Base requirements for consideration for admission to the College of Engineering’s Graduate Programs are listed below. Specific degree programs and emphasis areas may add additional requirements.
a) Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0) from an ABET-accredited program or program in a related field. The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively.
b) UGA will accept satisfactory scores on either the TOEFL or IELTS language proficiency examinations. Scores must be reported to UGA electronically by the testing agency.
- The minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing
- The minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0
Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (https://grad.uga.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applications/country-specific-requirements/) are usually are not required to submit scores. If such an applicant received the degree more than two years prior to application to the Graduate School and has been residing/working in a country where the primary language is not English, he or she must submit current scores.
