1. Option III Software Engineering Program Vijay K. Garg

2. Proposed Change Bring in line with the regular MSE requirements Current – 27 hours of graduate course work + Master’s Report Proposed – 27 hours of graduate course work + Master’s Report, OR – 30 hours of graduate course work

3. Rationale Consistent with the Regular Option 1 program Consistent with other Engineering Option III programs Increased flexibility on meeting needs of the students in the professional program

4. Proposed language for 2017-2019 Graduate Catalogue: Alternatively scheduled MSE program in software engineering. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering also offers a terminal MSE degree with a concentration in software engineering through the Cockrell School of Engineering's Center for Lifelong Engineering Education (an option III degree program). Designed with full-time engineers and computer professionals in mind, this program is an alternative to the department's traditional master's program. Students admitted to this program are held to the same standards of performance as those in the traditional program. They attend classes taught by faculty from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering once a month on Fridays and Saturdays for two full academic years. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 is required in the major coursework and, separately, in the supporting coursework within the Program of Work. Students have the option of completing a written report and one associated three-hour report course taken on the credit/no credit basis, and twenty-seven hours of graduate coursework taken on the letter-grade basis within the Program of Work; or a coursework only option, for a total of 30 hours of graduate coursework taken on a letter-grade basis. This program and the traditional graduate program are separate; students can only register for courses offered by their program of admission. Additional information about this program is published by the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education.Center for Lifelong Engineering Education