Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Students must complete a total of forty-eight (48) graduate credit hours in computer science and computer engineering (CS/CEG).

Our Master's program offers both thesis and non-thesis options.

The thesis option requires satisfactory completion of a master's thesis within a program of study consisting of 48 graduate credit hours in CS/CEG courses at least twenty (20) hours of which are formal CS/CEG coursework at the 700/800 level, including the Computer Engineering Core and no more than twelve (12) hours total of independent study and thesis work. This option requires satisfactory completion of a master's thesis.

The non-thesis option requires a larger number of credit hours be earned through formal coursework. This coursework consists of at least thirty-two (32) hours of formal CS/CEG coursework at the 700/800 level, including the Computer Engineering Core and no more than four (4) hours of independent study work.

• CEG 702 Advanced Computer Networks
• CEG 720 Computer Architecture
• CEG 730 Distributed Computing Principles
• CEG 770 Computer Engineering Mathematics

All CS and CEG graduate courses listed in the catalog may be used to complete the credit hour requirement with the exception of CS 600 Data Structures and CEG 633 Operating Systems.

EE 649 Pulse and Digital Circuits, EE 701 Linear Systems, EE 710 Digital Signal Processing, and EE 761 Random Processes may also be used in completing the credit hour requirement. Other courses may be used to satisfy the requirements only if they are listed in a program of study that has been approved by the department prior to enrollment in the course.

Students must complete all the requirements for a master's degree within 7 years from the date the student matriculated. Courses older than 7 years cannot be used toward degree requirements.

A graduate student who receives 9 or more credit hours of grades C, D, F, X, or U in computer science or computer engineering graduate courses will be recommended to the Graduate School for dismissal at any time the student's CS/CEG graduate GPA (including the repeated courses) falls below 3.0.

A maximum of twelve (12) graduate credit hours may be transferred after admission to the program by petitioning the department Graduate Studies Committee.

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