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Criteria
Admission to the graduate program depends on performance in undergraduate
studies, GRE scores, recommendations, and evidence of research potential.
Below we provide some guidelines to help you decide if you wish to apply.
We emphasize that the following numbers are only guidelines for admission
to the graduate program.
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BS GPA (minimum): 3.0/4.0 for engineers (first class ranking); 3.2/4.0
for others
• MS GPA (minimum): 3.5/4.0 for Ph.D. applicants
• GRE scores (minimum): Verbal 560; Quantitative 750; Analytical
690
• TOEFL for International students (minimum): 575/233
Below
you will find a list of the required prerequisite undergraduate courses.
The courses are described in detail in Section 14 of this handbook.
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Four semesters of calculus including differential equations and linear
algebra
• High level computer language (C++, FORTRAN, for example)
• Deterministic Methods in Operations Research including linear
programming (equivalent to Rutgers ISE course 540:311 or math course 640:354)
• Probability - calculus based (equivalent to Rutgers ISE course
540:210)
• Engineering Economics (equivalent to Rutgers ISE course 540:343)
If you are missing one or more of the prerequisite courses you may be
admitted to the graduate program conditionally; that is, you are accepted
with the requirement that you take the prerequisites for no credit within
the first year and receive a grade of B or better. If these conditions
are not satisfied you may be dropped from the program. Part-time students
are given additional time.
If you have not taken the calculus-based course in probability you may
take an undergraduate course for no credit or you may take a graduate
course in probability for graduate credit.
Ph.D. students may take a graduate level course in engineering economics,
for credit, to satisfy the prerequisite requirement. MS students must
take Engineering Economics 540:343 for no credit.
Sometimes it is difficult for the admissions committee to judge the content
of a course from its title on the transcript. If you believe you have
studied material in a course that is an admission condition, discuss it
with the Graduate Director. Prepare yourself with a catalog description
or course outline to show that you have already studied the required material.
Financial Support
The department currently supports about thirty graduate students with
fellowships, teaching assistantships, and graduate research assistantships.
The support includes a stipend of approximately $14,000 plus tuition.
Other students receive partial support or are paid hourly to participate
in research projects.
Fellows, graduate research assistants and teaching assistants are required
to work for fifteen hours per week on the projects or courses to which
they are assigned.
In funding new students, doctoral students receive first priority for
support. Most of the offers go to students who have already completed
their MS degrees. Occasionally an exceptional student is offered support
for doctoral study immediately after the BS degree.
Some MS students have received full or partial funding after they have
joined the program. This funding may be hourly payment for research assistance
or a limited term appointment as a teaching assistant or graduate research
assistant. There are also many job opportunities on campus – assisting
in research projects on an hourly basis, conducting recitations in calculus,
and so on. It is unlikely that an international MS applicant will be offered
financial support before joining the program.
When the admissions committee accepts a student, he or she is notified
by letter and is placed on the list of students eligible for financial
support. In March, offers for fellowships are sent out.
Financial support is highly competitive. The typical recipient has qualifications
that far exceed the admission requirements. In particular, the recipients
show clear evidence of research potential, for example, detailed recommendations
from a research advisor or a prize in recognition of excellent research.
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