Revision as of 14:07, 14 January 2009

Some advice to help CNSIP graduate students fill out their plan of study

• If you are a master's degree student

• If you are a direct PhD student interested in the signal processing area
  • Consider taking ECE600 in addition to two other courses during your first semester. ECE600 is a prerequisite to a lot of other courses and a basic tool in CNSIP, but it can be challenging. Many students also take ECE538 and a math course such as MA511 that semester.

A typical plan of study for a first semester Signal Processing Grad Student (MS or PhD) is:

 ECE 600
 ECE 538
 MATH 511

• If you are a PhD student (direct or with an MS) you should select your plan of study to prepare for the QE! Check the QE questions. Each QE question in CNSIP corresponds to a graduate course.

You should:

 1) Select the QE questions you would like to take. (4 total with at least 1 out of area and at least 2 in area.)
 2) Make sure that you plan of study contains each corresponding course.

Normally, incoming PhD students take the QE in August, so you only have 2 semesters to prepare!

• Note that the following math courses are not acceptable for ECE graduate students in the CNSIP area
  • MA527: Advanced Mathematics For Engineers And Physicists I
  • MA528: Advanced Mathematics For Engineers And Physicists II