Santa Clara University

Admissions and Academic Regulations

Applications for admission and related deadlines are available on the School of Engineering Web site: http://www.scu.edu/engineering/graduate/admissions/.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Master of Science Degrees

Applicants for admission to the master’s programs must submit the following materials:

• A completed online Application for Admission to Engineering Graduate Programs, including a nonrefundable $60 application fee.
• One official transcript from each academic institution attended, indicating the degree received and date of conferral.
• Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, which must be sent directly to Engineering Graduate Programs by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Our institution code is 4851. Please note that the Department of Engineering Management does not have this requirement. For information on the GRE, please visit this Web site: www.ets.org/. PLEASE NOTE: Students applying to the M.S. program in Applied Mathematics or in Computer, Mechanical, or Software Engineering may request a GRE waiver by completing the GRE Waiver Request form found on the Graduate Engineering Web site: http://cms.scu.edu/engineering/graduate/admissions/upload/GRE-Waiver- Request-3-1.pdf.
• Applicants with 3-year degrees from universities outside of the United States must also submit a transcript evaluation report from a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)-accredited institution. The report must verify a GPA (based on a 4.0 scale), and the U.S. equivalence of each educa- tional credential. For additional information, please refer to the NACES Web site: www.naces.org/members.htm.
• International applicants (applicants who are non-U.S. citizens or who have not received a degree from a university in an English-speaking country) must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) exam. Our institution code is 4851. Test scores over three years old will not be accepted.

Ph.D. and Engineer’s Degrees

Ph.D. and Engineer’s degrees are offered in the departments of Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Applicants for admission to these programs in the School of Engineering must submit:

• A completed online Application for Admission to Engineering Graduate Programs, including a nonrefundable $60 application fee.
• A 500-word statement of purpose emphasizing the applicant’s research interests, and outlining the applicant’s professional and academic goals, must be included with the online application.
• One official transcript from each academic institution attended, indicating the degree received and date of conferral.
• Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores must be sent directly to Engineering Graduate Programs by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Our institution code is 4851. For further information on the GRE, please visit this Web site: www.ets.org/.
• Applicants with 3-year degrees from universities outside of the United States must submit a transcript evaluation report from a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)-accredited organization. The report must verify a GPA based on a 4.0 scale, and the U.S. equivalence of each educational credential. Please refer to the NACES Web site: www.naces.org/ members.htm.
• International applicants who did not receive a degree from a university in an English-speaking country must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) exam. Our institution code is 4851. Test scores over three years old will not be accepted.
• Three letters of recommendation are required. These letters should attest to the applicant’s academic preparation and capability for advanced studies. (There are no standard recommendation forms.) Please send signed and sealed letters with other supporting documents in one envelope to: Engineering Graduate Admissions, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053.

Certificate Programs

Depending on the certificate, students will complete from 16-18 units. Applicants for admission to the certificate programs must submit the following materials:

• A completed online Application for Admission to Engineering Graduate Programs, including a nonrefundable $60 application fee.
• One official transcript from each academic institution attended, indicating the degree received and date of conferral.

Please note that GRE and TOEFL are not required for admission. Certificate Programs are not appropriate for international students who must pursue full-time study.

All certificate units in the discipline may be applied toward a master’s degree. Students who wish to continue for such a degree must submit a separate online application and satisfy all normal admission requirements. The application fee will be waived for currently enrolled certificate students. The general GRE and TOEFL test requirement for graduate admission to the master’s degree will also be waived for students who complete a certificate with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Note: Santa Clara University does not issue F-1 visas to applicants who wish to enter directly into this program.

OPEN UNIVERSITY

For those who want to update their skills and learn new technologies without the commitment of earning a graduate degree, Open University allows students to enroll in graduate-level classes. Individuals who have applied to a degree program can get a head start by enrolling in classes while they wait for admission to a degree program.

For admission, applicants must submit the following materials:

• A completed online Application for Admission to Engineering Graduate Programs, including a nonrefundable $60 application fee.
• Send a photocopy (or fax a copy) of your bachelor’s degree or diploma to:

  Engineering Graduate Programs
  School of Engineering
  Santa Clara University
  500 El Camino Real
  Santa Clara, CA 95053-0583
  E-mail: GradEngineer@scu.edu
  Phone: 408-554-4313
  Fax: 408-554-4323

If students wish to apply to a degree program at a later date, they must follow the same procedure, and submit the same supporting documentation required of degree-seeking applicants, except that they needn’t pay the application fee. A maximum of 16 units may apply toward the degree if the courses are in the same discipline to which the student is accepted. The general GRE test requirement for admission to the master’s degree program will be waived if the student has completed a set of required courses in the department to which they are applying, and has earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher. A list of these courses can be found on the Graduate Engineering Web site: http://www.scu.edu/engineering/graduate/non_degree_programs/openuniversity.cfm.

Note: Santa Clara University does not issue F-1 visas to applicants who wish to enter directly into this program.

Note: Open University students are not eligible to enroll in undergraduate or MBA classes.