Admission
A baccalaureate degree in civil engineering or related disciplines with GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate engineering coursework is required. Pre-program requirements may be specified in case the Bachelor’s degree is in a discipline different than that to which the candidate is applying.
The following documents are required for admission consideration:
- Application for admission.
- Official transcripts of all college coursework.
- TOEFL score (for international students only). A minimum test score of 550 is needed for acceptance in any graduate engineering program.
- Three letters of recommendation from professors at previous institutions or mentors at work.
- Official results of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) are required for all applicants. A cumulative score of at least 1600 (verbal + quantitative + analytical) with 85 percent on the quantitative portion is required. GRE requirements may be waived for applicants with a baccalaureate from an ABET accredited program who have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and have work experience.
Conditional admission may be granted when the minimum GPA and GRE requirements are not met but other indicators promise applicant’s success in the program. To be fully admitted as a regular master’s degree seeking student, the candidate must obtain a grade of "B" or better in the first nine hours of coursework and submit a satisfactory GRE score within the first semester of their program.
International Students
International student apply using the international application form and return the application, along with required supporting materials, to the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Office of International Student Affairs.
