Degrees Conferred:  M. Eng.

The Graduate Faculty

Sedig S. Agili, Ph.D. (Marquette) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Omid Ansary, Ph.D. (Akron) Professor of Engineering
Peter Idowu, Ph.D. (Toledo) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Aldo W. Morales, Ph.D. (SUNY) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Jerry F. Shoup, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Engineering
Mohammad-Reza Tofighi, Ph.D. (Drexel) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Seth Wolpert, Ph.D. (Rutgers) Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Admission

A prospective graduate student in Electrical Engineering at Penn State Harrisburg must fulfill the admission requirements as set forth by the Graduate School, and have a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering or its equivalent from an institution that is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). An undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is required for admission. Exceptions to this will be based on professional experience and other factors such as GRE scores. In addition, a student who does not meet the overall 3.0 grade-point average may be considered for admission if the student has a 3.0 junior/senior grade-point average. Students not meeting these requirements may be admitted as special nondegree students until they have satisfactorily demonstrated their ability to do graduate work. Up to 15 credits earned in three semesters or fewer, as a special nondegree student, may be applied toward the master's degree. Those applying for admission as a master of engineering candidate without an electrical engineering degree may be admitted with the stipulation that deficiencies in background, if any, will be remedied early in the program and that these courses will be in addition to the required number of credits for the degree.

Applicants should submit the following:

• a graduate application with the application fee;
• official copies of undergraduate transcripts;
• test scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) (preferable, but not required);
• letters of reference, especially those from faculty who can evaluate academic potential;
• a personal statement of technical interest, goals, and experience.

An application is available on the Web at www.hbg.psu.edu or by calling 717-948-6250.

PLEASE NOTE: Each graduate program reserves the right to set earlier deadlines than those noted above.

Master of Engineering Paper

A candidate for the master of engineering degree in Electrical Engineering must write a scholarly report or engineering paper and defend it before three faculty members. The paper is intended to be a relatively short document compared with a thesis. A published paper may be used to meet this requirement. The paper should be written according to the standards set for an IEEE publication.

The engineering paper may be initiated by taking the 1-credit ENGR 594 course. This should be done approximately halfway through the program. Once the proposal is approved and the work well under way, the student should register for ENGR 594 with his/her paper adviser. Work will proceed as planned under the direction of the paper adviser, though changes may be made with the consent of the master's paper committee.

Degree Requirements

A total of 33 credits is required for a Master of Engineering degree, of which at least 24 must be taken through Penn State Harrisburg engineering graduate programs. Up to 9 credits of graduate work may be transferred from other institutions provided (a) credits are suitable for the particular engineering discipline, and (b) students have earned a grade of B or better. At least 18 credits must be at the 500 level, which includes 3 credits of ENGR 594.

Generally, students enrolled in the program for the Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering must earn 12 credits in the required core courses (i.e., courses with the E E prefix).

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (E E) course list

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DATE LAST REVIEWED BY PUBLICATIONS: 11/21/06