VLSI and Microelectronics (M.A.S.)

Students whose accredited bachelors degree is not in electrical engineering may pursue this professional masters degree provided they can demonstrate academic proficiency as outlined in the course bulletin.

International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

• Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
• Graduates of U.S. high schools
• Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

Our graduate VLSI and microelectronics engineering degree program will prepare you for such careers as:

• Microelectronics design engineer
• Analog layout engineer
• Senior product engineer