Graduate Deficiency Classes
Because of the demand for graduates with advanced degrees
in electrical engineering, the number of applications from
students with undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields
other than electrical engineering is increasing. Listed in
the table below are the graduate deficiency courses. This
list applies to those students who are enrolled in the Ph.D.
(electrical) engineering program and have a master's degree
in a field other than electrical engineering.
If a Ph.D. student has both bachelor's and master's
degrees in fields other than electrical engineering, that
student must also satisfy the
undergraduate deficiency coursework.
The courses listed in the table below as graduate
deficiency courses are taken directly from the MSEE graduate
core. The deficiency requirement is that three graduate
core courses must be taken from three different areas of
specialization. Listed below are the core courses by area:
| SPECIALIZATION | COURSE(S) / CREDITS | COURSE TITLE(S) |
| Microelectronics/VLSI | EE523 / 3 credits | Analog VLSI Circuit Design |
| Communications | EE571 / 3 credits | Random Signal Analysis |
| Computer Engineering | EE563 / 3 credits | Computer Performance Analysis I |
| Control Systems | EE551 / 3 credits | Control Systems Synthesis I |
| Digital Signal Processing | EE545 / 3 credits | Digital Signal Processing |
| Electric Energy Systems | EE543 / 3 credits | Power Systems III |
| Electromagnetics | EE515 / 3 credits | Electromagnetic Theory I |
| Electro-optics | EE577 / 3 credits EE528 / 4 credits |
Fourier Methods in
Electro-Optics Optical Sources, Detectors, & Radiometry |