Fifth Year B.S./M.S. Application

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).