University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering

Online Application

All applications must be submitted through the Berkeley campus’ Online Application for graduate admissions. Please take care to ensure all email addresses, as well as your own email address, are entered correctly. Applications that are incomplete by the time of review will be automatically rejected. Making sure an application is complete is solely the responsibility of the applicant and should be done in a timely manner.

Note: The 5th Year B.S./M.S. program is exclusively reserved for UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering undergraduate applicants.

Deadline: January 8, 2024, 11:59 PM PST

Application Requirements

Item

Required

Application Instructions

Yes

Program Information

Yes

Biographical Information

Yes

Personal Information

Yes

Educational Background

Yes

Academic History

Yes – Please include transcripts for all higher institutions (Community Colleges, 4 Year Universities, study-abroad, etc.)

Languages

Optional
Recommendations

Yes.  We require three.  We prefer that one of these be from a faculty member in MechE.

We recommend that you send your recommenders notifications through the application system long before you submit your application so that they can submit their letters by the deadline.

Economic Background

Yes

Employment

Yes, if applicable

Test Scores

GRE scores are not required for Fall 2022 admissions.

Statement of Purpose

Yes

Personal History Statement

Yes

Mechanical Engineering Program Page

Yes

Grade Category Definitions

MechE Cumulative GPA Definition: 
Your entire GPA, including that from other schools.

Advanced GPA Definition: 
GPA for your upper division (100+) technical courses

Major GPA Definition: 
GPA for your technical major courses including Math, Physics, etc.

2 Year GPA Definition: 
GPA should include everything after your first two years.

Please only upload a calculation if you are including non-UCB grades

Supporting Materials

This section is optional, but we prefer a CV/Resume to be uploaded.  We do not require a writing sample.

Information Agreement

Yes

Payment

Yes

Signature

Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Letter can come from faculty or industrial supervisor, who knows you well and has seen evidence that you can benefit significantly from a program of this kind.  We prefer at least one letter from a UCB MechE faculty member.


Draft Course of Study Plan (in the MechE Program Page)

Please complete the Draft Course of Study Plan and upload it into your online application (Draft Course of Study Plan Template).