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To be eligible for regular admission to the graduate program within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, the applicant must hold a B.S. in an appropriate major. Because of the breadth of M.S.E. graduate programs, students with degrees in materials, ceramics, metallurgy, other engineering, mathematics, or science areas such as biology, chemistry, or physics have found ample opportunities to pursue their research and training areas of interest.

Admission Requirements

• Two UF units review your application to the UF Graduate School: the UF office of Graduate Admissions and the MSE Department.
• The office of Graduate Admissions determines your eligibility for admission to the university, and the department determines your eligibility for our graduate program.
• Admission is based on the entire graduate application.
• Strong background in engineering or science with at least a B average (GPA=3.0/4.0) for all upper-division undergraduate coursework.
• GRE scores that are acceptable to the MSE Department.
• 3 letters of recommendation.
• A short statement of purpose.
• All entering students are expected to be competent with using computers to solve problems (e.g. use of spreadsheets) and present results (e.g. use of word processing and presentation software).

Who can apply?

Anyone with a Bachelor of Science degree (or a B.A. in certain circumstances) or its international equivalent in an appropriate field from an accredited college or university may apply.

The Graduate Programs Office maintains an applicant's file for only one year. For applicants who re-apply, an entire application package must be filled out with original documentation.

Test Scores/GPA

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering requires minimum test scores as listed below for entrance into the graduate program:

• Grade Point Average (GPA) = 3.0/4.0
• GRE scores that are acceptable to the MSE Department.
• TOEFL = 550 (paper) or 213 (computer) or 80 (internet).

Graduate Records Examination

All applicants must take the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). Registration information and test dates can be obtained by writing to Graduate Record Examinations:

Graduate Record Examinations
ETS
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-600

Codes for ETS:

UF Institute Code = 5812
MSE Dept. Code = 1403

International Student Requirements

International Students applying to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate program must:

• have a college-level education that is equivalent to a four-year U.S. baccalaureate (B.S.) degree
• be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English; as demonstrated by acceptable Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and GRE-verbal scores (see above).

An applicant who did not receive their undergraduate degree from an English-speaking country must take the TOEFL. Scores must be submitted as part of the application process. The TOEFL, a comprehensive test of English-language skills, is given several times during the year at many locations around the world. TOEFL registration forms can be obtained outside the United States or by writing to:

TOEFL
Box 899
Princeton, New Jersey 08541
United States of America
Telex: 843420

Application

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