Application
The university application is available online (see links
below).
Application Deadline
The department has a single application deadline for both
U.S. and international students. However international students
are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Your application (including all supporting documents) must
be complete by the application deadline. NO LATE APPLICATIONS
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Application deadlines for the 2009-2010 academic-year are
as follows:
- Fall 2009: July 1, 2009
- Spring 2010: November 1, 2009
FAMU Applicants
A twenty-dollar ($20) application fee in U.S. currency must
accompany the application. The check or money order must
be drawn on a U.S. bank and be made payable to Florida A&M
University. Your complete name and date of birth should
be clearly indicated on all methods of payment. Currently
enrolled or previous graduates of Florida A&M University
do not need to submit an application fee.
FSU Applicants
A thirty-dollar ($30) application fee in U.S. currency must
accompany the application. To pay the application fee online
go to http://fees.fsu.edu.
Click the Other Customers and Non-Credit Students
button. Enter your Social Security Number or Temporary Student
ID (999-**-****). If payment is sent by mail, the check
or money order must be drawn on a U.S. bank and be made
payable to Florida State University. Your complete name
and date of birth should be clearly indicated on all methods
of payment.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Departmental Application
No departmental application is required.
Transcripts
Two (2) copies of official transcripts from every post-secondary
institution attended are required. Records are considered
official only when sent directly from the issuing institution,
and must bear the original seal of the institution or the
original signature of the institution's records official.
International Students: All documents must be issued
in the native language and be accompanied by certified English
translations.
FAMU Applicants
Official transcripts should be mailed directly to the Department
of Mechanical Engineering.
ATTN: Coordinator of Graduate Studies
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street, Room A229
Tallahassee, FL 32310
FSU Applicants
Official transcripts must be mailed directly to the Florida
State University Office of Admissions. Please do not
mail your transcripts to the department, as this will delay
the processing of your application. Unofficial transcripts
may also be uploaded to the supporting documents section
of the online application.
Office of Admissions
Florida State University
282 Champions Way
PO Box 3062400
Tallahassee FL 32306-2400
GRE
Official GRE results are required of all graduate applicants.
The GRE institutional code for Florida A&M University
is 5215. The GRE institutional code for Florida State University
is 5219.
TOEFL
Official TOEFL results are required of all international
applicants whose native language is not English and who
have not studied in an English-speaking country for at least
one academic year. A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based
test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 80 on the internet-based
test is required for admission to the University. The
TOEFL institutional code for Florida A&M University
is 5215. The TOEFL institutional code for Florida State
University is 5219.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The TOEFL is a university requirement
and cannot be waived under any circumstances. The TOEFL
must be administered at an ETS approved testing center and
no other test of English proficiency will be accepted as
an alternative to the TOEFL.
Florida Residency Affidavit
U.S. students who are Florida residents must submit a Florida
Residency Affidavit.
Certification of Financial Responsibility Form
Each university is required by U.S. federal regulations
to verify the financial resources of each international
applicant prior to issuing the Certificate of Eligibility
(Form I-20 or DS-2019).
FAMU Applicant
Please contact Department for additional information.
FSU Applicant
Please send the completed Certification
of Financial Responsibility (CFR) Form to the International
Center. Failure to submit this form will delay the processing
of your I-20 if you are admitted to the graduate program.
Please note that disclosure of available funds will not
disqualify or limit any applicant from receiving an assistantship
or any other financial support from the Department.
Personal Statement & Resume
Applicants must submit a personal statement and resume.
The personal statement should describe your qualifications
and long-term goals, as well as your specific research
interests.
FAMU Applicants
The personal statement and resume can either be submitted
with your application or sent via e-mail to me.grad@eng.fsu.edu.
FSU Applicants
The personal statement and resume must be uploaded to the
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS section of the online application.
Accepted formats include, Microsoft Word (.doc), Portable
Document Format (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf) and Text
(.txt). Please limit each document to 500 KB or less. Please
load each required document in the appropriate field.
DOCUMENT 1: Personal Statement
DOCUMENT 2: Curriculum Vita / Resume
Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation;
at least two of the letters should be from professors or
instructors qualified to evaluate your academic performance.
Applicants who have been out of school for a number of years
and have difficulty securing academic references may substitute
letters from employers.
FAMU Applicants
Letters of recommendation can be submitted via regular mail
or e-mail. You must provide the names and contact information
for each person submitting a letter of recommendation on
your behalf. Letters submitted via e-mail should be sent
directly from the recommender to me.grad@eng.fsu.edu.
FSU Applicants
Letters of recommendation must be submitted electronically
through the RECOMMENDATIONS section of the online application.
You must provide the names and contact information for each
person submitting a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
Please contact each recommender prior to adding them to
recommendation list. Make sure that each recommender has
a valid email address and access to the Web.
Please note that notification emails to your recommendation
providers will indicate Florida State University as the
sender but will come from support@ApplyYourself.com.
If they use a spam-blocking tool, please ask them to add
this email address to their list of known/safe addresses.
Submitting Your Application
FAMU Applicants
Applicants must submit their entire application and all
supporting documents directly to the Department of Mechanical
Engineering.
ATTN: Coordinator of Graduate Studies
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street, Room A229
Tallahassee, Florida 32310
FSU Applicants
Applications must be submitted through the online application
process.
Review Process
Once your application is complete, you will receive an e-mail
notification. Your application will then be submitted to
the Admissions Committee for review. The review process
takes approximately four to six weeks. Due to the large
volume of applications, it is not always possible to report
on the progress of applications once they have been submitted
to the Committee for review.
When a decision has been made you will be notified via
e-mail. Notification of admission to the graduate program
may precede notification of financial assistance.
FINANCAIL AID
Department Assistantships
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate
research and teaching assistantships to qualified, full-time
students pursuing either the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. No
departmental financial aid application is required.
All applicants will be considered for graduate assistantships,
regardless of their financial status however assistantships
are limited and are awarded on a competitive basis. Students
must meet general admission requirements to be eligible
for a graduate assistantship.
Department Fellowships
Beginning Fall 2009, the Department of Mechanical Engineering
will offer graduate fellowships in Aero-Propulsion, Material
Science, Robotics and Sustainable Energy. Fellowships
are open to new PhD students in Mechanical Engineering.
The fellowships include an annual stipend of $24,000, a
tuition waiver of up to nine credit hours each semester
(In-State Students: $2,076, Out-of-State Students: $7,488)
and a health insurance supplement ($1,440 per academic year),
which fully covers the purchase of the university-sponsored
student health insurance plan (single coverage).
Applicants must have at least a 3.50 GPA and a 1250 on
the GRE. Interested students must submit a complete graduate
application (including all supporting documents) no later
than March 15 for Fall 2009 and no later than September
15 for Spring 2010. No fellowship application is required.
University Fellowships
In addition to departmental assistantships each university
provides merit-based fellowships to full-time graduate students.
A list of currently available university fellowships, assistantships
and grants is available online:
