Admission Requirements

• B.S. degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university in electrical or computer engineering or a closely related field with appropriate undergraduate courses, such as calculus through differential equations and linear algebra, physics, and the usual electrical engineering core courses.
  • If you have a degree in engineering, an accredited program is one that is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
  • If you have completed degrees in computer science or a closely related field, an accredited program is one taken at a college that is regionally accredited, such as the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • If you have an international baccalaureate degree or diploma which is equivalent to three years of undergraduate study in the U.S. in computer science, engineering, or a related area, you may be eligible to be admitted into a bridge option in your intended graduate program.
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.85 for full matriculation.
  • U.S. Students Only: If you do not qualify for full matriculation, you may be admitted at the dean’s discretion. Upon completion of nine graduate credits and fulfillment of pre-curriculum requirements, your status may be reviewed for performance evaluation and further advancement in the academic program.
  • For students with an insufficient background for full matriculation, up to 40 credits from the list of waivable and prerequisite courses below may be required.
    • Waivable Courses
      • EENG 502 Electrical Circuits I and Engineering Tools (4 credits)
      • EENG 504 Introduction to Electronic Circuits (3 credits)
      • EENG 505 Fundamentals of Digital Logic (3 credits)
      • EENG 508 Electrical Circuits II (3 credits)
      • EENG 512 Control Systems (3 credits)
      • EENG 514 Signals and Systems (3 credits)
      • EENG 515 Random Signals and Statistics (3 credits)
      • EENG 518 Communication Theory (3 credits)
    • Additional Prerequisite Courses
      • MATH 170 Calculus I (4 credits)
      • MATH 180 Calculus II (4 credits)
      • MATH 260 Calculus III (4 credits)
      • MATH 320 Differential Equations (3 credits)

Note: Credits earned for the courses above will not be counted toward the 30 credits required for the M.S. degree. Additionally, all 500-level bridge courses will earn a pass/fail grade.

• Submit GRE scores
  • Students of foreign universities with a CGPA below 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are required to take the GRE and submit their scores
  • GRE requirements can be waived by students’ request and will be reviewed by the department. If the waiver is approved by the department, the GRE will not be required.
  • Students of foreign universities with a CGPA of 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale) would automatically be denied a GRE waiver except for extreme or extenuating circumstances. Our team will review and consider those cases.

• Completed application.
• $50 nonrefundable application fee.
• Copies of undergraduate transcripts for all schools attended. All final, official transcripts must be received prior to the start of your first semester.
• Copy of college diploma or proof of degree.
• Applicants who have earned or are earning a degree from a university outside the United States may need to have their educational credentials evaluated by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member organization. The evaluation should include U.S. credit, grade, and degree equivalents and a course-by-course evaluation.
• Official GRE scores, if required. NYIT GRE Code: 2561
• Further information regarding international requirements (English Proficiency, I-20, transcript evaluation) can be found on our website. Please see, International Student Requirements.

• Spring Semester: December 15

• Fall Semester: June 1

Applications received after these dates will still be processed on a rolling admission basis, as long as space is available; however, international students may face insufficient time to obtain a student visa, and are strongly encouraged to submit applications by the dates listed.

Students may apply for graduate assistant positions as soon as their first semester of studies. For details on qualifications, different types of positions, and compensation, please see the Graduate Assistantships page for more information.

Students may transfer up to nine transfer credits from an accredited graduate program for appropriate courses in which a minimum grade of B was earned.

For additional information on the transfer credit process, please see our transfer credit page.

If you have any questions about admissions or eligibility, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at nyitgrad@nyit.edu or 516.686.7520.