Any graduate applicant whose native language is not English (including U.S. citizens and permanent residents) and who wishes to be considered for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) position must first demonstrate fluency in spoken English by taking the Internet-based TOEFL exam (iBT). The minimum qualifying score for a GTA on the iBT Speaking section is 26 and on the IELTS speaking section is 8.

• Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
• Computer and Wireless Sensor Networks
• Robotics and Embedded Systems 

• Electric Power and Energy Systems
• Microelectronics, Microsystems and Nanotechnology
• Optoelectronics and Photonics
• Systems, Communications and Control

• Computer Systems
• Mechanical Systems

The MS-ENGR program allows students to pursue a concentration in engineering management. The concentration in engineering management is designed to meet the increasing needs of students to enhance their career opportunities as managers or as entrepreneurs by supplementing advanced engineering knowledge with a fundamental understanding of business principles within the context of technology enterprises. Drawing upon the strengths of both the School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Daniels College of Business, the program provides the relevant content for graduates to lead technology enterprises. There is no thesis option available for this program.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and students are admitted for the fall, winter or spring quarters. However, graduate teaching assistantships are awarded in April/May of each year to begin the following fall quarter. Students interested in competing for a GTA position are advised to submit their applications by February to ensure consideration for an appointment in September of a given year. GTAs are offered to students who have been admitted to the PhD program, and, rarely, to Master students who have chosen the thesis option.  

Admission Forms:
• Application for Financial Assistance

All international applicants must concurrently apply through the DU Office of International Student Admissions. Additional fees may apply. Applicants should call 303.871.3119 or email intladm@du.edu for more information on this process.

International applicants, or applicants who do not hold a degree from an institution where English was the primary language of instruction, must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam in addition to the GRE. For more information on taking the TOEFL, visit http://www.ets.org/toefl.

All applicants must take the GRE. Applicants must request that Educational Testing Services forward results to the University of Denver, Office of Graduate Admission. The institution code for the Universityof Denveris R4842. For information concerning GRE registration, please visit http://www.gre.org or contact:

Graduate Record Examination
Educational Testing Service
P. O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000
609-771-7670

Applicants should take the GRE exam well in advance of their intended application date. Please allow at least 14 business days for your general test scores and six weeks for your subject test scores to be received. Several departments and school, including ECE, will not process applications until scores have been received. Entrance exam scores older than five years from the date of the application may not be acceptable for admission.

There is a $60 nonrefundable application fee, which covers the cost of processing application materials.  The application fee may be paid online with a credit card at the time of application submission. Otherwise, the application fee may be paid on a bank draft or personal check drawn on a U.S. bank and submitted with the supplemental application materials. Applications will not be forwarded to the department for review until this fee is paid. No waivers or deferrals are allowed with the exceptions of McNair and CORE scholars. A letter of verification needs to be included with the supplemental application materials. 

Applicants are required to submit two official transcripts from each post-secondary institution they have attended, or are presently attending, where two quarter hours (or one semester hour) or more, were completed.  This includes transcripts for credit earned as transfer work, study abroad and college credit earned in High School. 

An official transcript must include the original signature of the registrar and/or the seal of the issuing institution, and must be enclosed in an envelope with the stamp or signature of the registrar across the sealed flap. Proof of a Bachelor's and Master's degree (if applicable) is required from a regionally accredited college or university. Requested transcripts should be mailed to the applicant and submitted to theUniversityofDenverwith supplemental admission materials. Please do not request transcripts to be mailed directly to theUniversityofDenverfrom other institutions.

Applications will not be forwarded to the department for review until official transcripts have been received. The University is not responsible for obtaining an applicant's transcripts, including any record of work completed at theUniversityofDenver.

All credentials submitted become property of theUniversityofDenverand cannot be copied or returned to the student or any person(s).

Three (3) letters of recommendation are required. All recommendations are to be included with application materials.

You shall submit a personal statement of at least 300 words. Your essay should include information concerning your life, education, practical experience, special interests and specific purpose in applying to theUniversityofDenver.

You shall submit a detailed personal resume. Your resume should include all educational achievements and all relevant work experience.

Mail all supplemental admission materials, including official transcripts, in one package to:

University of Denver
Office of Graduate Admission
University Hall, Room 216
2197 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208

As a University of Denver graduate student, you may be eligible for financial aid.  Need-based is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents through loans.  The Department of ECE also offers a number of Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GRAs) that provide full tuition remission along with a stipend for the nine-month academic year (three academic quarters) and GRAs with or without partial tuition remission.  These assistantships are open to both domestic and international students. Other sources of financial aid available to both domestic and international students include scholarships (outside of the University of Denver), fellowships, and work-study (available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents). For more information about financial aid, please contact the Department of ECE.