Completing the Application Process

• Application Fee

  The nonrefundable application fee must be paid online by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) prior to submission of your application. Please note that regardless of circumstances or application outcome, this fee is not refundable.

  $135.00 for U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
  $155.00 for international/non-immigrant applicants

  Application Fee Waiver

  UCR students enrolled in the BS+MS Program can currently request an application waiver from the department office.

  The Department does not offer any fee waivers at this time. The Graduate Division offers a limited amount of fee waivers for financial hardships that are available for qualified applicants who are U.S. citizens or current Permanent Residents. Please visit https://graduate.ucr.edu/fee-waivers for more details. Fee waivers are not available for international students. 

   

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• Transcripts of Academic Record

  Requirement: GPA equivalent to 3.0 or higher.

  Unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended after secondary school (high school) must be uploaded directly on the online Graduate Application.  International applicants are required to submit unofficial copies of transcripts and degree certificates in the original language and in English. 

   

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  Domestic Applicant

  It is very important that all transcripts be uploaded directly to the online Graduate Application. If they are sent to any other office, the review of your application will be delayed. You must submit one unofficial copy of transcripts from ALL academic institutions you have attended since high school (secondary school). Please do not mail in physical copies of transcripts. 

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  International Applicants

  It is very important that all transcripts be uploaded directly to the online Graduate Application. If they are sent to any other office, the review of your application will be delayed. Applicants are required to submit one unofficial copy of transcripts and degree certificates that are in the original language accompanied by certified English translations from EACH academic institution attended after secondary school.  Specially prepared English versions are not acceptable in place of documents issued in the original language. If translations are not available from the institution itself, they may be prepared by government or official translators.  They must be complete and exact word-for-word translations of the original documents, not interpretations. Grades must not be converted to a US scale. Please do not mail in physical copies of transcripts. 

• Graduate Record Exam

  M.S. Application Requirement: GRE is not required to apply to the ME M.S. program.

  Ph.D. Application Requirement: GRE is not required to apply to the ME Ph.D. program.

   

   

• Verification of English Proficiency

  Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

  This exam is administered by ETS and offered in nearly every country abroad. This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable scores are: 550 for the revised TOEFL paper-delivered test and 80 for the TOEFL iBT. We will accept the TOEFL iBT Special At Home version for the 2024-25 application cycle.  

  We won't accept the TOEFL ITP+ or the TOEFL MyBest™ scores offered by ETS. Scores reported to UCR will be evaluated based on an exam where all sections were scored from one exam date. Results from multiple exams cannot be combined to create a super score. We strongly advise you to be aware of the deadline for the program to which you are applying. Visit ETS for more information about this exam. UCR's school code is 4839. GRE department and major codes can be found here. If ETS has not assigned a major code to the graduate program you are interested in, select 99.

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  International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

  UCR also accepts scores from the Academic Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP:IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. We will accept the IELTS Indicator for the 2022 -23 and 2023-24 application cycles.  This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable overall score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component. Please request an official Test Report Form (TRF) of your IELTS exam score. Remember to order the TRF from the test center where you took the test and ask the administrator to send the electronic score to UCR. For more information about registering for this exam or to locate the office of any test center, visit IELTS.

  Please Note: Our Graduate Division does not accept any other language exam than those listed above and will not accept the Duolingo English Test. If you don't have access to taking any of the approved English language proficiency exams, we recommend contacting our department directly.

• Letters of Recommendation

  Three letters of recommendation are required in support of your applications for admission. At least two of these letters should be requested from professors in your major subject.  If you are currently enrolled in or have completed a graduate degree, a letter of recommendation is required from your program or thesis advisor in that program. Applicants are not permitted to inspect letters of recommendation in their UCR application files. If you are admitted to UCR and enroll, you may then have access to your letters of recommendation unless you previously waived the right of access on the form.

  Applicants must enter their three recommenders profile and contact information directly into the electronic application.  Recommenders will be notified by email and provided instructions about how to submit a letter online.  All letters of recommendation must be received electronically so they are attached to the appropriate applicant file for review. Hard copy Letters of Recommendation are not accepted.