Electrical Engineering in Battery Controls, MSEE-BC

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers coursework and thesis supervision leading to the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with an option in Battery Controls (MSEE-BC).

Admission Requirements

Students applying for the MSEE-BC degree must submit a written request to enroll in the Battery Controls option. This request can be made either during the initial MSEE application process or after admission to the program. However, it must be submitted before the MSEE degree is awarded.

For standard admission to the MSEE-BC program, applicants must meet the standard MSEE requirements and have completed the following university-level coursework with a grade of “B” or higher.

Mathematics: Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations
Science: Physics III - calculus based, General Chemistry I
Engineering: Circuits II, Electronics I, Linear Systems

Guaranteed Early Admission

Students in their final semester of a BSEE or BSCpE at UCCS are guaranteed admission to the MSEE-BC program if they meet the following criteria:

The student must have completed a maximum of 45 semester hours at UCCS at the time of graduation with the BS degree.
The student must be registered in their final undergraduate semester (in either the BSEE or BSCpE programs) at the time of application to the MSEE program.
The student must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.25.
The student must submit a letter of recommendation from the current department chair.

Early admission is not available to students who are not residents of the United States of America.

Fast-track Admission

The fast-track admission process is designed to offer a more efficient admission process to former undergraduate students who have graduated from UCCS no more than four years prior to the time of application to a graduate program. A student applying under the fast-track admission rules must submit the following to the Department:

The Fast-Track Admission application form, fully and accurately completed
A completed residency form(back of application form), if the student claims in-state-tuition eligibility
A check or money order (for the appropriate amount) nonrefundable application fee
Official transcripts for any university level studies attempted after graduation from UCCS
A statement giving permission to the ECE graduate program office to obtain an internal transcript from SIS for the applicant
A letter of recommendation. Students who qualify only for provisional admission must submit a minimum of two letters of recommendation.

Fast-track admission is only available to graduates of the UCCS College of Engineering & Applied Sciences.

Regular Admission

Regular admission to the MSEE program requires the following:

A 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) may be required of any student whose GPA falls below this average or is not a graduate of an undergraduate program in electrical engineering. All foreign applicants must complete the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections of the GRE.

Both the MSEE and PhD programs require one of the following minimum scores from graduates of foreign universities: a TOEFL iBT score of at least 80, an IELTS score of at least 6.5, or a Duolingo score of at least 115.

Note that units completed before admission may not all be transferable into a graduate degree program.

Provisional Admission

Students who do not meet the requirements for regular admission may be considered for provisional admission based on their overall application, including GPA, GRE scores, and letters of recommendation. Provisionally admitted students are often required to take remedial courses, which will be specified in their acceptance letter. Registration for such remedial courses must commence with the first semester of a student’s program with at least three credits completed per semester until all remedial requirements are satisfied.

Application Deadlines

Applications are reviewed on a continual basis but must be received by April 1 for fall admission or October 1 for spring admission for students who are applying for assistantships. It is recommended that international students apply at least three months prior to the start of the semester to allow time to request a visa.

For more information about these programs, please contact:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Graduate Program, Engineering Building, Room 299

Phone: (719) 255-3548

Email: ecedept@eas.uccs.edu

You can also visit our website for application materials and more information.

Duration of Program

The MSEE degree is typically completed in one to three years but must be finished within six years from the start of coursework. A student who is not continuously enrolled (missing three consecutive semesters) becomes inactive and is subject to the rules governing Readmission of Former Students outlined in the The Graduate School procedures.

Course Requirements

Required Core Courses

Student completes the following six 3-credit-hour core courses:

Elective Courses

Student chooses two three-semester-hour elective courses from the following list if receiving an MSEE-BC with thesis track; otherwise student chooses four three-semester-hour elective courses from the following list:

ECEN 5007 Power electronics for Electric Drive Vehicles (CU-Boulder)
ECEN 5737 Adjustable SPeed AC Drives (CU-Boulder)

Substitutions/Exceptions

Student may substitute up to two different relevant graduate courses from the Electrical and Computer Engineering or affiliated departments for elective courses with approval of the MSEE-BC program director. Student may not substitute any core course unless already taken by the student and applied to another degree. In that case, student may substitute from the elective course list.

Acceptable Grades

The student must have an overall graduate GPA of 3.0 in order to graduate. The student must have a grade of “C” or better in all courses applied toward the MSEE-BC degree option.