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Application Procedures
Admission to the Mechanical Engineering MS and Ph.D. programs is subject to the requirements of the Texas Tech University Graduate School. For application materials, students should contact:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Texas Tech University
P.O. Box 41030
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1030
Telephone: 806-742-2787
mailto:gradschool@ttu.edu
Web Site: http://www.ttu.edu/gradschool
The mechanical engineering department requires the following documents in addition to the Graduate School requirements:
- GRE scores
- 3 letters of recommendation
- a statement of purpose.
These documents should be sent to the Graduate School School with the rest of the application materials. Additional application materials required from international students are described in the International Document Checklist.
International Students
In addition to the above requirements, international students are required to submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or from the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) before admission will be granted. Minimum acceptable scores for the TOEFL are 213 on the computer-based test, 79 on the internet-based test, and 550 on the paper test. The minimum acceptable IELTS score is 6.5. This test is waived only for graduates of U.S. universities or universities in countries in which the native language is English.
For admitted students who are awarded a postition as a teaching assistant, there is a required university led workshop (ITA) which will take place one month prior to the start of the Fall semester. These students must be prepared to arrive early in time for this workshop.
For other information on applying to Graduate School as an international student, please see the Graduate School's Prospective Student website.
Deadlines
Applications for admission and graduate assistantships for the fall term should be submitted no later than January 1, and for the spring term, no later than September 1. The department begins reviewing applications at this point, but continues reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
Application Review
Prospective students should typically have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for their final 60 hours of undergraduate work. The average GRE General Test scores of admitted students (verbal and quantitative) is approximately 1200. In accordance with Texas House Bill 1641, the applicant's performance on a standardized test (such as the GRE) may not be used in the admissions or competitive scholarship process as the sole criterion for consideration of the application or as the primary criterion to end consideration of the applicant. The Mechanical Engineering department bases admissions on review of the entire application package. Admissions is not based on any one factor alone.
Applications for the coming semester are reviewed on a rolling basis and begin to be reviewed sometime around the Graduate School deadline. The department continues reviewing applications received after this point until the departmental deadline.
Please do not send emails requesting advice on your changes of acceptance, as the department cannot evaluate the candidacy of a prospective student on the basis of information received in an email or in a resume. No admissions decision can be made until all application materials have been received.
Leveling Requirements
Students wishing to enter the program should have an undergraduate degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics. Graduates of programs other than mechanical engineering may be required to take leveling courses depending upon the background of the student. Specific leveling programs will be assigned on a case by case basis by the Department Graduate Advisor or the student's Advisory Committee. These courses are not applicable to the requirements of the MS or Ph.D. degrees.
The following leveling courses may be required of MS students from backgrounds other than mechanical engineering:
- Six hours of thermal science courses or equivalent (e.g. ME 3322, ME 3370, ME 3371)
- Six hours of mechanical science courses or equivalent (e.g. ME 3311, ME 3331, ME 3433, ME 3464)
- Computational methods or equivalent (ME 2315)
- All undergraduate math courses in the mechanical engineering curriculum
TTU, Mechanical Engineering Dept., 7th and Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409
806.742.3451