Current ECpE Guidelines and Procedures
Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) has supplementary rules for graduate students in electrical and computer engineering known as the department’s Graduate Rules and Procedures. These rules, together with the ISU Graduate College Handbook, summarize rules and regulations governing graduate study in the ECpE department. The rules cover admission’s policies, graduate advising, degree requirements, PhD qualifying process, research area courses, and more.
Students pursuing a graduate program in the ECpE department are strongly urged to be conversant with these rules.
Current Supplementary Rules
FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2011 AND LATER:
- Current Supplementary Rules (revised 4/2012)
- Appendix A: For Masters and PhD program-Academic Area Courses (revised 2009)
- Appendix B: For PhD Qualifying Process-Research Area (Knowledge) and Skills Development Courses (revised 3/14/2011)
Additional Information Not Included in Supplementary Rules
- English Placement Test
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Doctoral Qualifying Exam
- Code of Ethics
- Graduate Student Travel
Past Supplementary Rules
Graduate students admitted in prior to Fall 2011 and have not yet submitted a Program of Study may elect, with the approval of your major professor, to use this version of the rules:
- Full Supplementary Rules (pre-fall 2011) (revised 7/2009) (PDF)
- Full Supplementary Rules (revised 3/2011) (PDF)
- Revised Supplementary Rules (revised 1/2012) (PDF)
- Appendix A: For Masters program-Academic Area Courses (revised 2009)
- Appendix B: For PhD Qualifying Process-Research Area (Knowledge) and Skills Development Courses (revised 2009)
For graduate students admitted prior to Fall 2009 and have not yet submitted a program of study, you may elect, with the approval of your major professor, to use this version of the rules:
- Full Supplementary Rules (pre-fall 2009) (revised 2/2008) (PDF) (Note: Use the bookmarks in the PDF file to navigate to the section you want to read.)