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HowtoApply
ApplicationDeadlines
October15thisthedeadlineforspringadmission.Veryfewnewgraduatestudentsareadmittedinthe
springsemester.Youwillbeinformedofourdecisionbyemail.

December15thisthedeadlineforfalladmission.Decisionsonadmissionandfinancialaidaretypically
madebyMarch15th.Youwillbeinformedofourdecisionbyemail.

VisittheWorldCampuswebsiteforonlineprogramapplicationdeadlines.

AdmissionsCriteria

TheGraduateProgramsOfficeconsidersmanycriteriaforadmissions,includingyourlettersof
recommendationandpotentialforsuccessfulstudyandresearch.Moreinformationontherequirementsfor
graduateschooladmissioncanbefoundonthePennStateGraduateSchoolwebsite.Belowaresomebasic
criteria.

ApplicantsshouldhaveanundergraduatedegreeinMEorarelatedengineeringarea.Togetanidea
ofthecoursesaPSUBSMEstudenttakes,clickhere.Forinformationabouttheminimumlevelsof
mathandphysicsneededtopursuegraduatestudiesinMEclickhere.

A3.00orhigherjuniorseniorgradepointaverage.MostsuccessfulapplicantshaveacumulativeGPA
of3.5orhigher.

AcompetitivescoreontheGraduateRecordExamination(GRE).Averagescoresforrecent
successfulapplicantscanbefoundhere.

Forinternationalstudents,acceptableTOEFLorIELTSscoresarerequired.Informationabout
minimumacceptablescores&exemptionscanbefoundhere.

RequiredApplicationMaterials

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AccesstheonlineapplicationthroughthePennStateGraduateSchool.
DonotsendanymaterialsbymailtoPennStateapplicationmaterialsareincludedinyouronline
application.
Findinformationaboutapplicationfees&othercommonquestionsontheFAQpage.

Thefollowingitemsmustbeincludedinyouronlineapplication:

Resume
StatementofpurposeClickHereformoreinformation
Journalpapers(optional)ClickHereformoreinformation
Three(3)lettersofrecommendationClickHereformoreinformation
OfficialGraduateRecordExamination(GRE)ScoresClickHereformoreinformation
OfficialTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)ScoresorOfficialIELTSScores
(InternationalStudents)ClickHereformoreinformation
OfficialTranscriptsClickHereformoreinformation

Editorcheckanexistingapplicationathttp://www.gradschool.psu.edu/existingapplication/

ReturningStudents

Studentswhohavenotbeenenrolledinclassesforoneormoresemesters(excludingsummersession)must
informtheGraduateSchoolandtheMNEGraduateProgramsOfficewhentheywishtocontinuetaking
courses.

Emailgrad@mne.psu.eduandinformtheMNEGraduateProgramsOfficethatyouwillbetaking
classes.

ClickHeretoSubmitaResumeStudyformtoPSUsGraduateSchool.ThereisnofeefortheResume
StudyForm.

ProvisionalAdmission

Provisionaladmissionisatemporaryclassificationinwhichanapplicantmayremainforaperiodofno
longerthantwosemestersfollowingadmissionorthetimeittakestoaccrue15credits,whichevercomes
first.Ifthedeficienciesthatcausedtheprovisionaladmissionarenotcorrectedbythistime,youmaynot
achievefulladmission.

Inordertobeconsideredforprovisionaladmissiontotheprogram,officialGREscoresmustbesubmitted.
InternationalstudentsmustalsosubmitofficialTOEFLscoresunlesstheymeettheexemptionrequirements.

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WhotoContact
GraduateProgramsOffice
127ReberBuilding
UniversityPark,PA16802
Phone:8148651345
Email:grad@mne.psu.edu

RelatedLinks
VisittheDepartment
PennStateGraduateSchool
CheckanExistingApplication
GraduateStudentMentoring
FAQsPage

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