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UCSD ECE Fall 2012 Admissions Updates 

 Applicants may check the status of their application at https://gradapply.ucsd.edu.
We received 1,030 applications to our Ph.D. degree program and 1,450 applications to our M.S. degree program.
Admission to our programs are highly competitive: for Fall 2012, we offered admission to 419 students (107 Ph.D. and 312 M.S.).

All M.S. admission offers for Fall 2012 have been processed.

All pending M.S. admission decisions will be made by Friday, April 20.

Non-fellowship candidates are encouraged to accept our admission offer by May 1.

Faculty are continuing to review applications to our Ph.D. program.

 

 

Thank you for your interest in graduate studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.  (UCSD ECE)

  • Please do not contact the ECE office to know the status of your application. You can check online to make certain your application is complete.
  • A completed application online will have the status: "submitted".
  • We endeavor to make all application decisions by April 15th, 2012.

The Fall 2012 application for all disciplines is now closed.  Applications for Fall 2013 will open in August 2012.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants are considered for UCSD ECE admission for the Fall quarter only.

  • All applicants must have a B.S. and/or M.S. degree in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics from an accredited college or university.
  • All applicants are required to take the GRE General Test.
  • All applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for admission.
  • International applicants whose native language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language:
    • take the TOEFL and obtain a minimum score of 550 on the written version, 213 on the computerized version or 80 for the internet based test;
    • take the IELTS and obtain a minimum Band Score of 7; or
    • provide evidence of enrollment, full time, for a minimum of one year in an academic program at an English speaking institution. This is limited to institutions in English speaking countries such as England, parts of Canada and IS NOT APPLICABLE to institutions in non-English speaking countries like China, India, etc.

How to Apply to ECE

What to do How to do it
1. Review the department programs & admission requirements.
2. Review admission deadlines & other useful information.

The Fall 2012 application for all disciplines is now closed.
3. Apply online.

Do not proceed with the application process until you have read our department's admissions requirements listed above and reviewed our programs of study.

Go to the OGS online application page and review the application procedures prior to filling out the application.

The items below should be completed through the online application.

**Please request ETS to send GRE scores directly to UCSD. (Institution Code: 4836, Department Code: 1203)

NOTE: Do not mail any of the above items or additional materials (except official GRE or TOEFL). They must be completed online exclusively using the online application system.
4. Wait for application decision.

UCSD ECE endeavors to make all application decisions by April 15th. Please do not mail transcripts to the department.

 

GRE Information

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for every applicant to the department. There is no minimum GRE test scores required. As a guide, the average score of students admitted to the PhD program in 2011 was 788 (quantitative).

For further information visit the GRE Website

Test results should be sent directly to the Department. The codes for the GRE test are:

  • Institution Code: 4836
  • Department Code: 1203

TOEFL / IELTS Information

Evidence of English language proficiency is required for all international applicants. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are accepted by the department. To apply, you must:

  • Take the TOEFL and obtain a minimum score of 550 on the written version, 213 on the computerized version or 80 for the internet based test;
  • Take the IELTS and obtain a minimum Band Score of 7; or
  • Provide evidence of enrollment, full time, for a minimum of one year in an academic program at an English speaking institution.

For further information visit TOEFL Website

Test results should be sent directly to the Department.

The codes for the TOEFL test are:

  • Institution Code: 4836
  • Department Code: 66

For further information visit IELTS Website. Test results should be sent directly to the Department.

Contacts

Should you have questions that are not answered on this website, you should direct them exclusively to: ecegradapps@ece.ucsd.edu