Overview

Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is located in Boca Raton, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Bioengineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	67
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

231

Applied

124

Accepted

91

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	February 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	July 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree, minimum GPA of 3.5

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Faculty

40

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 3

Male (29)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	VLSI and neural networks, communication networks, software engineering, computer architecture, multimedia and video processing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,390,057

Location & Contact

Address 777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL  33431-6424
United States

Contact Jean Mangiaracina
Graduate Program Administrator
Email: jmangiar@fau.edu
Phone: 561-297-6482

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