UCB EECS v.s UCLA CSE

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<p>EECS stands for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
However, CSE stands for Computer Science Engineering.
My personal preference is that I like software more, but at the same time I don't want
to give up chances to get into UCB.
Is it true that EECS focuses more on EE rather than CS or we have options to choose??</p>

<p>Last but not at least, what I heard is that for grad. level of EECS in UCB we have to take GRE even if we study undergraduate in UCB, but for some other schools we can even skip this process.</p>

<p>I am having a hard time making the decision now...
Please leave any possible comments, I do appreciate it.</p>

<p>Again, Thanks in advance...</p>

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<p>EECS majors at Berkeley have to take specified lower division EE (20N, 40) and CS (61A, 61B, 61C, 70) courses, but can freely choose (with advisor approval) upper division courses in EE and/or CS.</p>

<p>In contrast, L&S CS majors at Berkeley have to take specified lower division CS (61A, 61B, 61C, 70) and EE (42) courses, and at least six upper division CS courses and one technical elective (may be CS or EE, or a number of other courses).</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/Notes/11-12ugradhandbook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/Notes/11-12ugradhandbook.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>^ Try that.</p>

<p>As far as I can tell, the only required EE courses are 20N and 40. You should look into the CSE (Option 4) program. :></p>

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<p>Basically, once you’ve fulfilled the lower-div requirements, you can take only CS based classes if that’s what you want to do.</p>

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<p>That may be true for the regular Masters or PhD programs, but you don’t need to take the GRE for the 5th Year Masters Program in EECS or L&S CS: [5</a> Year MS Program | EECS at UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/FiveYearMS/]5”>http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/FiveYearMS/)</p>