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Electrical & Electronic Engineering
M.S. Degree Program
California State University, Sacramento
Advancement to Candidacy


By the end of the first semester, after admission to the program, each student is required to have a program of study evaluated and signed by a professor in the E&EE Department.  Students will fill out an Advancement to Candidacy Form(contract) outlining what courses they plan to take to complete the M.S. degree.  This contract will be signed by the student and the faculty advisor, then filed in the student's E&EE Department record.

In addition, each student must file with the Graduate Center an application for Advancement to Candidacy indicating a proposed program of graduate study for the completion of the M.S.E.E.E. degree.  This procedure should begin as soon as the classified graduate student has:
orange bullet removed any deficiencies in Admission Requirements,
and
orange bullet completed a minimum of 12 units in the graduate program with a minimum 3.0 GPA; at least nine of the 12 units must be EEE 200 level courses.

Each student must be advanced to candidacy and have a signed EEE 500 Topic Form on file in the E&EE Department prior to EEE 500 (Plan A or B) registration.  Advancement to Candidacy forms are available in both the Graduate Center and the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. The EEE 500 Topic Form, MS Word version, must be submitted with signatures to the Department Office (Riverside Hall, 3018).