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Graduate Admission Requirements

Admission to the graduate program in ME is based on equal weighting of the following six criteria:

  • An overall GPA, of 3.0 or higher in undergraduate coursework

  • Relevance of the student's previous degrees to the ME curriculum

  • Reputation of the universities or colleges the student has attended

  • A GRE score of at least 400 (verbal) and 650 (quantitative) for MS applicants, and at least 500 (verbal) and 750 (quantitative) for Ph.D. applicants.

  • Three satisfactory written recommendation forms from prior professors or supervisors

  • A written essay on the student's goals and reasons for pursuing graduate studies.

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