Admissions Procedures and Information
Candidates are encouraged to contact MSEN Program Coordinator Jan Gerston, (979) 845-0750, before submitting applications materials to the Materials Science and Engineering program.
More information on admissions policy and procedures for domestic graduate students is available from the the Office of Admissions and the Office of Graduate Studies.
Application
A formal application is required of all persons seeking admission or readmission to graduate studies. Texas A&M University requires students to complete the ApplyTexas Application on-line.
Deadline for receipt of applications for Fall 2010 admission is February 15, 2010.
Test Scores
Required test scores should be sent directly from Educational Testing Service to Texas A&M University (Institution Code 6003). There is no department code. Please leave department code blank, or else fill in with zeros.
Applicants must present scores of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within five years of the date of the Texas Common Application is received.
International students whose native language is other than English must present results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within two years of the date of application with a minimum score of 80 internet-base TOEFL (iBT) or 213, computer-based TOEFL. The TOEFL is waived for international students scoring 400 or above on the GRE Verbal.
Statement of Purpose Essay
All applicants for graduate admissions to Texas A&M University must write a statement of purpose. This essay should clearly state one's research interests, and describe one's background, academic and industrial, if applicable, and interest in materials science and engineering. Please be as specific as possible.
Letters of Recommendation
Applicants are asked to provide three letters of recommendation via the on-line letter of recommendation system, available through Applicant Information System. Please see below for more information on this on-line system.
Resume or curriculum vita
Applicants are requested to e-mail a current CV to the MSEN Program Office at msen@tamu.edu. If the CV is mailed, there is no need to include a paper copy in the shipped package.
Send via e-mail (msen@tamu.edu)
Do not include the following
Address
Application packets should be mailed or shipped to:
Materials Science and Engineering Program
Ms. Jan Gerston (979-845-0750)
200 Jack E. Brown Engineering Building
College Station, TX 77843-3003 USA
A note about the on-line letter of recommendation system
After application processing, the Office of Admissions sends an acknowledgement letter with the UIN and instructions on activating their NetID. With this NetID, the applicant can access AIS (Applicant Information System). Near the middle of the page is a link that states to “Click here to submit/manage letters of recommendation.” The applicant will be directed to a page on which they can enter the information and email address of each potential recommender (up to 10). After submitting the recommender’s information, the applicant must click “Send Email” for AIS to send an electronic notification to the recommender with a link to access the recommendation form. Applicants can send reminder emails (one per hour) if the recommender has not yet viewed the form. If an applicant wants to make another entry for any particular recommender, they will have to enter a different email address for the recommender.