Acceptance of an applicant is based upon the recommendation of the admissions committee with approval of the program chair and the associate dean for graduate studies.
Students may begin a course of study in either the fall or spring semesters for the engineering graduate programs, although a start in the fall semester is preferred.
Applicants to the Ph.D. in Engineering with a concentration in computer science must have an M.S. degree in computer science or a field closely related to computer science, such as mathematics, physics, engineering or bioinformatics. Outstanding students (preferably with a B.S. degree in computer science) can be admitted into the direct B.S. to Ph.D. program.
The applicant must provide a personal statement discussing reasons for pursuing graduate study.
Original or officially certified copies of all grade reports for all secondary and higher school studies — as well as original or officially certified copies of all academic diplomas, certificates and national or other major examination results — must be submitted in the native language along with an official English translation. Notarized copies will not be accepted.
Prospective students who have studied outside of the U.S. must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation as a required part of the admission process.
The university minimum TOEFL score requirement is 550 (paper-based) or 80 (Internet-based).
The university minimum IELTS score requirement is 6.5.