Program requirements
The program of study leading to the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering must include a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit consisting of the following:

1. At least nine semester hours of electrical engineering graduate courses, to be selected from ECE 501, ECE 503, ECE 506, ECE 507 and ECE 509.
   

2. At least nine semester hours in one of the following concentrations:
   
   • digital systems
   • signals and systems
   • telecommunications
   • other, as approved by the adviser and advisory committee

3. At least six semester hours of technical electives approved by the adviser.
4. Six semester hours on an approved thesis or six hours of additional electrical engineering coursework. Students receiving 50% assistantship or stipent over one academic year are required to pursue the thesis option.

A final examination is required at the completion of the thesis or course work. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade of B (3.0 of a possible 4.0) with no more than two grades of C permitted.

Admission requirements
The normal qualification for admission is graduation from an accredited engineering curriculum with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average based on a 4.0 grading system. Students who have degrees in physics, chemistry, applied mathematics or related sciences are encouraged to apply, but may be required to take a limited amount of undergraduate work including three semester hours in differential equations to complete their preparation for graduate study in the School of Engineering.

For more information about admission, program requirements and course descriptions, see the University of Dayton School of Engineering Graduate Bulletin.