Graduate Study

The Department of Mechanical Engineer­ing offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mechanical Engineering. Faculty in Mechanical Engineering conduct research in the areas of aerodynamics, bioma­terials, composite materials, computational material science, computational fluid dynam­ics, combustion, continuum mechanics, heat transfer, materials reliability, mechanical be­havior of materials, nanomechanics of surfaces and interfaces, and wind energy.

Department Specific Admission Requirements

Applicants should possess a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree or equivalent in Me­chanical Engineering with a minimum GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 grade scale or equivalent. Students that do not hold B.S.M.E. degrees may qualify as M.S. candidates by completing, without credit, certain prerequisite courses as specified by the Department. These prereq­uisites would depend upon the candidate’s background and upon the area in which he/ she plans to specialize.

In order to apply, please submit the following via the University of Wyoming’s online application system (http://www.uwyo.edu/admissions/apply.html): resume, copy of academic transcript, copy of GRE scores, copies of TOFEL (or IELTS) scores for international non-native English speaking applicants, three letters of reference, and a Statement of Purpose indicating the applicants’ techni­cal area of interest, abilities, and objectives in completing a graduate degree in mechanical engineering. If you are applying for the BS/MS program, please chose “QuickStart - Mechanical Engineering BS/MS” as the program (no GRE score and Statement of Purpose are needed for the BS/MS application). Applicants to the joint MBA/MS-ME program should chose the MS degree program for the application. To be considered for Assistantships, applications must be submitted before March 15 for the Fall semester or October 15 for the Spring semester.

A minimum composite score of 294 (MS) or 307 (PhD) on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the GRE is typically required for full admission to the Mechanical Engineer­ing Department. For international students, a minimum TOEFL score of 577 on the written exam or 90 on the Internet-based test (iBT) TOEFL (or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5). If an international applicant wishes to be considered for Graduate Teaching Assistantship funding, the applicant should also submit the results of an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).  Please contact the UW English Language Center (http:// http://www.uwyo.edu/study-iep-esl/grad-ta-support/index.html) if you have questions regarding the English proficiency requirements. Admittance to the graduate program is competitive, and the average applicant that is accepted will likely have well above the minimum qualifications.