Admission Requirements In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering admission requirements for an M.S. degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following: Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or closely related discipline. Applicants with undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may also be admitted to the program and required to take articulation course work. A minimum GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 point basis in the student's junior and senior years. A reasonable level of mathematical maturity. Degree Requirements In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering degree requirements for an M.S. degree, candidates are required to satisfy the following: Either 24 credit hours of coursework and a master’s thesis or 30 credit hours of coursework. Twelve credit hours of core courses. Students on campus are required to register for a seminar course (for zero credit hours of credit) for at least one term and secure a grade of Pass. Six credit hours of concentration. Thesis students take six credit hours of thesis, instead of concentration. Twelve credit hours of electives. All students are allowed to take at most three credit hours of independent study, which will be counted as one elective course. The CSE Department requires that the courses taken constitute a coherent program leading to mastery in computer engineering. These requirements are discussed in the subsequent subsections. Any deviation from the stated requirements must be approved in writing from the student’s adviser and department chair.

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