two degrees, taking both graduate and undergraduate courses for no longer than one year. Graduate courses taken during that year, and not used to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements, are not included in the nine-credit transfer limit for Master's degree programs.