Penn State Harrisburg accepts enrollment as a degree or special non-degree student. Undecided students are invited to try a few courses as a non-degree student. Later the student may apply for admission into the program and if accepted 15 credits taken in non-degree status may be applied to the degree. The resident graduate faculty have teaching and research interests in various areas of electrical engineering. These resident members are supplemented by scientists and engineers currently working in industry who teach on a part-time basis in order to enrich the students learning experience.
Most resident faculty have industrial experience.
An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is required for admission. Exceptions to this will be based on professional experience and other factors such as GRE scores. Students not meeting these requirements may be admitted as special non-degree students until they have satisfactorily demonstrated their ability to do graduate work. Up to 15 credits earned in three semesters or fewer, as a special non-degree student, may be applied toward the master s degree. Those applying for admission as a master of engineering candidate without an electrical engineering degree may be admitted with the stipulation that deficiencies in background, if any, will be remedied early in the program and that these courses will be in addition to the required number of credits for the degree.