Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Application Fee
Personal Statement
Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Three Letters of Recommendation
GRE Score (Not required, but highly recommended by department)
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation are required for an application to be complete and must be submitted online. On the ApplyYourself application there is a section for applicants to enter the names and email addresses of our recommends. They will receive an email with a username and password which will allow them to upload their letters to the application. Academic Letters of Recommendation are preferred.
Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded in the ApplyYourself System. If admitted to the University of Utah, official transcripts will be required and need to be sent to the Admissions Office, not the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. For more information on this, please see the Steps for After Admitted tab.
The GRE score must be current (taken within the last 5 years) for it to be accepted. The Department requires applicants GRE score to be a minimum combined score of 300 on the quantitative and verbal sections, and a minimum score of 3.0 on the writing section. Register for the General GRE at www.ets.org. General GRE Test Scores must be submitted to the University of Utah directly from Educational Testing Services (ETS). Send scores using Institution Code 4853 (U Utah). Photocopies, student copies, and screen shots will not be accepted NOTE: Allow two months for scoring, mailing, and processing. For example, we recommend taking your tests in October in order to meet the January application deadline.
A 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA in the undergraduate career, or otherwise demonstrable academic readiness for graduate-level studies
IELTS: 6.5 or higher
IELTS Indicator is not approved for admissions at this time.
DUOLINGO: 105 or higher
ACT English score of 18 or higher
SAT Reading score of 27 or higher
TOEFL: minimum score of 80 (Internet-based test) or 550 (paper-based test)