To be admitted to classified standing, a student must possess a baccalaureate degree with a major in electrical engineering and a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the last 60 units, from an ABET accredited electrical engineering program.
Some applicants who do not qualify for Classified standing may be admitted as Conditionally Classified Graduate Students. They must petition for admission to the Classified Status after completing the common core graduate courses. A maximum of 15 units earned before the student attains the Classified Status may be counted towards the MSEE degree requirements.
A student with a BSEE degree from an ABET accredited university within the United States, whose GPA in the last 60 units are less than 3.0 but higher than 2.75 are required to submit his/her general GRE scores with the application. A student with minimum score of 650 in the quantitative part, 1100 quantitative + verbal score, and 3.5 in the analytical writing portion of the general GRE may be admitted as Conditionally Classified Graduate Student. Such a student may petition for admission to classified standing after successfully completing EE 210, EE 221, and EE 250 with "B" or better grade in each course.
A student who possesses a baccalaureate degree in a field related to Electrical Engineering, such as Physics, Mathematics, or another branch of Engineering with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 units, a minimum score of 650 in the quantitative part, 1100 quantitative + verbal score, and 3.5 in the analytical writing portion of the general GRE may be admitted to Conditionally Classified Standing. Such a student may be required to complete four undergraduate courses. The four undergraduate courses are specified in the admissions letter and are selected from EE 118 (Digital Design I), EE 120 (Digital Design II), and EE 110 (Network Analysis), EE 112 (Linear Systems), EE 122 (Electronic Design I), EE 124 (Electronic Design II) and EE 140 (Principles of Electromagnetic Fields). Following the undergraduate courses, students must successfully complete the graduate core courses, EE 210, EE 221, and EE 250 with "B" or better grade in each course. He/ she may not enroll in more than two graduate courses before completing these requirements. Units for the undergraduate courses will not be counted for the MSEE degree unit requirements.
To be considered for admission to the MSEE program, all foreign students must have all of the following:
Students satisfying these requirements may be admitted as Conditionally Classified Graduate Students with the condition that they must complete the core graduate courses EE 210, EE 221, and EE 250 within the first 15 graduate units, with "B" or better grade in each of these courses.
A graduate student who has been admitted to another department in San José State University has to complete at least one semester of work in that department before asking for transfer to the Electrical Engineering Department. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 semester units, minimum scores of 650 in the quantitative part, 1100 quantitative + verbal score, and 3.5 in the analytical writing portion of the general GRE is required. A "Change of Major Form" has to be first approved by the other department and the file transferred to the Electrical Engineering Department before the student may be considered for transferring into the Electrical Engineering program.
A student in senior standing in Electrical Engineering may request award of Graduate Credit for courses taken as an undergraduate if all of the following apply:
To meet the requirements for the MS - Electrical Engineering, a student must complete 30 units with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. At least 24 of these units must be 200-level courses. The program provides two options: one taking MS project or thesis, and the other taking courses only followed by a comprehensive exam.
| Course Requirements | |||
| Core Courses | 9 | ||
| EE 210, EE 221 and EE 250 | |||
| Area of Specialization | 9 | ||
| Options | 12 | ||
| Project/Thesis Option | 12 | ||
| Approved electives (6); EE 297A (MS Project Proposal) (3); EE 297B (MS Project) (3) or EE 299A (Thesis Proposal) (3); EE 299B (Thesis) (3) | |||
| Courses Only Option | 12 | ||
| Approved electives (12); Comprehensive exam (0) | |||
| Total Units: | 30 | ||
The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies.
Students desiring to pursue an area of specialization not listed above should consult his/her area advisor.
A coherent plan of study must be approved on the prescribed form by the area advisor and the graduate coordinator. Engineering or science courses outside of the area of specialization may be approved if they form coherent plan of study.
A maximum of six units of approved courses taken outside the Electrical Engineering Department may be applied toward the MS - Electrical Engineering degree.
Students opting for the courses-only option must also pass the required Comprehensive Exam (given once a semester) to earn the MSEE degree.
In addition to the above requirements, students must satisfy all university requirements and procedures as stated in this catalog.
Students are expected to gain professional experience to prepare for and to support their culminating experience, e.g., by including 0-6 units of internship (EE 298I) in their plan of study.
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