In almost all cases, graduate admission will fall into one of three categories: Full Standing Admission, Conditional Admission, or Qualifying for Admission.

To be admitted to the graduate program with Full Standing Admission, a student must:

1. Submit a transcript demonstrating completion of a bachelor's degree that required four or more years of study, or an equivalent. The undergraduate grade point average must be a B average or better (GPA ³ 3.0/4.0). In some circumstances, such as for adult students,this grade point average requirement may be modified and satisfactory completion of specific undergraduate prerequisites be required instead.
2. Submit GRE general test scores that are competitive with the scores of other current applicants and with current students. The International Programs Office requires international students to submit GRE scores prior to admission, and only in exceptional circumstances is this requirement deferred. A high GRE score is one circumstance that can influence modification of the 3.0/4.0 GPA requirement.
3. An International student must submit a TOEFL score of 500 paper based or 213 computer based or better prior to admission.An International student applying for an assistantship which involves working with students must submit a score of at least 195 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) orequivalent. The TSE may be taken after arriving at the University of Mississippi, but ascore of less than 195 disqualifies the applicant from assignments as a laboratory assistant.

All of the above requirements must be satisfied in order to become a graduate student with Full Standing Admission.

A student who meets most requirements, but not all, may be admitted as a Conditional Admission. A Conditional Admission student will receive graduate credit for courses at the 600 level and the 500 level that are completed successfully. A Conditional Admission student has only one semester, or 9 credit hours, to meet all requirements and become a student with Full Standing Admission. A student who fails to meet all the remaining requirements within this time limit will be reclassified as a Non-degree student.

A student who lacks adequate background to begin graduate study in electromagnetics, or who lacks several of the above requirements, may be admitted as a Qualifying for Admission student. A Qualifying for Admission student is restricted to classes at the 500 level or below, and courses taken as a Qualifying for Admission do not receive graduate credit toward meeting degree requirements. A Qualifying for Admission student cannot receive a Graduate Assistantship or a Graduate Tuition Scholarship, and is not eligible for financial aid.. A student who begins his or her career as Qualifying for Admission student may attend the University to complete prerequisite requirements, improve English language skills, etc. In these cases, the Qualifying for Admission status can be used productively to prepare for graduate study.

In contrast, a student who begins as Conditional Admission or Full Standing Admission and later is placed in the Non-degree category faces severe consequences. A Conditional Admission student will be placed in Non-degree status if he or she does not become a Full Standing Admission student within the one semester time limit imposed by the Graduate School. Also, a Full Standing Admission or Conditional Admission graduate student who fails to maintain a 3.0 or above composite GPA also may be placed in Non-degree status. A student who has begun progress towards a degree and then becomes a Non-degree student will usually need at least one extra semester to graduate because Non-degree students receive no credit towards degree requirements. Graduate School regulations prohibit Non-degree students from receiving assistantships or other financial aid.

The following areas of study must be completed before beginning graduate study. The course numbers and titles are University of Mississippi classes. Courses from other institutions with equivalent credit may be substituted at the discretion of the Electrical Engineering Department.

Course Number	Title	Semester Hours
CSCI 251	Programming for Engineering and Sciences (FORTRAN programming)	3
Engr 310	Engineering Analysis I (Applied Mathematics for Engineering)	4
Engr 410	Engineering Analysis I	4
El E 341	Theory of Fields	3
El E 441	Electromagnetic Theory I	3
El E 433	High Frequency and Microwave Laboratory	1

If any of these courses or an equivalent course is not present on transcripts of previous study, a student may be required to complete the missing courses with a B average with no grade less than a C prior to admission to graduate study. Clearly, these courses may also have prerequisites in the basic areas of mathematics and electromagnetics.Because every course is not offered every semester, the following courses may be substituted to meet the prerequisite requirements at the discretion of the Electrical Engineering Department:

Course Number	Title	Semester Hours
El E 523	Microwave Engineering	3
El E 525	Introduction to Antennas	3
Phys 501	Electromagnetic Theory	3

In all cases the University of Mississippi Graduate School Catalog defines the specific requirements for a graduate degree. This outline attempts to summarize these requirements accurately, but in case of a conflict, the Graduate School Catalog is the final word, except in cases where Departmental requirements are known to be more demanding than Graduate School requirements (such as credit hours required for the Ph.D.). It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that you meet graduation requirements.The faculty will assist you in selecting courses, but they do not assume the responsibility of ensuring that you meet graduation requirements.

It is important that all graduate students understand that the course credit hour requirements outlined below are minimum requirements. Additional credit hours may be required by the Graduate Advisor, Research Advisor, Electrical Engineering Faculty,Electrical Engineering Department Chairman, or Thesis or Dissertation Committee. In general, extra credit hours will be required for students whose background in electromagnetics is insufficient or required to support specific research projects.However, it is the faculty's responsibility to maintain the quality of the graduate degrees conferred, and they may require course work beyond the minimum in order to meet that responsibility.

To receive a graduate degree with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering, a student must meet all three of the criteria given below:

• Achieve a 3.0 or better GPA on all graduate courses attempted at the University of Mississippi. For courses which are repeated and which cover the same material, the Graduate School regulations apply.
• Achieve a 3.0 or better GPA on all graduate courses with an ENGR or El E designation attempted at the University of Mississippi. For courses which are repeated and which cover the same material, only the most recent grade will be counted in determining the GPA. For courses which bear the same number but cover different material (for example, Special Topics), each grade received will be counted towards the GPA.
• Achieve a 3.0 or better GPA on all graduate courses identified by the Electrical Engineering Department as "core courses" and attempted at the University of Mississippi. For courses which are repeated and which cover the same material, only the most recent grade will be counted in determining the GPA.

A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit (500-level courses and above) is required. A minimum of 18 hours of formalized lecture courses is required. For students who elect the THESIS OPTION, 24 hours of course work is required in addition to a minimum of 6 semester hours of thesis credit (ENGR 697, Section 3). The THESIS OPTION is required for all students who accept graduate assistantships in the Electrical Engineering Department. For the NON-THESIS OPTION, 27 hours of course work is required in addition to a minimum of 3 semester hours from a design-oriented or research project course. At least one-half the candidate's graduate courses exclusive of thesis must be in courses to which only graduate students are admitted (600-level and above).

Every candidate for a Masters degree must pass a final oral examination administered by a committee appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School. Oral exams may not be administered before mid-term of

the semester in which the candidate is enrolled in the final courses which are required for graduation (excluding thesis credits). The oral exam may not be administered until the thesis has been submitted in

final form (except for changes the committee may require) to the examination committee and will not be scheduled during regular University examination periods or between semesters. Electrical Engineering Department guidelines require that the thesis (or research report for a non-thesis option) be submitted to the committee not later than 10 days prior to the oral examination.

There is no foreign language requirement for the Masters degree.

Doctoral Program

To receive a Ph.D. degree with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering, a student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of graded courses in a "minor" area (Math or Physics) and 36 semester hours of graded courses in the major area, for a total of 48 semester hours of graded course work. There must be exactly 2 hours of graded credit in Seminar used towards meeting the 36 hour requirement, and no more than 6 semester hours of Research Topics may be used toward meeting the 36 hour requirement. No more than 18 semester hours of credit toward meeting the 36 hour requirement will be awarded for courses completed at other institutions or for a Masters degree in an area of specialization other than Electrical Engineering; and no more than 24 semester hours of credit toward meeting the 48 hour (36+12) requirement will be awarded for courses completed at other institutions or for a Masters degree in an area of specialization other than Electrical Engineering.

A student's Dissertation Adviser and Dissertation Committee have the right to require courses in excess of the 48 hours described above, in cases where such courses are deemed necessary and advisable to support the candidate's dissertation research.

Doctoral students must take a qualifying exam after one semester of graduate study, and may not register for Dissertation credit (Engr. 797) until the qualifying exam has been attempted. The qualifying exam is based on material covered in Engr 621, Engr 623, and Engs 528 (Microwave Circuits, Electromagnetics, and Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics), and on core material included in every undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. The qualifying exam, offered in January of each year, is a written exam and is administered in a single day.

The faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering will evaluate the qualifying exam and a student will receive one of the following ratings:

• Qualified. A student who receives the rating of Qualified may register for Dissertation credit. Further course work will be determined by the core curriculum and by the student's Dissertation Advisor or Dissertation Committee.
• Qualified With Conditions. A student who receives the rating of Qualified with Conditions may be required to demonstrate competence in an area (or areas) of weakness by successfully completing special projects or reports, or by completing one or more courses.A student rated as Qualified with Conditions may register for no more than 3 hours of Dissertation Credit before successfully completing the conditions imposed. The faculty will judge when conditions have been successfully completed and notify the student that his or her status has been upgraded to "Qualified".
• Probationary Status. A student who receives the rating of Probationary Status must attempt the Qualifying Exam again the following January, and may not register for Dissertation Credit. A student on Probationary Status who fails the Qualifying exam will be placed in non-degree status.

A Doctoral student must complete a comprehensive examination which includes written and oral parts at least one year prior to the time the student expects to receive a degree. The student's Dissertation Committee will make a decision whether or not to accept the Qualifying Exam as the written part of the comprehensive exam. If they judge that additional written material should be included as part of the Comprehensive Exam, this written test will be formulated and judged by the student's Dissertation Committee.

After passing the written part of the comprehensive exam, the oral part of the Comprehensive is attempted. The student must prepare a dissertation prospectus and defend it before his or her Dissertation Committee in a seminar-like format. The Dissertation Committee must unanimously approve the proposed work. This defense of the dissertation prospectus is part of, and may constitute all of, the oral comprehensive exam; but in the case that there is a question about a student's knowledge in one of the areas of the written exam, an oral examination on that area may be required by the faculty. During the oral examination, any faculty member may question the student about his or her knowledge of areas necessary for completion of the dissertation, and the dissertation committee may require additional preparation after the oral Comprehensive exam.

If a student does not receive the Ph.D. degree within five years of passing the Comprehensive Exam, the Graduate School requires that the Comprehensive Exam be repeated. The Department of Electrical Engineering interprets this requirement as follows. In the semester of the fifth calendar year following successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam (written and oral parts), a student must either graduate or repeat the presentation of the prospectus, which must be unanimously approved by the student's dissertation committee. The dissertation committee may be the same or may be different that the previous committee. The prospectus presented may be the same or may be different than that presented five years earlier, but if it is the same, then the student mustreview work published in the last five years that impact the proposed dissertation. The faculty may question the student to assess his or her competency to perform the proposed work; and as a result of this questioning may require the student to take a subsequent written Comprehensive Exam, take specific courses, or other remedies deemed appropriate by the faculty. Successful presentation and adoption of the prospectus and completion of any other requirements grants the student another five years to graduate before another prospectus must be adopted.

When the dissertation has been completed, the final oral exam procedure is similar to that outlined for the Masters degree, except that the dissertation committee should have three weeks to review the dissertation prior to the final oral exam.

Dissemination of knowledge is one of the primary responsibilities of a university, and publication of research in professional, refereed journals and presentation of research results at conferences is a very important component of that responsibility. Presentations, both oral and written, impact an engineer's professional development long after he or she has received a degree. Every student is strongly encouraged to discuss the publication of thesis and dissertation material with his or her advisor, because advisors differ on the amount of participation in publication activities they require from a student. This discussion should include issues such as "Is this work publishable?", "What is an appropriate division of responsibility for preparing material for publication?", and "How will the question of inclusion and ordering of co-authors be decided?".

1. Select an advisor no later than the second semester of study.
2. Complete course requirements which satisfy the core curriculum and seminar requirements detailed in this document.
3. Form a thesis committee for consultation and advice.
4. Complete the thesis research, thesis hour credits and writing the thesis (or research project).
5. Complete a Degree Application and submit it to the Graduate School early in the semester you intend to graduate (the exact deadline is determined by the Graduate School).
6. Submit a proposed thesis committee and date for defense of the thesis to the Graduate School.
7. The Graduate School will approve the committee and the date if it meets the requirements detailed above, and notify the student and the committee members of the approval.
8. Defend the thesis (or present the research project) successfully, have your adviser notify the Graduate School of this fact and submit an approved and signed thesis to the Graduate School.
9. Submit an unbound copy of your thesis or project report to the Department of Electrical Engineering.
10. Graduate.

A typical Masters program can be completed in two years beyond the BSEE.

1. Select an advisor no later than the second semester of study.
2. Successfully complete the Qualifying Exam in January of the 2d or 3rd semester of PhD study.
3. Choose a Dissertation Advisor and form a Dissertation Committee
4. Complete course requirements which satisfy the core curriculum and seminar requirements detailed in this document.
5. Complete any additional written material required for the Comprehensive Exam.
6. Complete a dissertation proposal, form a dissertation committee, and have the Graduate School approve the committee and the date for defense of the prospectus.
7. Successfully defend the dissertation proposal, with the dissertation committee unanimously approving the work to be done.
8. Successfully complete the research and write the dissertation. Changes from the original prospectus must be unanimously approved by the dissertation committee.
9. Schedule a dissertation defense and have it approved by the Graduate School, who will notify all of the parties involved.
10. Successfully defend the dissertation and submit the required copies of the dissertation to the Graduate School.
11. Submit an unbound copy of your dissertation to the Department of Electrical Engineering
12. Graduate.

A typical Doctoral program can be completed in four to five years beyond a BSEE.

Requirements for the style, format, etc. for theses and dissertations can be found in a document which is available from the Graduate School.

The thesis or dissertation committee may require changes or additions to the thesis or dissertation after the final defense, and these modifications must be completed and signed by the committee prior to submission of the document to the Graduate School.

The Electrical Engineering Department requires that all students be in "good standing" with the Department, School of Engineering, and University at the date of graduation. For example, students who have been found in violation of academic honesty by the University's Academic Discipline Committee and have a pending suspension or dismissal will not be allowed to graduate.

• Master's of Science in Engineering Science with Emphasis in Electrical Engineering (Electromagnetics) (Thesis Option)
• Master's of Science in Engineering Science with Emphasis in Electrical Engineering (Electromagnetics) (Non-Thesis Option)
• Doctor of (Ph.D., Ed.D., D.A.) Philosophy in Engineering Science with emphasis in Electrical Engineering(Electromagnetics)

System of Advisors and Registration

The Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering will appoint a Thesis Adviser from the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering for each Masters student prior to registration for his or her third semester of study. This Thesis Adviser must advise and approve the registration for the 3rd semester and beyond. The Chair will appoint a Thesis Adviser based on the mutual consent between the faculty member and student when such an agreement exists.

A new Thesis Adviser may be appointed at any time the student and a faculty member mutually agree; and in this case, the previous Thesis Adviser should be notified as soon as possible. A student should strive to maintain good communication with his or her advisor; and in all cases, a dialogue with the present advisor and Department Chair must precede selection of a new advisor. In the event that a faculty member withdraws as a Thesis Adviser, the Chair shall appoint a new Thesis Adviser. Only in extraordinary circumstances should a student request that a new Thesis Adviser be appointed without first having identified a faculty member who has agreed to the appointment.

The Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering will appoint a Dissertation Adviser from the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering for each Ph.D. student when that student has completed the Qualifying Exam with the Status of Qualified or Qualified With Conditions. This Dissertation Adviser must advise and approve all registrations from that point on. The Chair will appoint Dissertation Advisers based on the mutual consent between the faculty member and student when such an agreement exists.

A new Dissertation Adviser may be appointed at any time the student and a faculty member mutually agree; and in this case, the previous Dissertation Adviser should be notified as soon as possible. A student should strive to maintain good communication with his or her advisor; and in all cases, a dialogue with the present advisor and Department Chair must precede selection of a new advisor. In the event that a faculty member withdraws as a Dissertation Adviser, the Chair shall appoint a new Dissertation Adviser. Only in extraordinary circumstances should a student request that a new Dissertation Adviser be appointed without first having identified a faculty member who has agreed to the appointment.

The core curriculum is based on the philosophy that a graduate who specializes in electromagnetic theory and applications should know a basic " core" of information. The core areas are: advanced electromagnetic theory, measurements of electromagnetic quantities, numerical techniques applicable to electromagnetic boundary value problems, and microwave circuits and applications. Beyond this basis required of all graduate students, Doctoral students are expected to have knowledge of antennas, one of the primary application areas of electromagnetic theory. Following this philosophy, four graduate courses in electrical engineering are designated as the core curriculum of graduate education in electromagnetic theory and applications. These four courses (12 credit hours) are required of all graduate students, and should be taken at the earliest opportunity. Some students, however, will require undergraduate prerequisites before registering for these classes.

The core courses are:

Course Number	Title	Additional Information
ENGR 619	Advanced Microwave Measurements	ENGR 621 is a prerequisite; ENGR 623 is recommended
ENGR 621	Advanced Electrodynamics
ENGR 623	Passive Microwave Circuits
ENGR 626	Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics
ENGR 625	Antennas	Required only for Ph.D. students

Study in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications may be roughly divided into five areas: Electromagnetic Theory, Numerical and Mathematical Methods, Microwaves, Antennas, and Mathematics. The following courses are listed in the five categories according to their primary emphasis, although elements from many categories may be present in a single course. This listing is intended to aid students in choosing courses which support a particular area. In addition, the courses in the Mathematics category have been used in the past to meet the requirements for a minor in Mathematics.

Course Number	Title	Additional Information
ENGR 621	Advanced Electrodynamics	core
ENGR 622	Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 621	Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 622	Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 401/402	Electromagnetic Theory	Not for graduate credit
El E 341	Theory of Fields	Not for graduate credit
El E 441/442	Electromagnetic Theory	Not for graduate credit

Course Number	Title	Additional Information
ENGR 626	Numberical Methods in Electromagnetics	core
ENGR 628	Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics
ENGR 627	Ray Methods in Electromagnetics
ENGR 687	Special Functions for Applications
ENGR 593/594	Approximate Methods of Engineering Analysis
ENGR 635	Optimization
ENGR 701	Finite Element Analysis

Course Number	Title	Additional Information
ENGR 619	Advanced Microwave Measurements	Ph. D. core option
ENGR 623	Passive Microwave Circuits	core
ENGR 624	Active Microwave Circuits
El E 561	Microwave Circuit Design
El E 433	High Frequency and Microwave Laboratory	Not for graduate credit
El E 523	Microwave Engineering

Course Number	Title	Additional Information
ENGR 625	Antennas	Ph. D. core option
ENGR 628	Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics	core
ENGR 627	Ray Methods in Electromagnetics
ENGR 525	Introduction to Antennas

Course Number	Title
Math 555/556	Advanced Calculus
Math 655/656	Theory of Functions of Complex Variables
Math 520	Linear Algebra
Math 519	Matrices
ENGR 687	Special Functions for Applications

Graduate students are expected to attend the electromagnetics seminar every week. Graduate students must register for 1 hour of Engr. 696, Section 3, Seminar each semester with an Z/F grade or for graded credit (A-F), but this requirement will be waived if a student's Assistantship assignment prevents attendance at seminar. Z/F grading will be based on attendance and on participation in seminar activities. Masters students must receive 1 hour of graded (A-F) seminar credit prior to receiving their Masters degree. Ph.D. students must receive 2 hours of graded (A-F) seminar credit prior to receiving the Ph.D. degree.

As noted above, ENGR 597, Special Projects; ENGR 693, Research Topics; ENGR 699, Special Projects; and ENGR 729, Special Topics also present opportunities to learn about Electromagnetic Theory and Applications. Because course material changes from year to year, and in some cases from student to student, it is not possible to categorize these courses a priori.

For the Masters degree at least 3 hours but not more than 6 hours of credit in MATH or PHYSICS at the 500-level or higher is required as a minor. For the Doctoral degree, 12 hours of study in MATH, PHYSICS or another appropriate field is required--of these 12 hours, no more than 6 hours can be at the 500-level.

A faculty member from the student's minor area is required on thesis and dissertation committees, and that faculty member will participate in all oral exams and in review of the thesis or dissertation.

A graduate student registered for 9 semester hours or more is considered to be a full-time student. During a regular term, a graduate student may register for no more than 15 hours of credit, and 6 semester

hours each term is the maximum load allowed for summer school. Students registered for less than 9 hours of credit are considered part-time student and charged a different fee schedule, but in no case will fees exceed those of a full time student.

Students on assistantships have different maximum load requirements based on the number of hours of work the assistantship requires. For example, a student on a half-time assistantship (typical in the Electrical Engineering Department) which requires 20 hours of work per week must register for at least 6 hours credit each semester, but normally will register for 9 hours, exclusive of Seminar. Students must be full-time (9 hours/semester) in order to receive a Graduate Tuition Scholarship. See the Graduate Catalog for more details.

The School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi operates under an Honor Code for undergraduate students, but graduate students fall under the University's general Academic Discipline policy. In general, a faculty member who believes that academic dishonesty has occurred has great latitude in assessing penalties such as additional work, failure of an assignment, or failure of a class; and may recommend suspension or dismissal. The student's appeal procedure is detailed in the M Book, and is employed when a student disagrees with the penalty and when suspension or dismissal is recommended.

The academic discipline procedure applies not only to cheating on a test, but encompasses plagiarism, illegally copying software, and intellectual property cases.Intellectual property issues include questions such as, "Who must be included as a co-author of a paper?" and "Who has the right to keep and use a computer program developed by a student working on an assistantship?". Because intellectual property cases may prove thorny, good communication between advisors and students is extremely important. Especially in cases where opinions differ, a dialogue that starts early may help avert heartbreaks, bad feelings, and formal procedures.

The easy accessibility of copiers makes plagiarism an increasingly observed phenomenon in graduate classes. If you copy a figure from a text, then you must attribute the source and make it clear that the figure is copied. If you copy sections or even one sentence word-for-word, then that text must be enclosed in quotation marks, the source referenced and the body of the text must attribute the source. If you paraphrase a work, then the source must be referenced.

Students who receive financial aid (assistantships or fellowships) in the amount of $600 per semester or more will have the non-resident portion of their tuition waived. Students who receive assistantships or fellowships, or a combination of the two (work-study or other employment is not eligible) will receive a scholarship which covers a percentage of the tuition costs. The percentage is determined by Graduate School regulations and depends on the amount of funds received by the student and the source of the funds (state vs. grant). Students who accept a tuition scholarship must register for at least 9 hours of graduate credit per semester leading towards a graduate degree.

Foreign students from non-English speaking backgrounds must submit a score of 195 or above on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) which is available as part of the TOEFL in order to be eligible for assistantships as a laboratory assistant. Graduate students employed as Graduate Instructors may be required to submit higher scores on the TSE.

Each year the Electrical Engineering Department receives University funds to support its program with teaching and research assistantships. Students receiving departmental assistantships are assigned duties from 8 - 20 hours per week as teaching or research assistants. Faculty who receive research grants and contracts may support students at higher levels than state funding allows.

The deadline for application for assistantships is March 1. Then, in March, the faculty meet to award assistantships for the following academic year (August - May). A number of assistantships will be used to provide continuing support for graduate assistants already on campus who are doing satisfactory work and showing progress towards their degree. The remaining funds are awarded to applicants on a competitive basis. Factors that increase one's chances for being awarded an assistantship are: a high undergraduate grade point average, high GRE scores, TOEFL over 550 (foreign applicants), good letters of recommendation, and demonstrated ability and interest in electromagnetics. Foreign students from non-English speaking backgrounds must submit a score of 195 or above on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) which is available as part of the TOEFL in order to be eligible for assistantships which require work as a laboratory assistant. All of these factors are taken into account in awarding assistantships, and no single factor is dominant. Note, however, that for students who have not attended the University of Mississippi, standardized scores (GRE & TOEFL) assume added importance.

Persons receiving assistantships are notified in April, and the award begins at the beginning of the next Fall term, in most cases. In general, if progress towards a degree and quality of work performed is satisfactory, graduate assistants can expect to have their assistantship renewed for 2 years for Masters studies, and for 3 years for Doctoral studies. Funds available for new assistantships beginning in a Spring term are generally dependent on the number of December graduates. Consequently, beginning an assistantship in the Spring term is unlikely, and it is not wise to make plans which require such an assistantship.