Admission Requirements to MS Mechanical Engineering, for Domestic Applicants

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

Your Graduate Coordinator is Professor Saeed Niku (Email: sniku@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. A minimum of two letters of recommendation (three are recommended) from faculty members on institutional letterhead, addressed to: Graduate Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Letters from professional supervisors or mentors may also be accepted with prior agreement. The program does not use a standard recommendation form.
4. 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. However, if you wish, you may include GRE scores in your file by mailing to: Graduate Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Scores may also be sent directly to Cal Poly using institution code 4038.

For additional details regarding graduate admission and requirements, please view the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program webpage.