ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT and DEGREE PROGRAMS


5/7/02
	Graduate Certificate Program in Software Engineering approved contingent on the approval of Engineering College Faculty.

9/27/04
 	Interdisciplinary Master of Science in Software Engineering program approved.

1/19/07
	Minor changes in the Electrical Engineering Program approved.

2/16/07
	Combined BS/MS Engineering programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering approved.

4/13/07
    Degree requirement changes for the non-thesis option for the Master of Science in Software Engineering approved.

5/6/09
	Approved 3+1+1 program in electrical engineering pending the provisos of 1) inclusion of a CISP evaluation in calculating student's final cumulative GPA and 2) language from the Dean about admission.

2/11/10
	Master of Science in Computer Engineering program approved with two changes. Proposal will be re-submitted.
 
1/17/2013
	Nanobiotechnology specialization program approved.

1/17/2013
	Approved new admission information for international students regarding TOEFL scores between 525-550. 
	
3/18/15
	MCIS Computer Science track moved to College of Engineering. Information Systems track to remain in Business College.
	
	
1/17/2013
	Revised course requirements for international internship students requiring registration for EEC 602 - Electrical Engineering Internship (1 credit hr.) for each internship semester, as well as MS degree credit hour requirements.
	
5/5/14
	EEC 592 - Selected Topics change to a 3-4 credit hour course approved.
	ESC 704 - Stochastic Processes change to a 3 credit hour course and making course material  more advanced as a doctoral course approved.
	
5/5/14
	Earlier deadlines to application process [3/15 for fall, 9/15 for spring] and a return to a 60th percentile rather than a raw score on the GRE Quantitative Reasoning section approved.
	
11/06/14
	Approved splitting M.S. in Computer Information Science into 2 tracks: Computer Science and Information Systems & Technology.

3/18/15
	Approved adding 4 existing cross-listed courses as electives in Doctor of Engineering program computer engineering track.
	Clarified wording in degree requirements putting a 10 research credit limit in xxx895 course.
	
3/18/15
	Approved adding 4 existing cross-listed courses as electives in Doctor Of Engineering program computer engineering track.
	
4/20/17
	Approved two separate degrees:  MS in Computer Sciences and M.S. in Information Systems
	Approved changes to number of core courses and electives so that all 3 Software Engineering Master's program have the same totals: 32.
	
9/12/17
	Approved Master of Science in Cybersecurity interdisciplinary program involving Law, Engineering, and Business Colleges.
	
9/12/17
	Approved MCIS revisions:  CIS 335 and CIS 390 removed from preparatory sequence and renumbered to CIS 445 and CIS 450 and made electives; students to be required to 600 level electives; catalog wording changed from "option" to "sub-track"
	
9/12/17
	Approved creating a new computer science track within the DRE, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science area.
	
3/29/19
	Revised M.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Software Engineering to add EEC 693 Special Topics to the elective list
	
3/29/19
	Approved new graduate certificate program:  Engineering, Soft Materials
	
4/24/19
	Master of Computerr & Information Scienve (Computer Science track) approved.