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Admissions

For additional information about the admission process, please contact USF Graduate Admissions at GRADAdmissions@usf.edu or 813-974-3350. You can also visit their website to check your application status, get an estimated cost of attendance and more! Apply online here. For additional information regarding the graduate programs offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, please visit the graduate handbook (After/In Fall 2021, After/In Fall 2019,Fall 2019, After/In Fall 2018, Before Fall 2018) and thesis and dissertation format guide.

Degree Programs

Degree	Thesis, Dissertation Required	Undergraduate Degree Required to Apply	Total Credit Hours
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)	No	BS in Mechanical Engineering	30
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)	Yes	MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field	72

Undergraduate Course Prerequisite Requirements for the Masters Degree

Students entering the Masters Degree program must have completed the following courses in their undergraduate program:

Mathematics	Mechanical Engineering
Calculus I, II, III Differential Equations	Thermodynamics Heat Transfer Fluid Mechanics Machine Design Solid Mechanics

Students entering from disciplines outside of Mechanical Engineering will be required to make up any deficiencies before starting their graduate coursework.

Admission Requirements

Applicants should submit a complete application to the USF Graduate School for review by the department. An application checklist can be found here.

Degree	Minimum GRE Percentile	Minimum GPA	International Students	Supplemental Documents
Masters Degrees	Quantitative: 50% & Verbal: 50%	3.0/4.0 in last two years of coursework	Minimum TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based test, 213 on computer-based test, or 550 on paper-based test*	MSME requires a Statement of Research Interests
Doctoral Degree	Quantitative: 60% & Verbal: 60%	3.0/4.0 in last two years of coursework	Minimum TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based test, 213 on computer-based test, or 550 on paper-based test*	PhD requires a Statement of Research Interests

Degree

Minimum GRE Percentile

Minimum GPA

International Students

Supplemental Documents

Masters Degrees

Quantitative: 50% &

Verbal: 50%

3.0/4.0 in last two years of coursework

Minimum TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based test, 213 on computer-based test, or 550 on paper-based test*

MSME requires a Statement of Research Interests

Doctoral Degree

Quantitative: 60% &

Verbal: 60%

3.0/4.0 in last two years of coursework

Minimum TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based test, 213 on computer-based test, or 550 on paper-based test*

PhD requires a Statement of Research Interests

*All international applicants for whom English is not the native tongue must provide proof of competence in the English language. International applicants from non-English speaking countries must provide a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 taken within 2 years of the desired term of entry or a minimum TOEFL score as listed above. Applicants who are unable to meet this requirement should contact INTO University of South Florida for information on their Academic English program for international students. INTO University of South Florida also offers Graduate Pathways programs for international applicants. NOTE: Positive results on the SAT (Critical Reading and Writing) or ACT (English/Writing and Reading) may be used to waive the TOEFL/IELTS requirement.