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Admission Requirements

Applications for admission are rated in terms of academic scholarship and preparation.

• Graduate Record Exam (GRE) general test scores are required for all applicants. The minimal GRE score required to be admitted is 1100. The 1100 minimum is derived by taking the sum of the verbal and quantitative scores. A minimum score of 1200 is required to be a Teaching Assistant; however, the pool is quite competitive and generally students scoring significantly above this range are selected as Teaching Assistants.
• All applicants whose first language is not English, and whose education has not been entirely in the English language, will be required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimal acceptable score is 550.

Financial Support

Financial support is available for graduate students through fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Admissions with financial support will begin to be processed January 5, 2008. However, we will continue to review applications and admit students throughout the academic year. Since the number of students we can admit each year is limited, we encourage all applicants to submit their application materials as soon as possible. We would also appreciate if you would inform our department via email to me-gradprogram@engr.ucr.edu when you submit your on-line application. This will allow us to establish contact with you and ensure your documents are processed in a timely manner.

Transfer of Credits

Petitions to the Graduate Division for transfer of credits will be considered by the Graduate Program Committee when the work is necessary to fulfill graduate degree requirements.

The total number of units that a student will be allowed to transfer into their graduate record at UCR from institutions from non-UC campuses is eight (8) quarter credits. These units must have been taken in graduate status in an institution of recognized standing with a grade of "B" or better and these units cannot be used to reduce the minimum residency requirement or minimum requirement in 200 series courses taken at UCR.

Credit for graduate work completed at other UC campuses may be granted in excess of the eight units. Up to one-half of the units required for a Master's degree may be transferred from other UC campuses including 200 series unit requirements. Students receive both units and grade point for this work when it is transferred to UCR. Approval from both the Graduate Program Committee and the Graduate Division must be obtained before such units can be accepted for credit.

Standard of Scholarship

In order to graduate, students must have a GPA of 3.00 or better in all 100/200 coursework related to the degree. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. If a student's overall GPA drops below 3.00, or quarterly GPA drops below 3.00 for two consecutive quarters, or has 12 or more units of "I" or "NC" grades, they are considered to be making unacceptable progress and may become subject to dismissal.