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Degree Requirements

A. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING (Thesis Option)

1. Total number of hours (32)
   
   • A minimum of 24 classroom hours (Excludes 681, 684, 685, & 691).
     
   • A minimum of 21 classroom hours from
     
     • College of Engineering
       
     • College of Science
       
2. Transfer hours allowed from another institution (6)
   
3. Max undergraduate hours (9 hours / 3 courses 400 only).
4. Special problems, seminar, and thesis (681, 685, & 691)
   • 8 hours maximum of these courses
   • 4 hours minimum of 691
   • 1 hour of seminar is allowed (CS 681) but is NOT required
5. Composition of committee (at least 3)
   • At least 2 within Computer Engineering
   • At least 1 not in the student's department

B. MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING (Non-Thesis Option)

1. Total number of hours (30)
   • A minimum of 27 classroom hours (Excludes 681, 684, & 685) from
     • College of Engineering
     • College of Science
     • College of Business (at most one course, and only from the INFO Dept.)
   • A minimum of 24 classroom hours from
     • Computer Science
     • Electrical and Computer Engineering
   • At least 13 of these 24 hours must be in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
2. Transfer hours allowed from another institution (6)
3. Max undergraduate hours (9 hours / 3 courses 400 only)
4. One hour of seminar is allowed (CS 681) but is NOT required.
5. No more than 3 hours of CE/EE 684 and 685.*
6. A report is required in at least one of the EE or CS courses.**
7. Students may petition for exemption from the final oral with the approval of the student's Committee Chair.
8. Composition of committee (at least 3)
   • At least 2 within Computer Engineering
   • At least 1 not in the student's department

C. Ph.D. In Computer Engineering

1. Total number of hours (64 beyond the MS or 96 beyond the BS)
   • A minimum of 42 classroom hours beyond the BS Degree (Excludes 681, 684, 685, & 691); a maximum of 24 of these hours can be from previous graduate work.
2. Max undergraduate hours (8 hours / 2 courses 400 only).
3. Two hours of seminar is allowed (ECEN/CSCE 681) but is NOT required.
4. Composition of committee (at least 4)
   • At least 2 within Computer Engineering Group from ECEN
   • At least 1 not in the student's department
   • At least 1 not in CE Group, but in ECEN department
5. Additional course requirements are listed below.

Additional Comments:

• STAT 651 and STAT 652 (statistics courses) are for non-science majors and are not allowed. Traditionally no courses will be admitted from Engineering Technology because of the non-calculus based curriculum and no approved graduate program.
• Credit for both CSCE 614 and ECEN 651 is not allowed. CSCE 614 is only allowed in special circumstances with the advisor’s approval.
• Credit for CSCE 619 and CSCE 612 may not be allowed in addition to ECEN 602. Please check with your advisor.
• No credit will be given for CSCE 601 & 602.
• No credit will be given for the following foundation courses ECEN 214, ECEN 248, ECEN 314, ECEN 325, ECEN 350, CSCE 321, ECEN 449, CSCE 211 and CSCE 311.