The document provides information about the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Washington University, including that it has 23 full-time faculty, 235 undergraduate students, 248 graduate students, and $2.2 million in annual research expenditures. It outlines the degree options, course requirements, registration procedures, academic policies on incompletes, and lists resources available to students. Key contacts identified are academic advisors, the Graduate Student Services Office, and the department chairman for various academic and administrative questions.

1. Department of Electrical
and Computer
Engineering (ECE)
School of Engineering and Applied
Science (SEAS)
2015-2016

2. Full-time Faculty: 23
Undergraduate Students: 235
Graduate Students: 248
Annual Research Expenditures: $2.2 million
Quick Facts

3. Where to Find Us
800 22nd Street, N.W., Suite 5000
George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-6083
When We Are There
Fall and Spring Semester
Office Hours: 9am-5pm
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department
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Dr. Ahmed Louri
Chairman

4. Science and Engineering Hall
800 22nd St NW
Suite 2888
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1802
Email: seasgrad@gwu.edu
Graduate Student Services Office
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5. Who Should I Contact About…?
Your Academic Advisor
•All academic advising
•Research interests
•Selection of courses
•Signature for paper
registrations and ISO
forms
•Transfer credits
2nd Floor Graduate Student
Services
•Paperwork (process
Transfer of Credits)
•Graduation Clearance
•Directing to correct office
for questions about
Registration and RTF
Forms
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6. Field of Study: Electrical Engineering (MS)
• Electrical Power and Energy
• Communications and Networks
• Signal and Image Processing Systems & Controls
• Electromagnetics Radiation Systems & Microwave Engineering
Field of Study: Computer Engineering (MS)
• Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing
• Microelectronics & VLSI Systems
Field of Study: Telecommunications Engineering (MS)
No focus area
Graduate Certificate
High Performance Computing
Fields of Study & Areas of Focus
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7. You must be registered for each semester (fall and spring) until
the semester you graduate.
See the Registrar’s website for policies on registration each
semester.
For Research Courses
You must complete
•A Registration Transaction Form (RTF, not the EZ) and
•A Research Course Request Form
These need to be signed by your advisor and the department
chairman.
Registration for Classes
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8. Colloquium
Students take to seminars/colloquium that are either here
on campus or even at their place of business. You only
register once for colloquium, not each semester.
• Attend any seminar that is presented by any GWU
department not just ECE.
• You must attend 5 seminars and have the Colloquium
Attendance Form sheet signed each time by the person
that organized the seminar (not the presenter)
• The Colloquium Attendance Form (obtained from the 2nd
floor of the SEH) must be turned in before you can be
cleared for graduation.
ECE Department Specific Information
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9. In the ECE Department, you have two different options
to obtain your degree.
Thesis: this requires that a student take 24 credit hours
of course work and 2-3 credit hour sessions of thesis
research for a total of 30 credit hours.
Non-thesis option: this requires that the student takes
10-3 credit hour courses for a total of 30 credit hours.
Talk to your academic advisor about your choice.
Two Options in the MS Program:
Thesis or Non-Thesis
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10. The notation of I (Incomplete) may be recorded if a student, for reasons
beyond his or her control, is unable to complete the work of the course
AND if the instructor approves the reason before grades must be reported.
The I may be used only if the student's prior performance and class
attendance in the course have been satisfactory.
Failure to complete the work of a course that is not satisfactorily explained to the
instructor before the date when grades must be turned in will be graded F.
To Request an Incomplete, You Must
1. Complete a Request for Incomplete Grade form
2. Obtain the instructor’s approval
3. Return the form to 2nd floor Graduate Student Services Center
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11. The I may remain on the record for a maximum of one year, but
the instructor should set a shorter period when the uncompleted
work must be made up.
An incomplete that is not removed within one calendar year or at
the time of graduation of the student (whichever occurs first) is
automatically changed to an IF.
The I cannot be removed by the student’s reregistering for the
course here or taking its equivalent elsewhere.
When the I is changed to a letter grade, the I followed by the letter
grade (e.g., IB) will appear on the student’s record.
Academic Policies: Incompletes
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12. As an example for forms such as:
• Registration Transaction Form
• Research Course Request Form
• Change of Advisor Form
We do have other forms available but the above is just an
example of some.
For all forms, please visit the Graduate Student Services
desk on the second floor of the Science and Engineering
Hall Suite 2885 and ask the desk person to request that an
Advanced Degree Program Coordinator come to assist you.
Forms:
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13. •School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)
•Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
•Graduate Student Bulletin
•Academic Affairs
•Online Course Evaluations
•Registrar
•Schedule of Classes
•Gelman Library (GW's main university library)
•University Calendar
•Colonial Central (all students services)
Resources for Students
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