The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is offered by the Louisiana State University.Both a thesis and a non-thesis option are available. Each candidate for a master?s degree is required to have good general knowledge in his/her field of specialization and, for the thesis option, acquire a reasonable level of competence in research skills. In order to graduate, a student must meet the minimum requirements described below and achieve a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) on a scale of 4.0 on all electrical engineering courses applicable towards his/her graduate degree.

Thesis Option

The MS degree with the thesis option requires a thesis and 30 hours of credit at the graduate level, including a maximum of six hours of credit for the thesis. The minimum curricular requirements include the following:

  • Six hours of thesis credit (EE 8000).
  • 12 hours of credit in the division?s graduate (EE 7xxx) level courses, excluding independent study courses.
  • 12 hours of suitable electives*+.

These 30 hours of coursework are subject to additional requirements including the following:

  • The maximum credit permitted at the 4000-level is 12 hours.
  • A maximum of 12 hours of coursework can be from EE 4x0x, EE 7x00, EE 709x, and other individual study/seminar/special topics courses.
  • EE 709x cannot be used to satisfy the EE 7xxx requirements.
  • Courses taken outside the division need approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.