Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

For regular admission to the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE) degree program, the applicant must have:

1. Completed requirements for the bachelor’s degree at a college or university accredited by the proper regional accrediting association.
2. An undergraduate degree or the equivalent in the proposed or closely related field of study.
3. A 2.75 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average or higher on courses in undergraduate work or equivalent.
4. International students must meet the College of Graduate Studies English Proficiency requirements.
5. The Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering program requires a) a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field or b) permission of the Graduate Program Director.

Provisional Admission

A student may be granted provisional admission based upon the recommendation of the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Coordinator or department chair.

Non-Degree Admission

Non-degree students are accepted on an individual basis as space is available.

Program of Study

Total Credit Hours: 30

¹A minimum of 50% of courses for the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering degree must be taken at or above the 6000 level.

Thesis

Each candidate for the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Thesis Track degree must complete a thesis on a subject approved by the graduate thesis committee. Thesis credits must be completed over no less than two semesters. The major professor supervises the research, directs the writing of the thesis, and approves the thesis in its final form. Prior to the final approval, the thesis is read by the thesis committee. One member, termed the second reader, is responsible for an intensive and rigorous criticism of the thesis, and a third member of the thesis committee is responsible for an “editorial reader.” Both second and third readers must report all comments to the major professor. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination before the graduate committee prior to final approval and sign-off.

The style and format for the completed thesis shall follow that prescribed by the Director for the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering degree. Procedural steps in the preparation of the thesis are as follows:

• The prospectus for the thesis shall be submitted to the major professor and thesis committee for approval.
• The student must prepare the thesis for electronic submission following the latest version of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing manual.
• The thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site for format check by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar.
• The final corrected thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar. The Thesis Committee must electronically approve the final document.

See the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing (latest version at the COGS Electronic Theses and Dissertation website).

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should contact their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information, visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu