Brief Description of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Requirements
Research and Graduate Studies at TAMU
Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering
MSC REQUIREMENTS - 32
Semester Hours of which at least 8 hours but no more than 12 hours are of research.
Typical courses are 3 semester hours.
MSE REQUIREMENTS – 36 credit Hours of
which approximately one-third of course work will be taken in fields outside of the major
field.
Ph.D. REQUIREMENTS - 64 Semester Hours of
which 45 hours are of research.
ENTRANCE EXAM SCORES
GRE (GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION) SCORE -
1225 with a 700 minimum score on the Quantitative Section. This exam covers math, physics,
science, etc.
TOEFL - over 600 score is required of
foreign students. TOEFL is ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language’.
GPR (GRADE POINT RATIO) - 3.0/4.0, Masters,
3.5/4.0 Ph.D.. Must hold a B.S. degree in engineering or physical science.