<p>I will be graduating from college this year with majors in math and computer science. I am very interested in electrical engineering after working at an internship this summer, working with EEs and finding out that programming eight hours a day in VB isn't as fun as I thought it would be. I noticed that some schools only require a degree in math or CS for their electrical engineering MS programs. I was wondering if anyone had any information to help me with this, ie how difficult is it to get in, how far behind would I be, etc. I have taken 2 semesters of physics, an electronics class, and a digital computer architecture course and have a 4.0 in CS and a 3.4 in math.</p>
<p>This happens more than you might think - there is a lot of movement between those 3 fields. </p>
<p>Some programs will allow you to focus on one specific area of EE, and will only requre you to take those courses directly relevent and necessary to that specialty. This is fine if you are looking for something specific, especially if it closely ties in to your undergrad education (like signal processing or computer vision). This does not take any longer than any other masters, but limits your ability to operate outside your specialty and problematic if you want to operate in hardware-centric areas.</p>
<p>Other programs will require you to obtain a “basic competency” in electrical engineering before they allow you to graduate or even progress into grad-level classes. This can add a whole year to your degree (even with your classes already) but will provide you with the basic level of knowledge expected of practicing engineers. If you want to become a real engineer, this is the route to take, provided you can handle an extra year of classes at the start of the program.</p>
<p>Decide which option sounds better to you, assemble your list of prospective schools, and start calling/emailing the assorted Directors of Graduate Studies and asking them which path you would take at their schools.</p>
<p>it will be hard to find an ee job without a bsee even if you graduate with a msee. some msee programs require you to take some bsee classes to qualify for admission.</p>