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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Electrical Engineering, MS


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Graduate Coordinator: John Kelly Email: jck@ncat.edu Phone: (336) 285-3712
Department Chair: Abdullah Eroglu Email: aeroglu@ncat.edu Phone: (336) 285-2458

The Master of Science Program in Electrical Engineering provides graduate level education for advanced professional practice or further graduate studies. The program offers the following four tracks: Computer Engineering, Communications and Signal Processing, Electronic and Optical Materials and Devices, and Power Systems and Control.

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Unconditional admission requires an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution with an overall 3.0 GPA in all engineering courses.

Degree Requirements


Credit Hours: 12


Thesis Option


At least 60% of the 30 credits (18) should be at 600-700 level

ECEN Electives:


Take 6 credits from ECEN 600-800 with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 6

Technical Electives:


Take 6 credit hours with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 6

Thesis


Attend Master’s Seminar


Pass


  • thesis defense

Project Option


At least 60% of the 30 credits (18) should be at 600-700 level

ECEN Electives:


Take 6 credits from ECEN 600-800 with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 6

Technical Electives:


Take 9 credit hours with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 9

Project


Attend Master’s Seminar


Course Only Option


At least 60% of the 30 credits (18) should be at 600-700 level

ECEN Electives:


Take 6 credits from ECEN 600-800 with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 6

Technical Electives:


Take 12 credit hours with approval of advisor

Credit Hours: 12

Attend Master’s Seminar


Total Credit Hours: 30


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