2019-2020 Graduate Handbook - Washington State University

2019-2020

Graduate Handbook

SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Office of the Graduate Program Coordinator

SCHOOL OF EECS | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Contents

EECS Graduate Programs Overview ............................................................................................................................................4

Programs Offered ....................................................................................................................................................................4

Master of Science ................................................................................................................................................................4

Doctor of Philosophy ...........................................................................................................................................................4

Research Areas ....................................................................................................................................................................4

EECS Graduate Admission ...........................................................................................................................................................5

Admission ................................................................................................................................................................................5

Program Admission Prerequisites ...........................................................................................................................................5

Electrical Engineering ..........................................................................................................................................................5

Computer Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................5

Computer Science ...............................................................................................................................................................5

Required Application Materials...............................................................................................................................................5

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) .............................................................................................................................................5

English Language Proficiency ..............................................................................................................................................6

Letters of Recommendation ...............................................................................................................................................6

Transcripts ...........................................................................................................................................................................6

Graduate Student Classifications ............................................................................................................................................6

Advanced Degree Candidates .............................................................................................................................................6

Not Advanced Degree Candidates ......................................................................................................................................7

General Academic Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................8

Enrollment ...............................................................................................................................................................................8

Students Receiving Financial Support .................................................................................................................................8

International Students ........................................................................................................................................................8

Continuous Enrollment .......................................................................................................................................................8

Transferring Credits from External Institutions ......................................................................................................................9

Regulations ..........................................................................................................................................................................9

Procedure ............................................................................................................................................................................9

Graduate Student Evaluations ..............................................................................................................................................10

All Students........................................................................................................................................................................10

Teaching Assistants ...........................................................................................................................................................10

Assistantship Renewal .......................................................................................................................................................10

Maximum Timeframe for Degree Completion .....................................................................................................................10

Ph.D. Program ...................................................................................................................................................................10

M.S. Program .....................................................................................................................................................................10

Procedure to Request Extension to Degree Completion..................................................................................................10

Grade Requirements .............................................................................................................................................................11

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Minimum GPA ...................................................................................................................................................................11

Core Course Grade Requirements ....................................................................................................................................11

Retaking Courses ...............................................................................................................................................................12

Program of Study ...................................................................................................................................................................12

Definition ...........................................................................................................................................................................12

General Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................12

Filing the Program of Study ...............................................................................................................................................12

Changing the Program of Study ........................................................................................................................................13

Fulfilling the Program of Study..........................................................................................................................................13

Guidelines for Directed Study ...............................................................................................................................................13

Master¡¯s Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................................................14

M.S. Electrical Engineering ....................................................................................................................................................14

Thesis Option .....................................................................................................................................................................14

Non-Thesis Option.............................................................................................................................................................15

M.S. Computer Engineering ..................................................................................................................................................18

Thesis Option .....................................................................................................................................................................18

Non-Thesis Option.............................................................................................................................................................19

M.S. Computer Science .........................................................................................................................................................20

Thesis Option .....................................................................................................................................................................20

Non-Thesis Option.............................................................................................................................................................21

Doctoral Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................................................23

Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering .............................................................................................................................23

Course Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................23

Qualifying Exam (QE) .........................................................................................................................................................25

Advanced Graduate Standing (AGS) .................................................................................................................................28

Preliminary Exam...............................................................................................................................................................29

Final Examination ¨C Doctoral Defense ..............................................................................................................................29

Ph.D. Computer Science ........................................................................................................................................................30

Course Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................30

Qualifying Exam (QE) .........................................................................................................................................................30

Preliminary Exam...............................................................................................................................................................32

Final Examination ¨C Doctoral Defense ..............................................................................................................................32

Graduate Assistantships ............................................................................................................................................................33

Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................33

Research Assistantship (RA) ..............................................................................................................................................33

Teaching Assistantship (TA) ..............................................................................................................................................33

Eligibility.................................................................................................................................................................................33

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Expectations ..........................................................................................................................................................................33

Work Assignments & Course Loads ..................................................................................................................................33

Grading Assistance ............................................................................................................................................................33

Laboratory Assistance .......................................................................................................................................................34

Tuition Waivers......................................................................................................................................................................34

Required Training for Graduate Assistants ...........................................................................................................................34

RCR Training ......................................................................................................................................................................34

ITA Exam ............................................................................................................................................................................34

Assistantship Stipends ...........................................................................................................................................................35

Assistantship Renewal ...........................................................................................................................................................35

Minimum Conditions for Reappointment.........................................................................................................................35

Termination of Assistantship ............................................................................................................................................35

Changing Assistantship Type and/or Changing Faculty Advisors .....................................................................................35

Graduate School Requirements, Policies, and Procedures ......................................................................................................37

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................................................38

Helpful Links: .........................................................................................................................................................................38

Declaration of Core Courses, Major, & Minor ......................................................................................................................39

Directed Study Form .............................................................................................................................................................40

Computer Science QE Scheduling Form ...............................................................................................................................41

Electrical & Computer Engineering QE Scheduling Form .....................................................................................................42

Petition to Transfer Graduate Coursework...........................................................................................................................43

Program of Study Draft .........................................................................................................................................................44

Transfer Course Request Form .............................................................................................................................................45

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EECS Graduate Programs Overview

Programs Offered

Master of Science

The School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science offers the following Master of Science degree programs:

? Electrical Engineering M.S. ¨C Thesis or Non-Thesis

? Computer Engineering M.S. ¨C Thesis or Non-Thesis

? Computer Science M.S. ¨C Thesis or Non-Thesis

? Software Engineering M.S. ¨C Non-Thesis online program

Doctor of Philosophy

The School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science offers the following Doctor of Philosophy degree programs:

? Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D.

? Computer Science Ph.D.

Research Areas

Electrical & Computer Engineering

? Power Engineering

? Microelectronics

? Electromagnetics & Optical Communications

? Control Systems

? Signal Processing & Communications

? Embedded Systems

Computer Science

? Algorithms & Theory of Computing

? Computer Networks & Distributed Computing

? Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

? Data Science

? Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

? High Performance Computing

? Human-Computer Interaction

? Software Engineering

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