MSECE Student Guide
This webpage is designed for current MSECE students and contains links to important information you will refer to during your time as a Purdue student. Bookmark this page so you can easily find it later.
For an alphabetical list of topics, see our ECE Graduate Student Quick Help Guide.
Course Registration
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Get your registration PIN
- For Summer registration, you will use the same PIN as for Spring.
- How to register for courses
- How to register for research
- How to drop a course
- How to audit a course
- Resolving holds
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Current course list:
- On-campus courses, West Lafayette
- On-campus courses, Indianapolis
- Online courses (fully online students)
- Registration FAQs
- myPurdue
- Brightspace
- Purdue academic calendars
MSECE Curriculum Information
- Master’s Handbook
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West Lafayette MSECE degree requirements:
- Thesis option
- Course-only option
- Online option
- Professional Master's Program (PMP/INVT):
- Indianapolis MSECE degree requirements:
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Dual degree:
- 4+1 BS/MSECE, West Lafayette and Indianapolis
- 5-year BS/MS program, Indiananpolis students applying by 4/30/2024
- Timeline/key tasks and activities
- Research areas
- Core courses
- Approved courses to meet math requirement
- Sample plans of study by area
- Creating your plan of study
- Concentrations
- Graduation information
- Continuing to a PhD
Course Information
- ECE graduate courses
- ECE graduate courses - Indianapolis location only
- Purdue University Online Engineering courses (non-ECE courses; for fully online students only)
Indianapolis and West Lafayette Shuttle Services
Thesis Information
- Master's thesis and final examination
- Thesis and Dissertation Office, Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
- Avoiding plagiarism
- Examination postings
Travel Grants
Graduate Student Funding Resources
- Finding funding
- Engineering Employment Operations Center
- Graduate Staff Employment Manual
- Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP)
- Purdue employment verification
Information for International Students
- Purdue International Students and Scholars
- Maintaining Your Legal Status
- CPT information
- Other ISS requests
Career Resources
Student Organizations
- ECE Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA)
- Women in Engineering Program
- National Society of Black Engineers
- HKN
- Additional ECE and Engineering student organizations
Health and Wellness
Additional Purdue Resources
- Purdue ID Card Office
- Office 365 (web login)
- Purdue Libraries
- Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (Graduate School)
- College of Engineering Graduate Education
Getting Help
Contact the Purdue IT Service Desk if you have questions about:
Contact the Purdue Bursar if you have questions about:
- Tuition and fees
- Paying tuition
- Financial aid
Contact Purdue ISS if you are an international student and have questions about:
- Visas and any items related to your student status
- Social security information
Contact Elisheba Van Winkle, Graduate Programs Assistant, in the ECE Graduate Office with questions about course registration, courses, drops, CPT, OPT, and research registration.
- Email: vanwinke@purdue.edu
- Phone: (765) 496-6162
Contact Lynn Hegewald, ECE Master's Program Manager, with general questions about the MSECE program.
- Email: hegewald@purdue.edu
- Phone: (765) 496-3476