Our Mission is to educate our students with the knowledge and skills relevant to the practice of electrical engineering, to instill in them the desire for continuing education, and to maintain a supportive environment for the students, faculty and staff

Admission Requirements: All applications for admission to the Ph.D. program are subject to review by the Graduate Curriculum Development Committee in the Department. The GCD Committee's recommendation is not subject to further review. Satisfying the requirements described below does not guarantee admission. Denial of admission does not necessarily imply a negative evaluation of an applicant's qualifications. Limited space, facilities, funding and mismatch in interest areas may place limits in the number of students admitted.

Program Options: The Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering is based on the Dissertation Option. This program requires 24 credit hours of coursework. At least 12 credit hours must be at the 800 level. A minimum if 12 credit hours of doctoral dissertation 997, 3 hours of 992 and 6hours of 995 are required. No more than 6 credit hours at the graduate level in an area outside of electrical engineering will be accepted to satisfy a graduate area concentration. Thus, 45 credit hours are required for the doctoral degree. The student should be encouraged to take all courses related to the subjects for his/her qualifying exam. 

The programs emphasize areas of specialization, which are the current strengths of the department. Thus, the department concentrates the following four areas for the master and doctoral programs:

• Power Systems and Controls

• Communications and Signal Processing

• Computer Engineering

• Electronic and Optical Materials and Devices