Application Instructions

An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree from a recognized college or university. While this degree will normally be in the field of engineering or applied science, degrees in other fields may be acceptable. Undergraduate courses that may be required to remedy deficiencies must be taken without credit. An applicant should have at least a B average for admission into graduate studies.

Each candidate must complete the Application for Admission. The application includes:

• The on-line application
• Transcripts of all academic work
• Three letters of recommendation
• Graduate Records Exam (GRE) general test scores (Institution code 5820)
• TOEFL or IELTS scores for applicants whose native language is not English

Official transcripts and test scores are NOT required for the review process if you upload unofficial transcripts and type your unofficial test scores in your application. All materials such as your resume, essays, unofficial transcripts, unofficial test scores and other supplemental materials should be submitted electronically as part of your application. If you are admitted and choose to accept, we require paper transcripts in envelopes sealed and signed by the University registrar and official test scores reported from ETS to Institution code 5820 before you can enroll and before a Form I-20 can be issued (for international students).

If you wish to apply to a second program, you must create a new account with a different email address, user name and password, and complete a second application.

Applications must be completed and submitted on-line. Letters of recommendation should be submitted on-line. If your recommender cannot submit a recommendation on-line, recommendations may be submitted by mail to the Graduate Studies Office.

Please submit ALL materials electronically using the file upload provisions in the application. Supplementary materials (papers, certificates, etc) submitted electronically using the upload fields in the Additional Information Section will be more widely accessible to Admissions Committee members than paper documents. DO NOT submit paper copies of materials submitted on-line.

Please send all materials to:
Graduate Studies Office
School of Engineering and Applied Science
P.O. Box 400242
Thornton Hall, Room A-108
351 McCormick Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4242