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Engineering Graduate Program

The information contained on this page is only a brief overview. Please consult the Graduate Division Catalog for more complete information.

Application Procedures | Admission Requirements

 

Application Procedures

Application forms for admission to all programs in the School of Engineering may be obtained from the Office of the Dean of the School of Engineering, from the School of Engineering web site (www.engineering.manhattan.edu), or from the Office of Admissions. The completed form accompanied by the application fee (non-refundable) must be submitted to the Office of Admissions. Applicants for admission are responsible for having official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate courses mailed directly to the Office of Admissions, paying the application fee, submitting letters of recommendation, and submitting required standardized test scores.

Official transcripts (not student copies) of all undergraduate and graduate records must be sent to the Office of Admissions by the institutions issuing them. Applicants who file an application before the baccalaureate degree has been conferred may be accepted pending the successful completion of their undergraduate work. A final transcript must be received in the Office of Admissions prior to course registration.

Graduates of Manhattan College should write to the Office of the Registrar requesting that an official transcript be sent to the Office of Admissions.

An application is not complete until all the necessary materials and application fee have been received by the Office of Admissions. Incomplete applications cannot be processed. Students who file an application and whose official transcripts arrive after the deadline date cannot be assured that their application will be processed in time for the semester for which they are applying.

Filing of the graduate application should be completed before May 1st for summer session application; August 10th for fall session applicants, and January 7th for spring session applicants. Students seeking admission into the full-time Engineering programs must have their application for the fall session completed by March 1st if they are applying for a fellowship or scholarship for the fall semester.

A committee of the Engineering program for which a person is applying reviews the application and supportive documents and forwards a recommendation to the Office of the Dean of the School of Engineering. That Office then informs the applicant of the decision. Those who have been accepted will receive the instructions for registration at the beginning of the session for which they have been accepted.

The documents submitted in support of application cannot be returned to the applicant nor can they be duplicated for any purpose. All documents received are part of the records of the College.

Admission

Applicants for admission into any graduate program in the School of Engineering must hold, before beginning graduate courses, a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or institution acceptable to Manhattan College. In addition, they must meet the specific requirements as stated in the introduction to the respective programs. Normally, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale is required, although other factors can be considered in the decision for admission. Applicants may be requested to take the Graduate Record Examination for certain programs.

Admission into graduate Engineering programs will be granted as a matriculated student, one seeking to fulfill the requirements for a degree. A student may be granted permission to take an approved graduate course on a non-matriculated basis or, in special cases, as an auditor. A non-matriculated student is one earning graduate credit for a specific course but not necessarily working for a degree. For example, the student may be interested in earning a Graduate Engineering Certificate (see below for details). For both non-matriculated and auditing students, tuition and fees are the same as for matriculated students.

A student who lacks undergraduate prerequisites for a specific program may be asked to complete satisfactorily certain undergraduate (bridging) courses as a non-matriculated student. When these courses are completed satisfactorily, the student may be admitted to matriculation.

Students requesting to take graduate courses as a non-matriculated student must have the necessary prerequisites for those courses. Students may not register for more than 12 credits as a non-matriculated student without the permission of the Dean of the School of Engineering.

All students must comply with immunization regulations as previously stated in the introductory section of the catalogue.

Students who take graduate courses at Manhattan College on a non-matriculated basis and apply thereafter for admission to a graduate program as a matriculated student will be informed at the time of acceptance which courses may be applied to that degree program.

Students who have earned a master’s degree or who are pursuing a master’s degree in one Engineering program from Manhattan College and desire to seek admission into another program must file a new application with the Office of Admissions.

All documents of applicants who have been accepted and who for extenuating circumstances cannot register for courses during the session for which they were admitted will be kept on file for two years. The documents will be destroyed if the applicant does not register for courses within that period.

 

Application for Admissions to Graduate Programs

For more information, please see the Graduate Division Catalog.