Admissions Process for the ECE Doctoral Program

There are two stages to the admissions process:

A. Admission to the Graduate College;

B. Admission to the doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

A complete application consists of the following items:

A. Mail to Boise State University Graduate Admissions Office, 1910 University Drive, Boise ID 83725-1110:

1. The graduate admissions application form and the one-time, non-refundable $55 application fee. Go to http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/0001.html.
2. Official transcripts from all universities attended. http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/forms/form_grad_transcript26.pdf has a transcript request form.
3. Recent GRE (graduate record exam) scores (verbal, analytical, and quantitative, taken within the last five years). This requirement is waived for Boise State graduates.

4. Recent TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores for foreign student applicants.To be admitted as a graduate student in the College of Engineering, you must have a minimum TOEFL test score of 587 on the paper-based test, 240 on the computer-based test, or 95 on the Internet-based test.

B. Mail to Doctoral Program Coordinator, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 1910 University Drive, Boise ID 83725-2075:

1. A two-page statement of teaching and research interests.
2. Three letters of recommendation (Boise State graduates need only submit the names of three references from BSU).
3. The graduate assistantship application form at http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/forms/form_grad_assistantship26.pdf.

Admission deadlines are found in the doctoral program are found at: http://coen.boisestate.edu/ece/phdece.asp

If you have any questions regarding the program or admissions process, please feel free to contact the department office at 208-426-5640.