A reading knowledge of French, German, Japanese, or Russian is required of Ph.D. candidates whose native language is English. Doctoral candidates must take a qualifying examination in addition to the examinations required by the Graduate School. The program has a thirty-credit curriculum and requires an engineering design project. Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or the physical sciences. All applicants must submit GRE general test scores and one GRE subject test score in engineering, mathematics, or physics.
Admission is for the fall semester except in unusual cases.