Applicants who have completed degree requirements in an accredited engineering program or its equivalent are eligible to apply for admission. Applications for admission to the Graduate College are accepted throughout the year, and students may begin study at the start of the fall or spring semester. Applications must be received by February 20 for the fall semester and by November 5 for the spring semester. A key feature of graduate education in General Engineering is industrial support.
Stipends are comparable to other assistantships and tuition and fee waivers are granted.
For a modest expenditure, industrial sponsors receive intensive and extensive faculty-student attention to difficult and significant technical problems. Generally, the problems solved as part of an IRA are more difficult and require more effort over an extended period than is possible in undergraduate industrially sponsored team projects. Financial support is available in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, and waivers of tuition and service fees. An extramural MSGE program is available to off-campus students in videotape and telecommunication formats. . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.