School of Engineering Technology

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Have you asked yourself why you wanted to pursue a graduate degree in the Engineering Technologies?  What is your motivation to purse a graduate degree in Engineering Technology?  What area of research do you want to pursue and focus on?  Writing a Thesis or conducting a Directed Project is a definite plan in using your graduate education experience to the fullest extent.  Have you identified a faculty member or two in the School of Engineering Technology you would like to work with or be your mentor while you pursue graduate degree?  These are important questions you need to answer in your Statement of Purpose.  Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to a graduate degree study in the discipline of Engineering Technology.  Note, it is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• GRE Test
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters – Minimum of Three, Objective Evaluation of student’s independent problem-solving, writing skills, analytical reasoning, and ability to work alone and in a team environment to produce valid research results.
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume – two to five page resume to be uploaded in the application

Application Deadlines:  Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadlines listed below. 

	Fall	Spring	Summer
US Citizen or resident (on-campus)	April 10	October 1	April 1
US Citizen or resident (distance)	July 23	December 3	March 30
International (on-campus)	April 1	September 1	February 15
International (distance)	July 23	December 3	March 30

Note: Early application is encouraged. Program capacity is limited and it is recommended that students apply early to maximize opportunity for program consideration.

Contact Information Dr. Duane D. Dunlap - Research, Innovation and Chair of Graduate Education for Engineering Technologies	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
Name: Niedra McLeland E-mail: nmclelan@purdue.edu	School of Engineering Technology Purdue University Knoy Hall, Rm 145 401 N. Grant St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA	School of Engineering Technology Research https://tech.purdue.edu/schools/engineering-technology/research School of Engineering Technology Directory https://tech.purdue.edu/schools/engineering-technology/directory Center for Technology Development  https://tech.purdue.edu/center-for-technology-development  Purdue Center for Materials Processing Research https://tech.purdue.edu/purdue-center-for-materials-processing-research  Purdue Robotics Accelerator  https://robotics.purdue.edu/index.html Graduate Program Website

Completing the Application

• Degree seeking applicants are required to submit a 2-5 page detailed resume within the application.

Master's Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional continued enrollment.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required – (Expected upper 50th percentile)

International Applicant Requirements: 

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional continued enrollment.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- (Expected upper 50th percentile)
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Not required, but recommended

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted