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Application Deadline:
12:00 NOON, FRIDAY, MAY 30th, 2008
Submit Application Materials to:
Adolfo Juarez
ECE Department, Mail Code 0407
9500 Gilman Drive, EBUI - Room 2707
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0407
· Download Application (PDF – 71KB)
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./master's program offered by the department. Participation in the program will permit students to complete the requirements for the M.S. or M.Eng. degree within one year following receipt of the B.S. degree.
Admission to the Program
Students should submit an application for the B.S./master’s program, including three letters of recommendation, by the program deadline during the spring quarter of their junior year. Applications are made available from the ECE Undergraduate Affairs office in Spring, and will be announced to all undergraduates. No GRE’s are required for application to the B.S./master’s program. 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. Students should indicate at that time whether they wish to be considered for the M.S. or the M.Eng. degree program. In the winter quarter of the senior year, applications of students admitted to the program will be forwarded by the department to the UCSD Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Each student must submit the regular graduate application fee prior to the application deadline for their application to be processed. Students who have been accepted into the B.S./master’s program will automatically be admitted for graduate study beginning the following fall provided they maintain an overall GPA through the winter quarter of the senior year of at least 3.0, and have adequately followed the course plan required on the program application leading to the conferral of the Bachelors degree. Upper-division undergraduate (up to twelve units) or graduate courses taken during the senior year that are not used to satisfy undergraduate course requirements may be counted towards the forty-eight units required for the M.S. or M.Eng. degree. These must have a grade of B- or better. Consult with both undergraduate and graduate advisors to confirm that appropriate courses are utilized.
Continuation in the Program
Once admitted to the B.S./master'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./master’s program will be for the M.S. or M.Eng. 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 or Master of Engineering programs. Consult with graduate advisors if you are unclear as to the differences between these two programs.
Students in the five-year B.S./master’s program must complete the same requirements as those in the regular M.S. or M.Eng. program. Completion of the M.S. or M.Eng. 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. All requirements for the B.S. degree should be completed by the end of the senior (fourth) year, and the B.S. degree awarded prior to the start of the fifth year. Courses taken in the senior year may be counted toward the B.S. degree requirements or the M.S. or M.Eng. degree requirements, but not both. Students must have received their B.S. degree before they will be eligible to enroll as graduate students in the department.
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