Electrical and Computer Engineering

Supported Degree Objectives

Required Supporting Documents

Transcripts
Recommendation Letters
Statement of Purpose
Resume
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Average scores of successful applicants are:
  - Verbal: 154
  - Quantitative: 166
  - Analytical Writing: 4.0
English Proficiency (Non-native English speaking international applicants: choose a test below)
- TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 80
  - Minimum section requirements:
    - Reading: 19
    - Listening: 14
    - Speaking: 18 (23 is required to be considered for a teaching assistantship)
    - Writing: 22 (exceptions made for exceptional PhD applicants with financial support)
- TOEFL: Paper-Delivered Test: Minimum Overall Required Score: No minimum
  - Minimum section requirements:
    - Reading: 19
    - Listening: 14
    - Writing: 22 (exceptions made for exceptional PhD applicants with financial support)
- IELTS (Academic Module): Minimum Overall Required Score: 6.5
  - Minimum section requirements:
    - Reading: 6.5
    - Listening: 6.0
    - Speaking: 6.0
    - Writing: 6.0

Master's Degree Program Requirements

Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
- 3.25 or equivalent (A=4.0)

Doctoral Degree Program Requirements

Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
- 3.25 or equivalent (A=4.0; Average GPA of admitted students is 3.6)
Master's Degree Required

Application Deadlines

Fall Spring Summer

December 15* May 1 No Entry On-Campus

May 1^† November 1^† No Entry Online
*December 15 is the deadline for priority consideration for financial support. Only a limited number of admissions will be granted to applicants whose application is completed after December 15. May 1 is the final deadline.
^†These are priority deadlines. Online final deadline for the fall semester is July 1. Online final deadline for the spring semester is December 1.

Program Contact Information

Name	Deb Bowman
Phone	765-494-3392
Email	ecegrad@ecn.purdue.edu
Web	Program Website Electrical & Computer Engineering
Address	Graduate Office School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University 465 Northwestern Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035 USA

Additional Information

Current master's students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.
Bachelor's level students are normally considered for admission into the Master's program; however, bachelor's level students with exceptionally strong undergraduate records may apply for and be considered for direct admission into the Ph.D. degree program.
Letters of Recommendation should be submitted online. If your recommenders are unable to submit electronically, you must download the recommendation form and complete the top portion before giving to your recommender(s) to include with their letter.
International applicants who want to be considered for a teaching assistantship must submit the IBT TOEFL and have a Speaking score of 23.
Non-native English speakers who do not take the TOEFL cannot be considered for TA positions.

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