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EE 698B or EE 398R must be taken in the semester you earn the MSE; .
EE 698A is taken in a semester prior to prior to taking 698B.
Thesis and Report courses are taken on the credit/no credit (CR/NC) grading basis. Otherwise, all all courses that count toward the Program of Work must be regular classroom instruction courses taken for a letter a letter grade.
By policy of the Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin, at least eighteen hours (six courses) must be in the major work, including any Thesis or Report courses, and at least six hours (two courses) must be in supporting work. Up to two upper division undergraduate courses (3 hours or more each) may be used toward the MSE Program of Work. However, supporting work must including at least one graduate course.
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