Major Steps in ECE Graduate Programs
This page summarizes the major steps in the ECE
graduate program.
For full details on rules and regulations see the
ECE Graduate
Handbook and the
LSU
Graduate Bulletin.
IMPORTANT! Be informed of graduate school
application deadlines.
- Counsel by Graduate Advisor: On joining the program, you will be counseled by the Graduate Advisor and advised on course selection by a faculty member in your broad area of interest.
- Select Major Professor
- File the ECE Plan of Study: By the end of your second
semester in the program, you must file a departmental
MS Plan of Study. This
must be approved by your major professor and the Graduate Studies
Committee (GSC). The Plan of Study is not a binding contract and may
be changed from time to time in consultation with the major professor
and the GSC.
- Complete your course requirements. If the courses you
take are different from those in the approved plan of study, then you
should have these deviations approved by the major professor and the
GSC.
-
File a request
for a final exam ** at least (3) three weeks prior to the date of
the exam.
- Select a master's committee (REQUIRED for both THESIS and NON-THESIS options)
- Enroll in at least one credit of EE 8000 in the semester in which you take the final exam.
- Take the Final Examination.
-
Apply for
the degree ** by the graduate school application deadline (See
Graduate School Calendar)
Master's Degree Thesis Option Steps
The following steps apply only to those following the
thesis option.
- Submit a copy of your dissertation to the committee in a
timely manner.
-
Submit a final copy of your thesis to the graduate school after
making all suggested corrections and changes by the semester deadline
as listed on the
Graduate School Calendar
Master's Degree Non-Thesis Option Steps
The following steps apply only to those following the
non-thesis option.
-
Register to take the ECE MS Comprehensive Exam
- If you do not graduate in the semester in which you pass the MS
Comprehensive exam (final exam), your committee will conduct a final
oral exam in the semester of graduation.
- Counsel by Graduate Advisor: On joining the program, you will
be counseled by the Graduate Advisor and advised on course selection
by a faculty member in your broad area of interest.
- Select a major professor: This should be decided before you
take the qualifying exam.
-
Register and pass the qualifying exam.
- With Master's Degree: Exam should be taken in your second semester in the program.
- With Bachelor's Degree: Exam should be taken during or before your third semester in the program.
- File the ECE Plan of Study:
By the end of the semester in which you pass the
qualifying exam, you must file a departmental
Plan of Study. This must
be approved by your major professor (dissertation advisor) and the
Graduate Studies Committee (GSC). The Plan of Study is not a binding
contract and may be changed from time to time in consultation with the
major professor and the GSC.
- Select an advisory committee for the dissertation.
- Take the General Exam:
- File a
Request for General Exam ** at the Graduate School (three weeks
prior to the exam date).
- File the Graduate School's
Doctoral
Degree Audit. This form is to be submitted with the Request for
general exam. If the courses you take are different from your approved
Plan of Study or Program of Study, you should run the changes by the
GSC as soon as possible and if needed,
request a
change in your Doctoral Degree Audit.
- Submit a research prospectus in a timely manner to your advisory committee.
- Complete your course requirements.
- Defend your Dissertation (final examination) No sooner than
six months after the General Exam.
- File a
Request for Final Exam ** At least (3) three weeks prior to
the date of the exam.
- Submit a copy of your dissertation to the committee in a timely manner.
- Enroll in at least one credit of EE 9000 in the semester in which you take the final exam.
- Submit ** a final
copy of your dissertation to the graduate school after making all
suggested corrections and changes by the semester deadline as listed
on the Graduate School calendar.
-
Apply for a degree.