ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Admission
to the program
Admission requirements to be met by each applicant are
presented below. Specific documentation
required by the UNC Charlotte
Graduate School
for admission is also described.
Admission requirements (minimum and general
requirements)
Applicants will be reviewed for admission to the Program
based on their satisfaction of the requirements described below.
The equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate or
master’s degree, from a regionally accredited college or university, in
Engineering, Earth Sciences/Geology, Chemistry, Biology or a related field with
a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or a minimum graduate GPA of 3.5 (A = 4.0)
in all graduate work.
An acceptable score on the verbal, quantitative
and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with section
and cumulative scores expected to be in the upper 50th percentile.
A minimum score of 220 (computer-based test) or
550 (paper-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for
applicants whose native language is not English.
Three letters of reference, two of which must be
from faculty members.
An essay that addresses the applicant’s
motivation and area of research interest.
Documents
to be submitted for admission
The Office of the Graduate
School at UNC Charlotte requires
the following documents be submitted in the application package for each
student:
Two official transcripts from all colleges and
universities attended
Official GRE scores (verbal, quantitative and
analytical)
Official TOEFL scores if the student’s native
language is not English.
The UNC Charlotte application for graduate
admission form
Three letters of reference
An essay that addresses the applicant’s motivation,
prospective INES Ph.D. program focus area (IESD or IESS or IESM) and research
issues of interest.
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