Ceramic and Metallurgical Engineering admit Winter Quarter and the deadline is November 1. All departments admit Autumn Quarter. It will not hurt you in any way to apply to more than one department at a time. However, if you are accepted to more than one department, you will have to choose which one of those departments you want to be admitted into. You can only be admitted to one department.
Students also submit a personal statement that is considered in the admissions process.
Admission is competitive for every department in the College of Engineering. Once admitted to the UW as a Postbaccalaureate student, the competitiveness in application to the College of Engineering is weighed equally with first-time bachelor candidates. Some departments are considerably more competitive. Students with GPA's below 2.5 are much less likely to gain admission to an engineering department. Please see an advisor to discuss GPA competitiveness.