Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Applicants should have a baccalaureate degree preferably in electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, computer science engineering, or a closely-related discipline.
Students with BS or MS degrees in other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines are encouraged to apply for admission as well. Such students may be advised to take some courses from the undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum or a professional certificate offered by Mason, according to their intended concentration and specific backgrounds. Domestic students may be admitted provisionally and required to satisfy provisional requirements before taking advanced coursework.
Candidates must meet the general university graduate admission eligibility requirements, as defined in the catalog section Graduate Admission Policies, under General Admission Requirements, including a minimum 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale.
All students are required to submit a resume. They are also encouraged to provide up to three choices for their preferred academic advisor (selected from the list available on the ECE Department website), and declare their preliminary concentration choice. The concentration can be changed during the entire time in the program.
Must have a baccalaureate degree from a Mason-recognized institutional accrediting agency.
Earned or will earn a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited US institution, or an equivalent degree from a nationally recognized non-US institution.
Applications may be submitted during the final year of undergraduate study. Note: Acceptance is contingent on the award of a baccalaureate degree before matriculation to a graduate or professional program at Mason.
Earned a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale or better in your baccalaureate study. Note: The GPA requirement can be higher for individual programs.
An earned baccalaureate degree from a Mason-recognized accredited institution of higher education, or international equivalent, verified from copies of unofficial transcripts uploaded to the online application portal.
Copies of unofficial university transcripts from any earned degree uploaded to the online application portal from all universities attended.
IELTS - 6.5 total band score, no subsection minimum
TOEFL iBT - 80 or higher, no section minimum