Students in the M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering program may elect a thesis option or a non-thesis option. All students, and particulary those intending to pursue a doctoral degree, are encouraged to select the thesis option.

Each student in the program must meet all College of Graduate Studies requirements and the following departmental requirements.

1. All students:
   1. A maximum of eight credit hours of graduate course work outside of the department may be applied toward the degree with advance approval from the student's advisor.
   2. The seminar course EEC 601 and 400-level courses may not be applied for credit toward the MSEE degree.
   3. Students must take at least four course subjects from their area of specialization including its core course(s). Areas of specialization and their core courses are communication engineering (EEC 512 and EEC 651), control engineering (EEC 510), power system and power electronics engineering (EEC 571 and EEC 574), and computer engineering (EEC 581 and EEC 584).
   4. Within the first four weeks of the first semester of his or her master program of study, a student must submit a plan of study that requires the approval by advisor or program committee.
2. Thesis Option:
   1. A minimum of 30 total credit hours, including at least six credit hours of thesis and at least 24 credit hours of course work. The course work must include at least eight credit hours of 600-level EEC courses.
   2. Successful completion and defense of a thesis. A graduate committee guides the thesis work.
   3. Thesis students must give an oral presentation of the thesis.
3. Non-thesis Option:
   1. A minimum of 32 total credit hours, including at least 12 credit hours of 600-level EEC courses.