Graduate Study Manual
This Graduate Study Manual provides detailed statements of the requirements for all the graduate degrees offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and descriptions of the procedures to be followed in completing the requirements of each degree program. Detailed outlines of all graduate courses offered by the Department are also included, together with other useful information about the Department, its faculty, and its research facilities.
The Graduate College (http://www.grad.illinois.edu) publishes the Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff (http://www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/) stating the various Graduate College requirements and regulations that apply to all graduate students. There are additional Departmental requirements that in some instances are more stringent than those of the Graduate College. Thus, the information in this manual (ECE Graduate Study Manual) supplements, and in many cases supersedes, the information given in the Graduate College Handbook. This manual includes all the Departmental rules and regulations that apply to ECE graduate students and assistants together with many of the most commonly encountered Graduate College regulations. Students should consult both the online Graduate College Handbook and this manual when planning or revising their program of studies.
If there is any doubt regarding the interpretation of any regulation or requirement in this manual, or if there are questions about the graduate program involving matters not covered in this manual, please consult the ECE Graduate Advisor, Professor Steven J. Franke.
ECE Graduate Advising Office
156 William L. Everitt Laboratory
1406 W. Green St., MC-702
Urbana, IL 61801
Table of Contents
General Information link
- University Policy
- Statement on Academic Integrity
- University Academic Calendars
- Faculty and Their Research Interests
The ECE Graduate Program link
General Requirements link
Applying To All Students
Graduate Forms
The M.S. Degree Program link
- Credit Requirements for the M.S. Degree
- Deposit of the Thesis in the Graduate College
- Continuing Towards the PhD Degree
- Time Limitations
The PhD Degree Program link
- Credit Requirements
- First Stage of the PhD Program
- Admission to PhD Candidacy
- Second Stage of the PhD Program
- PhD Program Breadth Requirement Courses
- The Doctoral Committee
- The Preliminary Examination
- Third Stage of the PhD Program
- The Final Examination
- Deposit of the Thesis in the Graduate College
- Time Limitations
The Qualifying Examination and Admission to PhD Candidacy link
- Rules for Entering with Bachelor's Degrees
- Rules for Entering with Master's Degrees
- Registering for the Qualifying Examination
- The Departmental Qualifying Examination
- Admission to PhD Candidacy
The Thesis link
- Suggestions for Organizing the Thesis
- Preparation of the Thesis for Submission
- Administrative Requirements
- Writing ECE Theses and Dissertations
