When to apply
Applicants for admission who wish to be considered for a fellowship, traineeship, graduate scholarship and ALL International applicants have an application deadline of January 3 for fall admissions. Those not seeking financial support, are U.S. Citizens or permanent residents have an application deadline of May 31.
Applicants need not have completed their undergraduate programs in order to apply. However, when an applicant's grades or preparation appear to be marginal, the department or the Office of Graduate Studies and Research may defer action upon an application until a supplementary record or evidence of the receipt of a degree becomes available.
How to apply
Go to the on-line graduate application. Read and follow all instructions.
Students wishing to apply for the Computational Science specialization please use the write-in field on the application. Use major code MC82.
Graduate Application and Admissions Information
What you will need to apply
- Official transcripts or official copies of academic records from all post-secondary institutions attended.
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test scores. The UCSD Institution Code is 4836.
- A minimum of three letters of recommendation. We prefer online letters of recommendation. For the online letter of recommendation process, you must provide the email address of each recommender.
- International applicants only: Scores for the TOEFL or IELTS Academic Training exam to demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
Applicants who are applying for admission to MAE should take the GRE exam as early as possible to insure the timely receipt of their score results. Applicants must take the GRE no later than fall in order to meet most departmental deadlines for admission. Consult the GRE Information & Registration Bulletin for further information. You can find a supply in the MAE Student Affairs Lobby or from the Educational Testing Service, Box CN 6000, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6000. There is also lots of helpful information at www.ets.org.
To facilitate the processing of applications for admission, applicants may forward to their the MAE department a copy of their GRE examination score as soon as it is received, since official copies are not always received by the appropriate department at UCSD.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
All international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English must take the TOEFL and submit their test scores to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Applicants who are admitted with a total TOEFL paper-based test score of less than 550 or a computer-based score of less than 213 may be required to take an English proficiency test upon arrival at UCSD and to enroll in an English course until the required proficiency is attained.
Application: Information and forms are available from the MAE Student Affairs Office in EBU II or from the TOEFL Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, or from United States embassies, consulates, and related centers; and the San Diego State University Testing Office, Student Services Building, Room 2549, 5300 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-0577. Telephone: (858) 594-5216. There is also lots of helpful information at www.ets.org.
Admission and Registration
Official admission to graduate study at the university is contingent upon review of an applicant's record, receipt of final undergraduate transcript showing degree(s) awarded, an affirmative recommendation by the department and action by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The dean of Graduate Studies or the department may deny admission if an applicant's scholastic record is undistinguished, if the preparation is judged inadequate as a foundation for advanced work, or in the event that no further students can be accommodated for a given quarter. Only the official Certificate of Admission from the dean of Graduate Studies constitutes formal approval of admission to a graduate program at UCSD.
Official notification of admission by the dean of Graduate Studies will be mailed well in advance of the beginning of the quarter for which application has been made.
Admission to graduate standing does not constitute registration for classes. A student is not officially registered for classes until the entire registration procedure is completed each quarter. Information and all necessary registration materials will be available at department offices approximately two weeks before the opening of the quarter.
