Note that an international applicant is anyone who would attend Cal Poly while in the U.S. under a non-immigrant visa.

Admission Requirements to MS Engineering with Specialization in Materials Engineering, for International Applicants

Your Graduate Coordinator is Professor Richard Savage (Email: rsavage@calpoly.edu). Please contact him with any additional questions about applying to this degree program.

The deadline for completing your application appears below. All parts of your application must have arrived at Cal Poly by the date shown. Note that you are strongly encouraged to submit your materials well before this nominal deadline.

Your completed application must include the following:

1. A formal application made through CSU Mentor (on-line or using a downloaded application form)
2. Official transcripts from ALL colleges previously attended (except Cal Poly), mailed to: Cal Poly, Admissions Office, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
3. Results of the TOEFL test taken within the past two years directed to institution code 4038. Go to Cal Poly's TOEFL website for additional TOEFL instructions.

The program does not require the GRE test or recommendation letters. However, if you wish, you may include these in your file by mailing to: Graduate Coordinator, Materials Engineering Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Scores of the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) may also be sent directly to Cal Poly using institution code 4038.

For additional details regarding graduate program requirements, please view the Materials Engineering Graduate Program webpage.