PMP Master of Science Degree Requirements
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At Boulder, we have focused our professional master's programs (PMPs) on highly employable disciplines that provide skills based on industry needs. A declared subplan from the list below is required to complete the PMP Master of Science (MS) degree.
Subplans
- Embedded Systems Engineering
- Next Generation Power & Energy Systems
- Power Electronics
- High-Speed Digital Engineering
Course of Study
To earn a MS degree in our PMPs, a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework is required.
The subplans of our PMP MS degree have specific course and prerequisite requirements. Refer to those plans' webpages (listed above) for details.
Admission Requirements
All interested students must apply through the online application through the Graduate School.
See our Graduate Admissions Information page for full details on application and admission requirements.
Common Requirements and Policies
The following requirements and policies apply to all graduate students in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering.
Academic Advisor
Students are supported by a Graduate Program Advisor (staff member) and assigned a faculty advisor to help guide them through their degree.
Quality of Work
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all coursework. A student cannot be admitted to candidacy or graduate with a cumulative GPA below 3.0.
All grades are required to be a "C" or higher in order to count toward the degree. Grades below a "C" do not count toward the degree but do count toward a student's GPA.
Course Offerings
Visit classes.colorado.eduto view courses by current semester.Graduate-level coursework is numbered 5000 and above; the four-letter designator "ECEN" preceeds all our department courses.
The department also maintains ato indicate when courses are generally offered.
Transfer Credit
A maximum of nine semester hours of acceptable, non-degreed coursework with a grade of “B” or higher may be transferred from another accredited institution. Non-degreed means that the coursework cannot have previously counted toward a previous Bachelor’s degree or completed Master’s degree. Work completed at as a special student or at another campus falls under the nine-hour rule.
- Only the credit hours will transfer—the course grade will not count toward your GPA.
- Quarter system credits will transfer as .67 credit hours per 1 quarter credit hour. The Registrar will NOT round up.
More information on the process is available here.
Time Limit
All work must be completed within four years.
Switching to Traditional MS or PMP
Students may apply to switch their master’s degree program (traditional MS to PMP or vice-versa) once during their tenure as a student.
To switch, current students must access the policy and form on the ECEE Graduate Student Info Canvas resource page.
In-State Residency
Residency rules for in-state tuition can be found at the Tuition Classification Office.
The state of Colorado does allow U.S. Citizens/permanent residents to obtain in-state tuition after one-year of residency. International students are not eligible for in-state residency.
Current Student Resources
For all policies, current students should log-in to Canvas and access the ECEE Graduate Student Information page.