Electrical and Computer Engineering

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The Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University offers four degree options for graduate students to pursue advanced degrees (three masters level and a doctorate degree): * a Master of Science degree without thesis (MS w/o thesis)
* a Master of Science degree with thesis (MS with thesis)
* a Master of Business and Science degree (MBS with a concentration in ECE)

Master of Science degree candidates may follow either a thesis or a nonthesis program of study. The thesis program requires 24 credits of course work, 6 credits of research leading to a master's thesis, and the final defense of the thesis. In the nonthesis program, the candidate must complete 30 credits of course work with a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and write an essay/report which must be presented in public as a seminar and approved by at least three members of the ECE Graduate Faculty. The Master of Business & Science is a non-thesis based degree where students take business courses in addition to their courses in ECE.

* A bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 on a 4.0-point scale. (Students with bachelor's degrees in closely related areas such as Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or Engineering Technology may be considered for admission if they have outstanding GPA's and GRE's. Some undergraduate course work may be required. (Please see the ECE Graduate Handbook for more information.) * Three letters of recommendation * The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The minimum expected scores are: Verbal 500, Quantitative 730, Analytical 660 (Analytical Writing 4.5). (The subject GRE in engineering is not required. In addition, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all foreign applicants whose native language is not English unless an undergraduate degree was received in the USA. English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

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