录取要求

DEGREE

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree.

GRADES

A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. Applicants from an international institution must demonstrate strong academic achievement comparable to a 3.00 for an undergraduate or master’s degree. The Graduate School will use your institution’s grading scale. Do not convert your grades to a 4.00 scale.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide an English proficiency test score. TOEFL scores must be submitted electronically via ETS. IELTS scores can be submitted electronically or by paper. Our office address is: UW-Madison Graduate School, Office of Admissions, 232 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Your score will not be accepted if it is more than two years old from the start of your admission term. Country of citizenship does not exempt applicants from this requirement. Language of instruction at the college or university level and how recent the language instruction was taken are the determining factors in meeting this requirement.

Applicants are exempt if:

English is the exclusive language of instruction at the undergraduate institution; or

you have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university not more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment; or

you have completed at least two full-time semesters of graded course work, exclusive of ESL courses, in a U.S. college or university, or at an institution outside the U.S. where English is the exclusive language of instruction. Completion of graded course work cannot be more than five years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment.

The required proficiency scores are:

Minimum TOEFL requirement: 92 internet (iBT); 580 paper-based test (PBT)

Minimum IELTS requirement: 7.0

申请材料清单

ALL applicants must meet the general Graduate School Admission Requirements:

All on-campus MS and PhD applicants must submit GRE General Test Scores. Scores may not be more than 5 years old from the term the applicants are applying. Scores need to be sent directly from Educational Testing Services (ETS) using the institution code 1846 .

All degree-seeking students must submit an online application to the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Graduate School and pay the application fee.

Within the application :

All applicants must complete the supplemental application section that identifies their research interest area.

All applicants must upload a copy of their transcripts from their undergraduate institution and other previous higher education institutions. Applicants must upload a transcript for each institution attended. Please do not send any hard-copies of transcript unless specifically instructed to by the ECE Graduate Admissions Office.

All applicants must submit a statement of purpose/reasons for graduate study.

All applicants must submit three letters of recommendation and should be uploaded electronically.

International Students:   International applicants must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. Please refer to the Graduate School’s Admission Requirements page for minimum required scores. Scores are accepted if they are within two years of the start of the admissions term for which applicants are applying . Scores should be electronically sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS) to institution code 1846 (no department code is needed).

Scores from one these exams are required unless you met one of the following exemptions:

English is the exclusive language of instruction at the undergraduate level

You earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university not more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment

You completed at least two full-time semesters of graded course work (excluding ESL courses) at an institution where English is the exclusive language of instruction, not more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment

Please do not mail any paper copies of application materials. They will not be reviewed. Please only upload the required application materials with the Graduate School application. This includes official transcripts. If an applicant is admitted by the ECE Admissions Committee, they will receive further instructions from the ECE Graduate Admissions Office.

Applicants should monitor your application status by visiting the “Graduate Application Status” window within your MyUW portal (information on this is received after submitting an application). You may need to activate a NetID to gain access to the MyUW portal.

We anticipate most decisions will be made by mid-March for Fall semester applications. Applicants will receive an e-mail from the ECE Graduate Admissions Office with the Admissions Committee’s decision as soon as the office receives it.

Note: When an applicant submits an application, they are automatically also put in the pool to be considered for funding from the department. Funding decisions come directly from faculty members. However, funding is limited and never guaranteed. All admitted, incoming students should anticipate to fund themselves. Those selected for funding will be contacted separately and directly by ECE faculty.

专业介绍

The ECE department offers graduate studies leading to the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. The master’s program emphasizes the enhancement of professional knowledge and research techniques. The doctorate is a research degree emphasizing creativity and original approaches to problem-solving in electrical and computer engineering.

The typical graduate course load is eight to 12 credits per semester, which can include research credits. We encourage degree candidates to select major professors and begin research work soon after enrolling, preferably by the beginning of their second semester in residence.

The MS degree in Electrical Engineering is awarded for successful completion of any one of three options designated by the ECE department. These options for an MS degree in Electrical Engineering include preparing a thesis, completing a project report, or a course-only option. After receiving admission, all MS applicants will be evaluated on their fundamental proficiencies. If evidence of proficiency is insufficient, the student must take the fundamental exam or the fundamental courses.

The thesis option consists of 30 semester hours of graduate credits and approval of a master’s thesis based on independent research. Of the 30 credits, a minimum of 3 credits must be in the department’s Master’s Research course, ECE 790. More information on the thesis option can be found in the graduate student handbook.

The project option consists of the same requirements as the thesis option, except that a project of more limited scope is substituted for the thesis. Students completing the project option will need to complete 30 semester hours of graduate credits, with a minimum of 3 credits of the department’s Master’s Research course, ECE 790. No more than 9 credits from any combination of independent study credits and research credits may be counted towards the degree.

The course option consists of 30 semester hours of course work but no research, project or thesis. If the 30 credits, a minimum of 9 must be in 700+ ECE courses. Independent study courses (ECE 699 and ECE 999) may be used, however students can only apply a maximum of 3 credits of ECE 699 and a maximum of 3 credits of ECE 999 towards the degree.

In order to be awarded a MS degree in Electrical Engineering, students must adhere to department and Graduate School policies and requirements. Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for more information.

课程设置

• The Course Option consists of 30 credits of graduate level courses, as defined in Section 3.1, and attained acceptable grades as described in Section 7. Of these, at least 15 credits must be in ECE courses 400-level or higher, at least 15 credits must be in courses numbered 700 or higher, AND at least 9 credits must be in ECE courses numbered 700 or higher. At most, 6 credits may be in ECE 699 or ECE 999. ECE 702, 790, 890, and 990 are not counted as part of these 30 credits. No thesis or project is required.