For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 7 I* Q5 V* u) c# E + U: f' T6 i2 b" e8 TAs for Master program, I know that ECE department had trouble to recruit master students in CE program. At least it was true two years ago as I was told by the associate head of the ECE department at UA.