For students whose educational objectives are not met by one of the specified optional programs, there is the General Option. This alternative is intended for those students with a desire to combine courses from two or more option areas into a cogent individualized program. Many program objectives may lead a student to select the General Option.

In some instances, students will also be able to use Computer Science courses as electives. Please pick up the "General Option Request Form" from the Electrical Engineering office.

Students desiring this option MUST:

• 1. Give the Graduate Program Coordinator a proposed educational plan during their second semester: Thesis - 30 hours (8 courses/6 thesis hours) Course Work/capstone course (11 courses) for 33 credit hours.
• 2. The plan MUST meet all of the requirements listed in section 1, parts i-vii of the "Masters Program Credit Hours" section of this handbook.
• 3. The plan MUST be approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator and thesis advisor and placed in the student's departmental graduate file.
• 4. ANY changes to the individualized program plan MUST BE APPROVED by the Graduate program Coordinator and the thesis advisor and the amended program plan placed in the student's departmental graduate file.

• 5.
  • 1. Mathematics (6 credit hours or 2 courses from the following) EGN 5421, 5422, 5423, 5424, 5425, CGN 6405, CGN 6405, EEL 6545 This is a requirement for ALL options. Note: Some math class may be "online" courses only.
  • 2. 6000 Level Courses 10 credit hours formal regularly scheduled 6000evel courses for thesis students and 13 credit hours for course work only and IS students. This is a requirement for ALL options
  • 3. Net 6000 Level minimum of 16 hours net (regularly scheduled classes, thesis, independent study, directed research) at the 6000 level. This is a requirement for ALL options.
  • 4. *Sequence Requirement At least two 6000 level courses must have a graduate course as a prerequisite.
    This is a requirement for ALL options
  • 5. Thesis: A minimum of 6 hours of the 30 hour requirement must be EEL-6971 for the thesis option
  • 6. Course Work only - 10 courses (including capstone course)
  • 7. Course Work students plus independent study (9 courses plus IS hours with major professor.

• EEL-6534 plus EEL-6506 or EEL-6509 or
• EEL- 6535 or EEL-6541
• EEL-6502 plus EEL-6752 or EEL-6586
• EEL-6614 plus EEL-6615
• EEL-6545 plus EEL-6547 or EEL-6563 or EEL-6537
• EEL-6486 plus EEL-6487, EEL-6481
• EEL-6447 plus EEL-6448
• EEL-6387 plus EEL-6391
• EEL-6353 plus EEL-6354
• EEL-5344 plus EEL-6346
• EEL-5344 and EEL-5754 plus EEL-6345