Graduate Program Admission Requirements

Application Deadlines and University Admission Requirements

• Application deadlines
• University minimum admission requirements
• Additional information for international students
• For applicants with mainly non-English preparatory education, see the University's English Test Requirements.
• Useful admission forms
• More information can be found from the SFSU Division of Graduate Studies website.

More Information

A. Non-Engineering or Non-Major Applicant holding a B.S. Degree:

• B.S. graduates from non-engineering programs or those who change their engineering major may be admitted as conditional graduate students.
• Applicants must have a record well above the university admission requirements stated above and be able to clearly demonstrate their potential in Engineering.
• Conditional graduate students may apply for advancement to classified graduate status, after satisfying minimum prerequisites of the applied program. Please contact the graduate program coordinator for more information.
• No conditional admissions are issued to international students.

B. Applicant with GPA Deficiency:

• An applicant with a GPA higher than 2.8 but less than 3.0 can fill out a University waiver form for this requirement and submit it along with other requried supplemental materials to the graduate program coordinator of the applied program.

C. Graduate Program Coordinators:

• MS in Civil Engineering (MSCE): Dr. Cheng Chen (chcsfsu@sfsu.edu)
• MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering (MSECE): Dr. Hamid Shahnasser (hamid@sfsu.edu)
• MS in Mechanical Engineering (MSME): Dr. Ed Cheng (ascheng@sfsu.edu)