Transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework.
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Although students with bachelor's degrees in mechanical and/or nuclear engineering make up the bulk of our graduate student body, the department welcomes applicants from other fields including other engineering disciplines, mathematics, physics and chemistry. All applicants must complete a GRE with scores no less than 146 verbal (151 revised version), and 3.0 on analytical writing.
International applicants should also include GRE and TOEFL scores. GRE scores should be no less than 400 verbal (146 revised version), 650 quantitative (151 revised version), and 3.0 on analytical writing. TOEFL scores must be above 600 on the written exam or 250 on the computer exam. The IELTS may substitute for the TOEFL. IELTS scores are valid for two years and should be no less than 7.0.
Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of coursework. This GPA is based only on courses graded on a multi-level scale, usually A, B, C, D, F.