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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Electrical Engineering, BS/Electrical Engineering, Accelerated MS


School: Volgenau School of Engineering  
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering  

Highly-qualified students in the Electrical Engineering, BS  have the option of obtaining an accelerated Electrical Engineering, MS . Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For more detailed information, see AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees . For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies  section of the catalog.

Admission Requirements


Students in the Electrical Engineering, BS  program may apply to this option if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of 3.25. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission to the Electrical Engineering, MS  program.

Accelerated Option Requirements


Students must complete all credits that satisfy the requirements for the BS and MS programs, with 6 credits overlap. 

Students take 6 credits of 500-level courses as part of their technical electives or substitutes for required courses as part of their 120-credit undergraduate program. The specific courses that may be taken and applied to the accelerated program will be specified by the ECE Department. 

Students admitted to the accelerated program must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.25 during the entire BS/MS program and present a GPA of at least 3.25 for the 24 credits of graduate work submitted for the MS degree. 

Students may take additional graduate-level courses as part of their BS technical electives with advisor approval. These additional graduate-level courses will not count toward the MS degree.

Degree Conferral


Students must apply the semester before they expect to complete the BS requirements to have the BS degree conferred. In addition, at the beginning of the student’s final undergraduate semester, students must complete a Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition form that is submitted to the Office of the University Registrar and the VSE Graduate Admissions Office. At the completion of MS requirements, a master’s degree is conferred.