Fully admitted students in the Core Knowledge phase may register for a maximum of four Advanced phase courses.  The Core Knowledge Phase courses for the MS in Telecommunications are:

TDC 460 Fundamentals of Communication Systems

TDC 463 Computer Networks

TDC 464 Voice Communication Networks

By taking these courses and receiving a grade of a B- or better in each, the student will have completed the requirements of the Foundation Phase. If a student receives a grade below B- but better than or equal to C- for a Foundation Phase course, the student is given an option to take a course-specific core competency exam to pass the failed course. If the student fails the exam, the student must retake the failed course. The student can take an exam only once for each failed course. There is no other core examination in the Foundation Phase.