Graduate Resources - Admissions
1. Application Procedure
For other requirements and information concerning graduate admissions, see the
General Admissions
Information provided by the Graduate College.To apply for admission, students should submit the
Graduate College Application Form. In addition, submit the following materials to the ECE Graduate Studies Office:
- ECE Application for Graduate Admissions (available in the Application Forms appendix)
- Submit the online Graduate College Application Form.
- Official transcripts (India: Be sure that the transcript includes an official sum of total marks and marks obtained for each semester.)
- Official report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores. (GRE Code: 1203)
- Official TOEFL results for international students. (TOEFL/INST Code: 4832)
- “Statement of Purpose” identifying immediate and ultimate degree objectives, technical areas of interest, and career objectives.
- Three letters of recommendation. For M.S. and M.Eng. applications, letters are required only if seeking financial support or if the scores are marginal. For Ph.D. applications, at least one of the letters must be from faculty from the student’s master’s program. There is no specific letter of recommendation form, so recommenders may use their own format.
Please note that
incomplete
applications will not be evaluated.
The mailing address is:
Graduate Studies Office
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210104
Tucson, AZ 85721-0104
(For courier deliveries, the street address is 1230 E. Speedway Blvd.)
GRE Code: 1203
Toefl/Inst Code: 4832
Note that the Graduate College only processes applications with paid application fees. All of the forms mentioned above are included in the Application Forms appendix of this handbook.
2. Deadlines
The deadline for receipt of the application is as follows:
| |
Domestic Applicants Not
Seeking Financial Support |
All Other Applications |
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Spring |
October 1 |
June 1 |
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Summer |
June 1 |
December 1 |
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Fall |
June 1 |
December 1 |
3. M.S. Minimum Admission Requirements
The minimum admission requirements for the M.S. degree are as follows:
- Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by the UA. Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UA Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering may be admitted into the graduate ECE program, but may be required to complete some undergraduate deficiency courses prior to enrolling in graduate courses. See the Graduate Handbook chapter regarding students with a non-ECE bachelor’s degree for further details.
- Grade-point average must be competitive.
- GRE scores must be competitive (incl. Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing).
- Applicants whose native language is not English are required by the Graduate College to submit a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT). See the UA Graduate Catalog for a discussion of exemptions.
4. M.Eng. Minimum Admission Requirements
The M.Eng. program is designed to meet the educational needs of practicing engineers. Qualified students interested in later continuing to the Ph.D. program are urged to consider the M.S. instead of the M.Eng. program. The minimum admission requirements for the M.Eng. degree are as follows:
- Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by the UA. Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UA Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering may be admitted into the graduate ECE program, but such students may want to take extra undergraduate courses if needed to satisfy prerequisite requirements for graduate coursework. These undergraduate courses will not be counted toward the graduate degree requirements.
- Grade-point average must be competitive.
- GRE scores must be competitive (incl. Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing).
- Applicants whose native language is not English are required by the Graduate College to submit a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT). See the UA Graduate Catalog for a discussion of exemptions.
- Students in this program are expected to be self-supported or supported by external fellowships or industry. M.Eng. students are not eligible for UA financial support.
5. Ph.D. Minimum Admission Requirements
There are two options in the Ph.D. program: the post-M.S. option and the direct option. The minimum admission requirements for the Ph.D. program are as follows:
- Post-M.S. Option
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Science, or Optics.
- Direct Option
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Science, or Optics.
- This option is not available to students who have already completed at least one semester under the UA ECE master’s program (except for students who first enrolled in Spring 2006 or earlier, who have until June 1, 2006, to apply for admission into the direct Ph.D. program).
- This option is not available to students who have already completed a master’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Science, or Optics.
- Grade-point average must be competitive.
- GRE scores must be competitive (incl. Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing).
- Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UA Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering may be admitted into the graduate ECE program, but may be required to complete some undergraduate deficiency courses prior to enrolling in graduate courses. See the chapter regarding students with a non-ECE bachelor’s degree for further details.
- Applicants whose native language is not English are required by the Graduate College to submit a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT). See the UA Graduate Catalog for a discussion of exemptions.
