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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

ATTENTION APPLICANTS!! To ensure the completion of the admission process before the next online registration period, submit your completed application and supporting materials by the following dates. Please contact the Distance Learning Center with any questions.

Spring: November 15
Summer: April 1
Fall: July 1

Those seeking admission to the Master of Science in Engineering program must have earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from a nationally or regionally accredited institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If the bachelor's degree is in a field other than engineering, applicants may be asked to complete prerequisite courses. Students may be contacted on an individual basis for additional information to support their admission. International degrees will be evaluated on an individual basis.

To be eligible for admission in full standing, a student must have an overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or above or 2.90 on the last 60 credits from the degree-granting institution.

Students who do not qualify for admission in full standing may be admitted on a trial enrollment justified by the admitting department and approved by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.

Students are allowed seven years from the date of admission into the program to complete degree requirements. Extensions may be granted for extenuating circumstances.

You have the choice of applying as a Matriculated Student or enrolling as a Special Student. If you have questions, you may contact the Distance Learning Center to discuss the following two choices:

1. Matriculated Student
2. Special Student

Admission Process for Matriculating Students

Students seeking admission to the School of Graduate Studies must do the following:

• Complete the online University of Wisconsin-System Application for Graduate Admission here
  
  
• Pay the $45.00 *application fee at our secure online site or mail a check payable to University of Wisconsin-Platteville to:
  
  

  Distance Learning Center
  University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  1 University Plaza
  Platteville WI 53818-3099
  
  

  *NOTE: Undergraduate and graduate admission applications, both domestic and international, postmarked or electronically submitted on or after September 1, 2008, are subject to the new application fee rates (Undergraduate - $44, Graduate - $56) irrespective of the applicants' starting term.
  
  
• Arrange to have an official* transcript sent from the institution granting your undergraduate degree to the Distance Learning Center at the address above (Request for Transfer Credit Form).
  
  
• If you have previously taken graduate courses and would like to have them considered for transfer to your UWP graduate degree, you must also provide official* transcript(s) from the institution(s) where the graduate credits were earned.

  
  *The official transcripts must be sent directly from the institutions where the course work was completed. We cannot accept or evaluate unofficial transcripts.
  
  Applications will not be processed until the transcript from the institution granting your undergraduate degree is on file. All transcripts become the property of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and will remain on file at the university.

• Submit a detailed resume.
  
  
• Students may be contacted on an individual basis for additional information to support their admission.
  
  

After your admission materials have been reviewed, you will be contacted about your application. You will then need to contact the Distance Learning Center by phone at (800) 362-5460 or by e-mail to disted@uwplatt.edu and indicate your name and your chosen area of emphasis (Engineering Design, Applications in Engineering Management, Control Systems, and Structural/Geotechnical Engineering) so an advisor can be assigned to help you with your academic plan.

After you have been admitted to the program and consulted with your advisor, you may register for courses through the online registration form.

International Students

In addition to filing the standard application for admission with official transcript(s) translated in English, international students must provide a copy of their Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score to the Distance Learning Center. A minimum score of 500 (paper based) or 173 (computer based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Examination (TOEFL) is required of all international students whose native language is not English. Students transferring from United States colleges and universities may be excused from the TOEFL if they have demonstrated competence in English through courses taken at such institutions and have earned grades of "B" or higher in English composition courses and speech. International students may request a waiver of the TOEFL requirement by submitting an acceptable justification for the waiver. The waiver request should include your name, daytime phone number, and the program to which you are applying. This request should be sent directly to the Dean of Graduate Studies:

Dr. David Van Buren
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
314 Brigham Hall
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
USA
(608) 342-1262
E-mail: vanburen@uwplatt.edu

Special Students

Students who have earned a bachelor's degree from a nationally or regionally accredited institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) may register as Special Students. Special students receive full academic credit for credit courses taken while they are on Special Student status. The Special Student may later be considered for admission into a degree program if a 3.00 grade point average has been maintained in all graduate-level work and all other admission requirements are met. With the program area's approval, a Special Student may transfer up to 12 credits earned at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville into a degree program. All graduate-level work will be included in computing the student's academic average.

Special Students may go directly to registration to register for courses.

If you have additional questions, please contact:

Lisa A. Riedle, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator, Master of Science in Engineering
Phone: (608) 342-1686
FAX: (608) 342-1566
E-mail: engineering@uwplatt.edu

Mary Jo Stutenberg
Program Assistant
Phone: (608) 342-1625 or (608) 342-1106
Email: stutenbm@uwplatt.edu