The application must be submitted online through the North Carolina State University Graduate School Online Application.
Students must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in electrical engineering with an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
Students who do not have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in electrical engineering must satisfy:
Completion of the following ECE courses (or electrical engineering courses equivalent to) ECE 200, ECE 211, ECE 220, ECE 301, and ECE 303
Applicants must have also completed the following courses or equivalent courses:
three semesters of calculus,
one semester of probability/statistics,
two semesters of physics, and
one semester of chemistry.
Three strong recommendations from persons able to comment on the applicant's qualifications for graduate study.
GRE scores within the last four years of the date of anticipated admission. Guidelines for minimal GRE percentile scores are 70 percentile verbal, 90 percentile quantitative, and 50 percentile analytical or writing. GRE scores for students who are graduates from NCSU may be waived. On the TOEFL iBT, students must have a minimum score of 18 on the Listening, Reading and Writing sections, 19 on the Speaking section, and a minimum Total score of 90. On the IELTS, students must have a minimum score of 6.5 on the Listening, Reading and Writing sections, 7.0 on the Speaking section, and a minimum Overall Band Score of 6.5.