Application Pre-requisites 
Applications for the program are submitted through the UW Graduate School’s online application. Please do not submit any materials directly to UW CEE as they will not be reviewed. The online application requires a non-refundable $85 application fee. When completing the online application, you will be asked to submit the following items:, , Statement of purpose, Detail your educational objectives in 500 words or fewer and include the following information:, If you are a prospective master’s student, please indicate whether you are interested in the Professional Master's Program or research track as well as your area of interest from the six specialty areas offered., Why you have selected the area of specialty., How it relates to your educational and/or professional background., Describe relevant work experience, including research or teaching assistantships., What type of career you will seek after graduation., Why you are applying to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Washington., Other matters that are important for the review committee to know., If you are interested in working as a Research Assistant or Teaching Assistant (structures students only), please mention this in your statement of purpose., Please include your name at the top of the document., Letters of recommendation, Two letters are required for master's applicants, three for Ph.D. applicants. Letters must be submitted via the online application system. After entering email addresses for your letter writers into the online form, an automatic email will direct them to a secure Web site to upload their letter. It is recommended to submit email addresses early, to give recommenders ample time to submit letters. At least one letter should be from a faculty member at the last school you attended as a full-time student (unless you have been out of school for more than five years). Substitutions for faculty recommendations may include work associates or supervisors, or others who can comment on your academic potential for graduate work., Transcripts, Submit unofficial transcripts (PDF format) with the online application. Before uploading, please make sure your transcript is legible, otherwise the review committee will not be able to review your application. The file size limit is 2 megabytes. If you are offered admission by the department, the Graduate School will require an official final degree transcript prior to registration. The department does not require an official transcript., GPA, Applicants must enter their GPA for the past two years of study (or 90 quarter credits or 60 semester credits), based on a 4.0 scale. If your previous institution did not grade on a 4.0 scale you will need to convert it. , Official GRE scores (Optional), Test scores may be five years old or less. You will be given the option to self-report GRE scores during the online application. If you have not yet taken the GRE and are planning to, you may enter the date you are scheduled to take the exam and enter your score following the test. The CEE department does not have a minimum GRE score requirement; however, you can find average GPA and GRE scores by viewing graduate student admission statistics. Please request that Educational Testing Services sends your official scores to the University of Washington, institution code 4854., Note: While GRE scores are optional for 2021 Admissions, GRE scores will not be accepted for 2022 applications. , Additional items for Ph.D. applicants:, Resume, A resumé is required for Ph.D. applicants; optional for master’s applicants., Writing sample, Ph.D. applicants may submit a writing sample, however it is not required., TOEFL: Required for international applicants, Applicants whose native language is not English must submit official TOEFL test scores, which must be less than two years old. Ask ETS to send official test scores directly to the University of Washington Graduate Admissions Office, institution code 4854. UW CEE does not accept the IELTS for the language requirement. The minimum score required by the Graduate School is 92. Applicants admitted with a score below the minimum will be required to take English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. For details on the English language proficiency requirements, review the Graduate School’s Memo 8., You will be asked to self-report your TOEFL scores on the online application. If you have not yet taken the TOEFL exam, enter the date you are scheduled to take the exam. Official scores should be received by the university before the December 15 application deadline., Note: A bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. degree from the U.S. will fulfill the English proficiency requirement. International students who were enrolled in a bachelor’s program where all instruction was in English (documentation required) would not be required to provide English proficiency test scores.,
