Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degrees Offered:
 Program Title 

 Ph.D. 

 Ed.D. 

 M.S. 

 M.A. 

Master 
of 

 M.Ed. 

 MFA 
Computer Engineering 

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 Y 

  

  

  

  
Electrical Engineering 

 Y 

   

 Y 

   

   

   

   

GRADUATE FACULTY

R. J. Trew, Department Head

Director of Graduate Programs:
H. J. Trussell, Box 7911, 5-5126, hjt@eos.ncsu.edu, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alton and Mildred Lancaster Distinguished Professor:  R. J. Trew
Distinguished Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering:  N. A. Masnari
Distinguished University Professor:  B. J. Baliga
Distinguished University Professor of Physics:  D. E. Aspnes
Distinguished University Research Professor:  D. L. Bitzer
John C. C. Fan Family Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering:  J. Narayan
Lampe Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering:  M. B. Steer
McPherson Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering Entrepreneurship:  T. K. Miller
Progress Energy Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering:  A. Q. Huang

Professors: W. E. Alexander, M. E. Baran, S. A. Bedair, G. L. Bilbro, M. Chow, M. Devetsikiotis, A. Duel-Hallen, P. D. Franzon, E. Grant, B. L. Hughes, K. W. Kim, R. M. Kolbas, H. Krim, G. Lazzi, L. Lunardi, V. Misra, H. T. Nagle, A. Nilsson, M. C. Ozturk, H. G. Perros, D. S. Reeves, G. Rouskas, J. F. Schetzina, W. E. Snyder, M. F. Stallmann, J. K. Townsend, H. J. Trussell, I. Viniotis, M. A. Vouk; Research Professors: M. O. Aboelfotoh, W. C. Holton, J. M. Zavada; Adjunct Professors: R. K. Cavin, G. J. Iafrate, R. Luo, J. W. Mink, D. L. Woolard; Emeritus Named Professors: J. R. Hauser; Emeritus Professors: T. H. Glisson, A. J. Goetze, M. A. Littlejohn, J. B. Oneal, C. M. Osburn, S. A. Rajala, J. J. Wortman; Emeritus Distinguished University Professors: D. R. Rhodes; Associate Professors: S. T. Alexander, D. W. Barlage, G. T. Byrd, R. Y. Chirkova, H. Dai, W. R. Davis, A. G. Dean, W. W. Edmonson, D. Y. Eun, E. F. Gehringer, K. H. Harfoush, Z. Jiang, R. F. Mueller, J. F. Muth, E. Rotenberg, M. L. Sichitiu, Y. Solihin, W. Wang, M. W. White, H. Zhou; Adjunct Associate Professors: J. M. Conrad, J. H. Kim; Emeritus Associate Professors: G. F. Bland, W. C. Peterson; Assistant Professors: S. Bhattacharya, M. J. Escuti, X. Liu, S. M. Lukic, D. Schurig, J. Tuck, G. M. Walker, C. M. Williams, T. Xie; Adjunct Assistant Professors: R. J. Evans, K. Gard, M. Ghovanloo, Y. L. Jou, A. J. Montalvo, A. S. Morris, A. J. Rindos, J. M. Wilson; Teaching Professors: J. J. Grainger; Teaching Associate Professors: J. J. Brickley, S. D. Jackson, T. L. Mitchell, H. O. Ozturk, S. J. Walsh, D. G. Yu; Teaching Assistant Professors: L. J. Bottomley

Fields of Graduate Instruction - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Admissions Requirements: Admission to the M.S. program requires a B.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science, and an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score for admission to the M.S. program is 90 (minimum 18 in each area). Admission is further limited by available room in the elected program of study. Meeting the minimum above requirements alone does not guarantee admission.

Admission to the Ph.D. program requires a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science with an overall GPA of at least 3.60.  The minimum acceptable TOEFL score for admission to the Ph.D. program is 90 (minimum 18 in each area). Admission is further limited by available room in the elected program of study, and meeting the minimum requirements as given above does not guarantee admission.

Master's Degree Requirements: Thirty (30) credit hours; a thesis is optional. Students must have at least 21 hours of ECE courses that cover at least three specialty areas and have at least six credit hours of advanced-level ECE courses. Students electing the Option B non-thesis option must meet core course requirements and have at least six credit hours of 700-level ECE courses.

Doctoral Degree Requirements: Approximately 42 credit hours are required beyond the M.S. degree or 72 credit hours beyond the B.S. degree. A minimum of 18 of the 42 credit hours or a minimum of 42 of the 72 credit hours must be in scheduled courses. Nine hours of graduate-level courses outside the major area are required.

The department wishes to evaluate a Ph.D. student's research potential as quickly as possible. Consequently, all Ph.D. students are required to pass a qualifying review before the end of their third semester of study. This review is based on the student's academic performance to date and the results of a project with one of their committee members. Results are presented to the committee in both written and oral form. Based on this review, the committee will decide if the student may continue in the Ph.D. program.

Student Financial Support: The department offers financial support to qualified students in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships and tuition remission.

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