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Joint BS/MS Program in Electrical Engineering

Under the Joint BS/MS Program, a full time undergraduate student can begin work on courses required for a master's degree before the BS degree requirements are complete, typically leading to a master's degree in electrical engineering within a year of obtaining the bachelor's degree. This program is open to electrical engineering majors with a GPA of at least 3.2 in ELEN, math and physics courses. Candidates are required to file a regular MSEE program of studies, which must be approved and signed by the advisor. Courses listed in this program of studies can not be included in courses which satisfy the bachelor's degree program requirements. Students in this Joint Program must complete 45 units of course work beyond the bachelor's degree, and fulfill all the requirements for the MS degree specified in the graduate catalog. The program of studies for the MS degree may include up to 20 units of elective course work from ELEN 112, 117, 118, 127, 130, 133, 134, 141, 143, 145, 152, 153, 154, 155 (courses designated in the bulletin as eligible for graduate credit in electrical engineering). These undergraduate units can count toward a master's degree only if a grade of B or better is earned.

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Students are required to enroll in the Joint BS/MS Program between February of the junior year and December of the senior year. They will receive a BSEE degree after satisfying the standard undergraduate requirements, and must complete the Joint BS/MS Program within six years of entering the university. Students who do not fulfill this condition will automatically be transferred to the regular MSEE program. It should be noted that although six years is the maximal time frame for the Joint BS/MS Program, full time students enrolling in February of their junior year should normally complete both degrees within five years.

Senior Courses Eligible for Graduate Credit

Undergraudate Course

Number of Units

Satisfies M.S.Core Requirement

Excludes Graduate Course

ELEN 112 5 None ELEN 216

ELEN 117 5 None ELEN 217

ELEN 118 5 Networks ELEN 219

ELEN 127 5 None None

ELEN 130 5 None ELEN 230

ELEN 133 5 None ELEN 233

ELEN 134 4 None None

ELEN 141 5 None ELEN 241

ELEN 143 5 None ELEN 446

ELEN 145 5 None ELEN 447

ELEN 152 5 Electronics ELEN 274

ELEN 153 5 Electronics ELEN 387

ELEN 154 3 Electronics ELEN 216

ELEN 155 2 Electronics ELEN 216