Master of Science

The degree of Master of Science is awarded to graduate students for demonstration of substantial scholarly achievement beyond the baccalaureate level. This achievement represents more than the mere accumulation of additional credit as the student is expected to demonstrate an integrated knowledge of the chosen discipline. The School of EECS offers MS programs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Engineering (thesis and non-thesis options). The regulations below apply to the EE, CS and CE masters programs unless otherwise noted.

Admission

The School evaluates applicants for admission to the MS program based on college transcripts,
GPA, the score on the general GRE, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and
TOEFL score, if applicable. All the materials except the statement of purpose should be sent to
the Graduate School at P. O. Box 641030, Pullman, WA 99164-1030 or if you use express mail
such as FedEx or DHL, send them to the Graduate School, French Administration Building,
Room 324, Pullman, WA 99164-1030. Additional materials such as publications or research
activity may be submitted to the department via e-mail attachments, if desired. The Graduate
Studies Committee will consider these materials and students judged most qualified will be
offered admission. (Admission does not guarantee assistantship support.)

Specific Admission Requirements in Computer Science for students with non-BS/CS major:

Students whose undergraduate studies did not include material equivalent to that covered in the
following WSU courses will be asked to take course work to resolve that undergraduate
deficiency: Cpt S 121, 122, 223, 260, 317, 355, 360, 450; Phil 201 and Math 216. All of these
courses should be completed before the student is eligible for admission to the MS or PhD
Program in Computer Science. The admissions committee may require the student to correct
other undergraduate deficiencies as well, including undergraduate prerequisite courses to
graduate courses.

Specific Admission Requirements in Electrical Engineering for students with non-BS/EE major:

Students whose undergraduate studies did not include material equivalent to that covered in the
following WSU courses will be asked to take course work to resolve that undergraduate
deficiency: EE 214, 261, 311, 234, 321, 331, 352, 489 and any two of 341, 351, 361 or CptS
360. All or most of these courses should be completed before the student is eligible for admission
to the MS or Ph.D. Program in EE. In addition, the committee may require the student to
complete other undergraduate deficiencies including courses that are prerequisite to graduate
courses.

Specific Admission Requirements in Computer Engineering for students with non-BS/CE major:

Students whose undergraduate studies did not include material equivalent to that covered in the
following WSU courses will be asked to take course work to resolve that undergraduate
deficiency: CptS 121, 122, and 360; EE 214, 234, 324, and 334; Math 216. All or most of these
courses should be completed before the student is eligible for admission to the MS Program in
CE. In addition, the committee may require the student to complete other undergraduate
deficiencies including courses that are prerequisite to graduate courses.

Doctor of Philosophy

The university requirements for doctoral programs are specified in the Graduate School Policies and Procedures and shall not be repeated here. It is the student’s responsibility to become familiar with this information. The policies and procedures unique to the PhD programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are listed below.

Admission

The School evaluates applicants for admission to the Doctoral program based on college transcripts, GPA, the score on the general GRE, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and TOEFL score, if applicable. All the materials except the statement of purpose should be sent to the Graduate School at P. O. Box 641030, Pullman, WA 99164-1030 or if you use express mail such as FedEx or DHL, send them to the Graduate School, French Administration Building, Room 324, Pullman, WA 99164-1030. The statement of purpose and additional materials such as publications or research activity may be submitted to the department via e-mail attachments, if desired. The Graduate Studies Committee will consider these materials and students judged most qualified will be offered admission. (Admission does not guarantee assistantship support.)