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Entrance Requirements
The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of the Naval Postgraduate School offers
MSEE, MSES(EE), EE, and Ph.D. degrees. General NPS admission
requirements are available
here.
General MSEE Degree Requirements -
Undergraduate Education
Requirements
- In order to enter the MSEE
program and to be eligible to receive the ABET accredited MSEE degree, the
student must have received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
degree from an institution accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
or possess the equivalence to this degree by the time they graduate from
NPS.
- Students without an
accredited BSEE degree may obtain the equivalent of this degree by using a
combination of courses taken at the university level at their undergraduate
institution, at NPS, and/or at other local colleges. These courses must
qualify for credit at an accredited institution.
- Accredited BSEE degrees
generally require 24 quarter hours of calculus and advanced mathematics, 24
quarter hours of basic sciences which must include both physics and
chemistry, 72 quarter hours of engineering science and design of which at
least 54 quarter hours must be in electrical engineering, and 24
quarter hours of studies in the humanities.
- Specific details regarding
the MSEE degree requirements are available
here. Non BSEE holders interested in pursuing the MSEE Degree Program
may get additional details by contacting the ECE Department
Academic Associates.
- Students without a BSEE
Degree need to complement their graduate level program of study to satisfy
undergraduate education requirements in order to be eligible for a MSEE
degree. That program will be set-up by their Academic Associate upon
arrival. Satisfying a BSEE equivalence will result in a program of study
with specific undergraduate courses needed to satisfy the the undergraduate
education requirements taken in place of some of the graduate electives.
General MSES(EE) Degree
Requirements
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The ECE
Department offers the non-ABET accredited Master of Sciences in Engineering
Sciences with concentration in Electrical Engineering. This degree program
does not require the student to have an ABET accredited BSEE Degree or the
equivalence to a BSEE Degree, and as a result may be completed in a shorter
completion time.
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Minimum
requirements for the MSES(EE) degree are 52 quarter credit hours of graduate
level work. Of these 52 quarter credit hours, a minimum of 36 quarter credit
hours of graduate level course work must be taken;
at least 20 quarter credit
hours must be in graded EC graduate courses, and, at a minimum, an
additional 12 quarter credit hours in engineering, mathematics, physical
science, and/or computer science must be taken;
at least 12 quarter credit
hours must be in the sequence of advanced courses (4000-4999);
at least 16 quarter credit
hours of thesis must be taken.
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Complete
details regarding the MSES(EE) Degree are available
here. Prospective students interested in pursuing the MSES(EE)
Degree Program may get additional details by contacting the ECE Department
Academic Associates.
Immediate Graduate Education Program (IGEP) Program of Study in Electrical
Engineering
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NPS has an in-residence,
one-year Immediate Graduate Education Program (IGEP). Each year’s program
typically begins in July and ends the following June. IGEP graduates earn a
Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
See specific details
here.
Electrical Engineer Degree
Requirements
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Complete details regarding
the Electrical Engineer Degree Program are available
here.
Doctoral
Program
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Complete details regarding
the Doctoral Degree Program are available
here.
Course
Validations
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- Course pre-requisites are
designed to insure that students will possess the skills necessary for
success in that course.
- Primary responsibility for
ensuring that a student meets the pre-requisites for courses in which they
wish to enroll rests with that student, the Program Officer and Academic
Associate who must approve the student's program and any changes thereto.
Mathematic Courses
Validations [up]
- Student entering any
of the ECE Degree programs are expected to have a solid mathematical
foundation. As a result, at minimum, students are expected to
demonstrate that they have the knowledge of mathematical concepts
covered in the following NPS courses:
MA1113 (Single Variable Calculus I),
MA1114 (Single Variable Calculus with Linear
Algebra II),
MA1115
(Multivariable Calculus), and
MA1116 (Vector Calculus). At the discretion of
their assigned Academic Associate, incoming students will have the
option to validate these courses before or upon arrival, or to take the
courses.
- The decision to
approve a requested course validation rests primarily on the
professional judgment of the Course Coordinator. Coordinators are likely
to approve validation requests when the student has taken essentially
the equivalent course, at an accredited institution, within the past
five years with a grade of B or better. Coordinators may also approve
validation requests in other circumstances when the student has taken
essentially the equivalent course, provided that the student's
background is sufficiently strong and recent, in the Coordinator's
judgment. At the discretion of the Coordinator, a
validation exam may be scheduled to occur no later than the final week
of classes prior to the quarter for which the student has
pre-registered.
The validation exam should focus on verifying basic and
essential skills in the relevant course.
- Specific information
regarding the validation process of MA1113, MA1114, MA1115, MA1116 is
available
here
More Information?
- For a more extensive description of the ECE Department, the program, and course descriptions and schedule, check back on the ECE
Home Page or
contact the Academic Associates.
Academic Associates
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943
- US Navy/USMC/Coast
Guard students
- Civilian
/ Army / International students
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