Master’s Program 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.

Course Registration

• 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
• 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
• MSECE degree requirements:
  • Thesis track
  • Course-only track
  • Online track
  • 4+1 BS/MS
  • West Lafayette location:
    • Project track (students starting Fall 2023 and later)
    • Project track (students starting before Fall 2023)
  • Indianapolis location:
    • Continuing Indianapolis location MSECE students (admitted prior to Fall 2024)
    • Professional Master's Program (PMP) (students admitted Fall 2024 and later)
    • 5-year BS/MS program (Indianapolis students applying by 4/30/2024)
• Research areas
• Sample plans of study by area
• Core courses
• Approved courses to meet math requirement
• Concentration in Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors
• Timeline/key tasks and activities
• Continuing to a PhD
• Creating your plan of study
• Graduation information

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

• 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

• Project track MSECE travel/conference grants

Graduate Student Funding Resources

• Finding funding
• Engineering Employment Operations Center
• Graduate Staff Employment Manual
• Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP)

Information for International Students 

• Purdue International Students and Scholars
• CPT information
• Other ISS requests

Career Resources

• ECE Announcements
• Purdue Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)
• Industrial Roundtable Career Fair

Student Organizations

• ECE Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA)
  • ECE Graduate Student Discord
• Women in Engineering Program
• National Society of Black Engineers
• HKN
• Additional ECE and Engineering student organizations

Health and Wellness

• College of Engineering Wellness: TaskHuman
• Purdue University Student Health Service (PUSH)

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:

• Your Purdue career account
• Your Purdue email

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