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Instructions for Graduate Engineering Applicants


Thank you for your interest in the graduate engineering programs at Northeastern University. The Graduate School of Engineering offers degree programs at the Masters of Science and PhD levels on both full- and part-time basis. Please view our Graduate Degrees and Areas of Concentration before starting your application.

Applying now is easy with our new online application. Online applications are now REQUIRED. This system allows you to monitor the status of your application and view the final decision on your application. If you have a paper application, it is out of date and will not be accepted.

Application deadlines:

Full-time: For assistantship1 consideration January 15
  All others April 15
 
Part-time: Fall Semester August 15
  Spring Semester November 15

To be enrolled in Northeastern University's Graduate School of Engineering, applicants must have earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or in a closely related field2 from an accredited college or university.

Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate course work are required. Request that the transcript(s) be sent directly to the Graduate School of Engineering. Please do not include high school transcript or any other certificates, as these documents will be discarded if received.

Letters of recommendation should be completed by someone acquainted with your academic and personal qualifications. Recommendations are made by using the online application system. A link is provided once you create your online account. Paper recommendation letters are no longer accepted and will be discarded if received.

TOEFL and GRE scores are to be submitted electronically by ETS. Photocopies will not be accepted and will be discarded if received.

Please read the instructions for the Declaration and Certification of Finances (DCF) form. The DCF form and supporting financial documents should be mailed to the Graduate School of Engineering. These documents MUST be ORIGINALS. Photocopies will not be accepted.

Applications received after the stated deadline dates will be processed, however it may not be possible to have a decision rendered in time for you to begin taking classes.

All documents submitted must be ORIGINALS.

Transcript, DCF form and supporting financial documents should be mailed to:

Graduate School of Engineering
130 Snell Engineering Center
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
U.S.A.

Please send only those documents required to complete your application package. Unsolicited documents will not improve your chances for admission and will be DISCARDED.

A complete application must consist of the following:

1.
  Complete online application
2.
  Application fee of USD $50
3.
  Two (2) confidential letters of recommendation submitted through the online application system
4.
  Official transcripts from each college or university attended. These are to be sent directly to the Graduate School of Engineering.
5.
  Resume for the Cooperative Plan of Education (if applicable) submitted through the online application system
6.
  Statement of purpose (Ph.D. applicants only) submitted through the online application system

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Official GRE scores 3 are required of applicants who do not hold an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university within the United States.

8.
  Official TOEFL scores are required by applicants whose native language is not English3
9.
  Declaration and Certification of Finances (DCF) form (if applicable)

1 GRA and GTA consideration is made by the individual departments, predominantly for Ph.D. applicants. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer assistantships to all those who are eligible.

2The Master of Science in Information Systems program and the Master of Science in Telecommunication Systems Management program will also consider applicants who have a bachelor's degree in a discipline other than engineering.

3Institutional code is 3665, no department code is needed.

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