Electrical and Computer Engineering

Supported Degree Objectives

Required Supporting Documents

Transcripts
Recommendation Letters
Statement of Purpose
Resume
Diversity Essay
- Only required for on-campus applicants who attended high school in the United States and are seeking support through a Purdue fellowship; 500 words or less.
- Describe your leadership experience, work experience, service experience, or other significant involvement with racial, ethnic, socio-economic, or educational communities that have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education and how these experiences would promote a diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the pursuit of research, scholarship, and creative excellence.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- The GRE is optional for all applicants. Be aware that applicants with a lower GPA or from a school that Purdue ECE may not be familiar with may benefit from providing strong GRE scores.
- Average scores of successful applicants are:
  - Verbal: 154
  - Quantitative: 166
  - Analytical Writing: 4.0

English Proficiency Requirements

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)

Application Deadlines

Residential
Fall Spring Summer

December 1* September 1 No Entry PhD and MS
*December 1 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 1. The final deadline is April 1.

Program Contact Information

Name	Deb Bowman
Phone	765-494-3392
Email	ecegrad@purdue.edu
Web	Program Website Electrical & Computer Engineering
Address	MSEE 501 Northwestern Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2044 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.

Fall	Spring	Summer
December 1*	September 1	No Entry	PhD and MS