GRADUATE STUDENT MANUAL

1. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS for MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS
2. MASTER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
3. GRADUATE, CERTIFICATES, AND CONCENTRATION AREAS
4. OTHER REGULATIONS FOR MASTER DEGREES
5. DOCTORAL PROGRAM
6. FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
7. MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAMS
8. ECE GRADUATE COURSES LISTING WITH PRERQUISITE
9. TITLES OF THESES (MS and PH.D.) SUBMITTED - 2000 through 2003
10. ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR 2004 - 2005
11. FACULTY ROSTER BY AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
12. FACULTY AND SUPPORT STAFF DIRECTORY
13. POLYTECHNIC ECE/CATT OFFICE AND LABORATORY DIRECTORY

This manual contains material not included in the Polytechnic Catalog, as well as corrections and updated modifications to the material in that Catalog. Useful information is provided concerning departmental rules and procedures, as well as requirements for the following graduate degrees offered by the department.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (EE)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (Electrical Engineering)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Electrical Engineering)

COMPUTER ENGINEERING (CompE)

MASTER OF SCIENCE* (Computer Engineering)

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS (TN)

MASTER OF SCIENCE* (Telecommunication Networks)

ELECTROPHYSICS (EP)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (Electrophysics)

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SE)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (Systems Engineering)

WIRELESS INNOVATION (WI)

MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY** (Wireless Innovation)

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BE)

MASTER OF SCIENCE *** (Biomedical Engineering)

Note:

As MS degree requirements change from time to time, a student may follow the requirements in existence at the time of entry to the program, up to 5 years after entering. Alternatively, the new rules may be followed if that is preferable.

Ph.D. requirements, being more qualitative than quantitative, must be modified on an individual basis to adapt to departmental changes in degree requirements.

*Offered jointly by Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer and Information Science (CIS) Departments.
**Offered jointly by ECE, CIS and Management Departments.
***Offered jointly by ECE Department and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.