ECE M.S. Comprehensive Exam Technical Areas
- Communication, Signals & Systems
- Computer Architecture
- Computational Intelligence
- Design Automation
- Electromagnetics & Acoustics
- Energy Systems/Power Electronics
- Device, Circuit Design & Test
- Robotics & Controls
In addition to our thesis option, we now have a new M.S. with Comprehensive Exam option.
The comp exam option requires completion of a total of 45 credits, including not less than 32 credits of ECE graduate lecture coursework (approved by curriculum and technical committees) and passing a written examination covering three distinct ECE topic areas. In addition to above, students must also meet University requirements listed in the "Graduate Studies" section of the PSU Bulletin.
Again, a student in the M.S. with comprehensive exam option must pass a written examination covering three istinct ECE topic areas.
The comp exam will be administered by the ECE Department.
A student who fails the comprehensive exam the first time is permitted a second attempt. Students failing the second attempt are immediately dropped from the ECE graduate program. In particular, students failing the second attempt are prohibited from transferring to the M.S. Thesis or M.Eng. degree programs.
Students in the existing Master of Engineering degree program and the M.S. degree with thesis option can transfer to the M.S. degree with comprehensive exam option. Students transferring from the M.S. thesis program to M.S. degree with exam option program may request to convert ECE 503 (Thesis) credits into ECE 501 (Research) credits if approved by the ECE department and subject to the limitations and conditions imposed by the Office of Graduate Studies.
M.S. Comp Exam Report
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