How to become a graduate student in the College of Engineering

Admission as an engineering graduate student at Boise State University has two components:
1. admission to the Graduate College
2. admission to a particular engineering program

How to apply to the Graduate College

• Submit the Boise State University Graduate Admission Application, along with a $55 non-refundable application fee, to the Graduate Admissions Office. An on-line admission form is located at http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/0001.html.
  
  
• The BSU Graduate Catalog is at: http://registrar.boisestate.edu/Catalogs/index.htm
  
  
• For more information contact the Graduate Admissions Office at (208) 426-3903, or 1-800-824-7017 or by email at gradcoll@boisestate.edu, or for international students, interntl@boisestate.edu. 
  
  
• Arrange for official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended to be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office.  Transcripts can be turned in by hand if they are in the original sealed envelopes or they can be mailed or faxed to us directly from the originating institution. Our Transcript Request has detailed instructions.
  
  
• Take any predictive exam, such as the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), required by the program to which you are applying. Ensure that the results of these exams are submitted by the Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org) directly to Boise State University (code R4018).
  
  
• The applicant must also submit a statement of purpose to the engineering department graduate program coordinator. The statement of purpose should give the educational and professional background of the student and his or her motivation for graduate study including career goals, and area of interest. Applicants holding a degree from the College of Engineering of Boise State University are not required to submit GRE scores.
  
  
• Submit 3 letters of recommendation and other materials required by the program directly to the department's office. International students must arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted directly by the references to the Boise State University International Admissions Office.
  
  
• After completing the steps listed above, you are eligible for admission to the Graduate College. Completing the steps, however, does not ensure that you will be admitted to a degree program. You must still meet any grade-point average requirement stipulated by the program to which you are applying. Finally, you are officially admitted to the graduate program only after receiving written notification from the Graduate Dean.

How to apply to graduate programs in the College of Engineering

Each department in the College of Engineering offers graduate programs with differing degree requirements. For information about each of them (including a downloadable pdf with specific program requirements) go to http://coen.boisestate.edu/students/gradstudent.asp. 

Admission to the engineering graduate programs is handled through the graduate adviser in each of the departments and is based on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee in each department.

Graduate Coordinators

Ph.D. Program

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy – pdf flyer
Ph.D. Program Information | Graduate Coordinator – John Chiasson johnchiasson@boisestate.edu

Masters Programs

Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Graduate Coordinator – George Murgel gmurgel@BoiseState.edu

Computer Science Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Science Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Graduate Coordinator – Alex Feldman afeldman@BoiseState.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Engineering and
Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Graduate Coordinator – Scott Smith sfsmith@BoiseState.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Graduate Coordinator – R. Jacob Baker jbaker@boisestate.edu

Instructional & Performance Technology
Masters in Instructional & Performance Technology – pdf flyer
Departmental homepage | Graduate Coordinator – Linda Burnett lburnett@boisestate.edu

Materials Science & Engineering
Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Co-Graduate Coordinators – Bill Knowlton bknowlton@boisestate.edu and Daryl Butt DarrylButt@BoiseState.edu

Materials Science & Engineering
Master of Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information | Co-Graduate Coordinators – Bill Knowlton bknowlton@boisestate.edu and Daryl Butt DarrylButt@BoiseState.edu

Graduate students can complete a master's in Materials Science & Engineering while continuing to work. The department offers the required MSE grad courses either at 7:40 a.m. or after 4:30 p.m. to accommodate working engineers.

Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering &
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering – pdf flyer
Graduate Program Information |Graduate Coordinator – John Gardner jgardner@boisestate.edu

A complete listing of the curriculum associated with each degree program may be found in the Boise State University Graduate Catalog available at: http://registrar.boisestate.edu/Catalogs.htm