Columbia MSEE FAQ:
2.1 What are the specific requirements for the MS degree?

The details of the MS degree appear on page 134 of the SEAS Bulletin, available online here. These details are repeated on the department's MS program page.

The quickest way to review the requirements is to look at the Master of Science Degree Program Approval Form, which is the form you will eventually complete to apply for your MS degree. It has the following checkpoints (as of fall 2005):

• 30 points of credit
• (at least) 15 points for courses at or above 6000 level
• no credit for 3000 level courses (or below)
• GPA of at least 2.5
• (at least) 15 points in EE or CS
  • of which, at least 10 points in EE
• maximum of 6 points for research (4998 or 6001/2)
• maximum of 3 points non-technical (i.e. not engineering, science, or quantitative classes, according to the judgment of the advisor)
• all courses completed within 5 years
• no credit for some specific classes: APMA 4206, IEOR E4207, IEOR E4208, IEOR E4310, SIEO W4105, SIEO W4150 (see What courses are excluded and why?)
• no grades of P or R

Put briefly, you need to take about 10 courses (less of you take some of the 4.5 credit courses on offer), at least half must have numbers beginning with 6, at least half must be in EE or CS, and a third of the total credit must be from EE. And you must get a B- average, at least, on those courses.

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