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Online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Non-Thesis)

*Effective Fall 2019

  • Total Number of Hours (32)
  • A minimum of 27 classroom hours (excludes 681, 684, 685).
    • Classroom hours must be taken from courses within the College of Engineering and/or College of Science.
    • At least 18 classroom hours must be ECEN courses.
  • Transfer hours allowed from another institution (6)
    • Transfer hours must be from a U.S. peer institution; they cannot have been used on a previous degree plan.
    • Students must send syllabi, transcript, and TAMU course equivalent to the Graduate Office. Transfer hours are subject to the approval of the GSC.
  • Undergraduate hours allowed (2 courses or 8 hours)
    • Only 400 level undergraduate courses can be included on degree plan.
    • Courses must be from the College of Engineering and/or College of Science.
  • Seminar (681), Internship (684), Directed Studies (685) no more than (3) hours allowed (combined).
    • Research (691) hours are not allowed on an MS non-thesis degree plan.
  • **A final project report is required to be submitted to the Graduate Office.
    • A graded project from any ECEN and CSCE graduate course can be used to fulfill this requirement.  The project requires a grade, the professor’s signature, and a completed cover page. It must be submitted in the graduating semester; see TEAMS page for submission deadlines and other requirements.
  • Composition of supervisory committee
    • The Graduate Coordinator will be the chair of all MS non-thesis committees. No other committee members are needed.

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Online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Thesis)

  • Total Number of Hours (32)
  • A minimum of 24 classroom hours (excludes 681, 684, 685 and 691).
    • Classroom hours must be taken from courses within the College of Engineering and/or College of Science.
    • At least 15 classroom hours must be ECEN courses.
  • A minimum of 5 hours of research (ECEN 691) must be included on the degree plan.  A maximum of 8 research hours can be included. All 691s must be ECEN.
  • Transfer hours allowed from another institution (6)
    • Transfer hours must be from a U.S. peer institution; they cannot have been used on a previous degree plan.
    • Students must send syllabi, transcript, and TAMU course equivalent to the Graduate Office. Transfer hours are subject to the approval of the GSC.
  • Undergraduate hours allowed (2 courses or 8 hours)
    • Only 400 level undergraduate courses can be included on degree plan.
    • Courses must be from the College of Engineering and/or College of Science.
  • Seminar (681), Internship (684), Directed Studies (685) no more than (3) hours allowed (combined).
    • If you are considering going on internship (684), please consult your research advisor before making plans.
  • Final defense of thesis is required for all MS students.
    • A thesis proposal must be approved by the supervisory committee and submitted to the Graduate Office via DocuSign at least 1 month before the defense. The link can be found on the Graduate and Professional School website.
    • The Request and Announcement of Final Exam must be scheduled through the Graduate Office via DocuSign at least 1 month in advance.
    • Thesis draft must be emailed to committee members at least two weeks before defense.
    • Please see TEAMS page for details, specifically “MS Defense Steps” Document. Contact the Graduate Office if you have questions.
  • Composition of supervisory committee – four members total
    • At least two members from within the ECEN Department and within the student’s focus area.

    • At least one member from within the ECEN Department but outside the student’s focus area.

    • At least one member from outside the ECEN Department

    • Note: Committee Chair must be ECEN faculty.

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