Entrance Requirements:

3.0 GPA in an accredited BSEE program is the standard for admission to the MSEE, Thesis Option, program. However, applicants with lower GPA may be granted probationary admission. Students who have BS degrees in other engineering fields may be admitted to the MSEE, Thesis Option, program, subject to the same GPA requirements. These candidates will be expected to take enough prerequisite courses (from undergraduate ECEN courses, and perhaps some courses in Mathematics, Computer Science and/or Physics) to accomplish two ends: (a) to assure a reasonable basis for success in the graduate courses associated with the MSEE, Thesis Option, degree, and, (b) to assure that when the candidate enters the workforce with the MSEE, Thesis Option, degree, there will be no potential deficiencies in the candidate's technical background. This may well require some prerequisite courses in areas of study in which the student has little interest and in which he/she has no intention of practicing after graduation. Students are sometimes admitted to an MSEE, Thesis Option, program with a grade of ''C'' in one or two junior- or senior-level courses. Students may be required, as a condition of admission to the MSEE, Thesis Option, program to repeat such courses, or take another undergraduate-level course in the same or closely related area of study. A grade of ''B'' or better MUST be attained for such prescribed prerequisite courses.
Students admitted unconditionally to the program are assumed competent to take the required MSEE, Thesis Option, courses. If the student feels unprepared for one of the required classes, he/she may enroll in the appropriate prerequisite courses.
Students admitted conditionally should enroll in the necessary undergraduate prerequisite courses as a first priority. Graduate courses may be taken concurrently with prerequisite courses in other areas. Students need not necessarily complete all prerequisite courses before taking the first 5000-level courses.
Note: The aforementioned prerequisite courses do not count towards the degree requirements of the MSEE, Thesis Option, degree. That is, these prerequisite courses are not listed in the Plan of Study.
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering waives the foreign-language requirement for Master of Science, Thesis Option, degree.
Graduate Record Examination:

Scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general exam must be submitted with the application. Applicants scoring 153 and higher on the verbal section and 155 and higher on the quantitative section of the GRE have proven to be competitive within the ECE graduate program.

All applicants, including Oklahoma State University students, must upload a copy of their transcript for bachelor's degree(s) conferred or pending and for any graduate or professional coursework or degrees. If you do not have a copy of your transcript(s), please obtain and upload these prior to finalizing your application. The graduate program you are applying to may require two to four letters of recommendation. Applicants for whom English is a second language are required to demonstrate an acceptable level of spoken English usually by submitting a TOEFL or IELTS score. TOEFL score of 79 (internet based test) 550 (paper based test) is required. Alternatively, an official IELTS, academic stream, examination with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 will satisfy the English proficiency requirements for admission to a graduate program.