Graduate Program: Electrical & Computer Engineering (MS)

Admissions Information

Campuses where offered

Arizona International Direct - Online

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

Arizona Online - Online

 

Admissions Requirements

M.S. Minimum Admission Requirements 

The ECE M.S. degree program provides knowledge, technical skills and research skills for career advancement and/or for subsequent work toward a Ph.D. degree. Our M.S. program is also designed for the working professional in the industry and offers knowledge and technical skills for career advancement.

 

The minimum admission requirements for the M.S. program are as follows: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by the UA. Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UA Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering may be admitted into the graduate ECE program but may be required to complete some undergraduate deficiency courses prior to enrolling in graduate courses. This policy also applies to students in the M.S. non-thesis option. See the Graduate Handbook chapter regarding students with a non-ECE bachelor’s degree for further details. 

• Grade-point average must be competitive. 

• Applicants whose native language is not English are required by the Graduate College to submit a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT). See the UA Graduate Catalog for a discussion of exemptions. 

• Students in the M.S. non-thesis option are expected to be self-supported or supported by external fellowships or industry, and are not eligible for UA financial support, except for research assistantships provided by individual faculty. 

 

Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

• Please allow at least six weeks of processing time after all required documents have been submitted before an admission decision is made. Most applications for Fall admission are received in December, admission decisions usually begin near the end of January,
  and offers of financial support usually begin near the end of February. After that time, the availability of funding diminishes. The deadline for receipt of the application is December 15.
• Spring: July 15

International Applicants:

• Please allow at least six weeks of processing time after all required documents have been submitted before an admission decision is made. Most applications for Fall admission are received in December, admission decisions usually begin near the end of January,
  and offers of financial support usually begin near the end of February. After that time, the availability of funding diminishes. The deadline for receipt of the application is: Spring-July 15 and Fall-December 15. 

 

Standardized Tests

• TOEFL for international student

• GRE is not required for M.S. Thesis and Non-Thesis Options.

 

Funding Opportunities

Graduate Research Assistantships
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Fellowships and Scholarships

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4832

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