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ECE Five-Year B.S./M.S. Program

Updated Spring, 2013


For Graduate Admission in FALL 2014

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(The application is a fillable form. Please save the file or open with Adobe Acrobat to type in your responses.)

Application Deadline

12:00 NOON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013

Submit Application Materials to:

Eric Lara

ECE Department, Mail Code 0407
9500 Gilman Drive, Jacobs Hall Room 2711
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0407

Undergraduates in the ECE department who have maintained a good academic record in both departmental and overall course work are encouraged to participate in the five-year B.S./M.S. program. Participation in the program will permit students to complete the requirements for the M.S. degree within one year following receipt of the B.S. degree.

WHEN TO APPLY:

Students should apply to the ECE 5 YR BS/MS Program when they are 4 quarters away from graduation after they have completed some upper division major courses.

TIMELINE

Class Level

FALL QUARTER

WINTER QUARTER

SPRING QUARTER

SUMMER SESSION

 

 

 

Application available in April. DUE May 31

Admissions decisions sent mid-July

Senior Year

(last academic year of BS program)

If schedule allows, take graduate level courses.

If schedule allows, take graduate level courses.

If schedule allows, take graduate level courses.

Students must complete their undergraduate degree by the end of summer to start the Master’s Program in the fall.

 

START Master’s Program

 

 

 

HOW TO APPLY:

Students must complete the ECE department’s internal application initially. If accepted by the department, students will be required to fill out the UCSD Graduate Application online, and pay the $80 fee ($100 for International Students). No GRE scores are required. A GPA of at least 3.0 both overall and in the major and strong letters of recommendation are required to be considered for program admission. However since this program is highly competitive, higher GPA is typically necessary to secure admission.

Please note: The CE major can only be selected at the time of application/admission to UCSD. Changing/transferring into this major will not be allowed.

CONTINUATION IN THE PROGRAM:

Once admitted to the B.S./M.S. program, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all courses through the winter quarter of the senior year and in addition must at all times maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their graduate course work. Students not satisfying these requirements may be re-evaluated for continuation in the program.

Admission for graduate study through the B.S./M.S.  program will be for the M.S. degree only. Undergraduate students wishing to continue toward the Ph.D. degree must apply and be evaluated according to the usual procedures and criteria for admission to the Ph.D. program.

CURRICULUM:

Please refer to the general catalog for details on requirements for the Master of Science program. Consult with graduate advisors if you are unclear about this program.

Students in the five-year B.S./M.S. program must complete the same requirements as those in the regular M.S. program. Completion of the M.S. degree requirements within one year following receipt of the B.S. degree will generally require that students begin graduate course work in their senior year. Students must have received their B.S. degree before they will be eligible to enroll as graduate students in the department.