Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the SIUE and SIUC Graduate Schools and must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee of the SIUC College of Engineering. Admission requirements include:
- Master’s degree or its equivalent in an engineering discipline with thesis
- Master's degree GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale is ordinarily required
- GRE scores submitted to SIUE (institution code 1759)
- Minimum TOEFL scores for non-native speakers of English submitted to SIUE (institution code 1759): 550 (paper score), 213 (computer score), or 80 (internet-based score)
- Minimum of funding for international students of U.S. $42,500 for each year of the proposed course of study, including funds from a graduate assistantship
For information about GRE and/or TOEFL, or to register for either test, please contact Educational Testing Service.
Application Process
Some application materials must be sent to SIUE while some must be sent to SIUC. Follow the instructions below to ensure your application review is not delayed. Documents under each institution must be received by that institution before applications will be reviewed by that institution.
SIUE Application
- Applicants must complete the online application
- Official bachelor’s transcript
- Official master’s transcript
- Official GRE Score (institution code 1759)
- Three letters of recommendation
- 1.5 page statement of objectives
- Master’s Thesis Abstract
- Current SIUE non-refundable application fee in U.S. dollars
- International students
- Official TOEFL Score (institution code 1759)
Official transcripts must be sent electronically to siueapps@siue.edu directly from the institution or mailed to:
SIUE Graduate and International Admissions
Co-op PhD Application
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047
SIUC Application
- Applicants need to submit an electronic application
- Create an account
- Program selection will be Engineering Science
- Degree selection will be PhD
- Enter your area of concentration
- When asked to provide letters of recommendation, enter SIUE as the recommender with the email address of siueapps@siue.edu
- This will allow SIUE to attach the letters of recommendation already submitted to SIUE to SIUC.
- International Students
- Copy of Passport showing your name, date of birth, and country of citizenship
- Financial Statement
- This document is found at the end of the SIUC application. It must be completed even if you have been promised an assistantship.
- Before you can be admitted, it is necessary for you to indicate that a minimum of U.S. $42,500 will be available to you for each year of your proposed course of study.
- Be sure to indicate if your studies are totally dependent upon an assistantship or if you have personal funds to fulfill this requirement.
- If you have personal funds, be sure to submit official documentation of funds and amounts via a recent bank statement
- Current SIUC non-refundable application fee in U.S. dollars (credit card only)
Admission Process
Your application will be reviewed by the SIUE School of Engineering and the SIUE department you plan to work with. If the application receives approval from these two entities, it will be reviewed by the appropriate SIUC college and department. If it receives approval from these two entities, it will be reviewed by the SIUC Graduate School. Your application can only be deferred one time. Therefore, your application does not receive approval in time for the semester you apply, it must be approved in time for the next or it will be withdrawn and you will have to reapply. SIUC grants or denies final admission to the program.
Requirements for Retention
The rules of the SIUC Graduate School apply. In addition, students holding graduate assistantships are required to carry no more than two incomplete grades at any given time to be eligible to continue their assistantship appointments.
