| Students with a strong academic
background and serious interest in scientific
research are encouraged to apply for admission
to the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials
Engineering graduate program. Information
and forms for the program are linked below.
Most
questions about the process of admittance are
answered here. However, if you have additional
inquiries about our graduate program, please
contact: |
Graduate Program
The School of Chemical, Biological and Materials
Engineering
University of Oklahoma
T-335 Sarkeys Energy Center
100 E. Boyd
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-1004 USA
Phone: (800) 601-9360 or (405) 325-5811
Fax:(405)-325-5813
E-mail: chegrad@ou.edu
Admission Information And
Requirements
Any student who has earned an undergraduate degree or the equivalent from an accredited school and earned at least a 3.00 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) over the last sixty hours of letter-graded undergraduate work may be considered for admission in full standing.
Applications for the Fall Semester should have all materials sent by March 1 to allow time for departmental evaluation of the application and for the Admissions Office to process the application. It is better for the materials to be sent to arrive before February 1. Applications for the Spring Semester should be sent by September 1. Official deadlines for the Office of Admissions are: For Fall Semester applications must be received by April 1, for Spring Semester applications must be received by September 1, and for Summer Semester applications must be received by February 1. Applications received after these dates are accepted but may be dated by the Admissions Office for the next semester and may reach us after all available positions are filled. Because of the large number of applications sent to our university, it can be as long as two months from the time application materials are received in Admissions until they are received in our department for consideration, so please send all materials as early as possible.
Most of our positions for new students are available in the Fall Semester. We usually have around 100 completed applications for the Fall semester and only around 8 to 12 open positions in the Graduate Program. In the Spring Semester, only a very few positions for new students, typically 1 to 3 are available and we receive around 25 completed applications. Students are usually not admitted for the Summer Semester as we offer very few classes in the summer. Applicants who are a U.S. citizen and have a GPA greater than 3.0 may be invited to visit the department at our expense. Evaluations and selections for the Fall Semester usually are complete by April 15; in some instances, however, new openings may develop after April 15 and a second group of selections are made later. Selections for the Spring Semester are usually made in late-October or early-November. We receive many more applications than we have openings and, unfortunately, cannot admit all the students who apply and have good credentials.
Please continue below, depending on your citizenship status.
U.S.
Citizens and Permanent Residents
Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent
residents are required to send in both sets
of the following materials:
Set 1 - University Required Materials
(www.gradweb.ou.edu)
-
University
of Oklahoma Application Form for US Citizen/Permanent Resident
-
Transcripts (official copy, required by the admissions office)
-
$40 Application Fee (required and set by the Admissions Office)
Set 2 - CBME Department Required Materials
Both sets of forms are required to complete
the application process. These should be sent
to the CBME office. We will make photocopies
of the transcripts and forward the official
copies to the Office
of Admissions. A photocopy of the transcript
can be sent to begin the applications process,
but an official copy will still be required
as soon as possible.
GRE scores are not required; however, they
can be sent for additional information about
qualifications. If GRE scores are sent, a photocopy
of the score sheet is sufficient; an official
ETS copy is not required although it will of
course be accepted. We do not have minimum requirements
for the GRE tests.
A brief resume can also be
sent for our information.
Please continue below with information for all applicants. |
International
Citizens
Students who are citizens of a country other
than
the United States, even if they live in the
United States, are
required to send in both sets of the following
materials:
Set 1 - University Required Materials
(www.gradweb.ou.edu)
-
University
of Oklahoma Application Form for International Students
-
Transcripts (official copy, required by the admissions office; see the Admissions Office web page for what qualifies as an accepted copy)
-
$90 Application Fee (required and set by admissions office)
-
TOEFL scores (official copy)
Set 2 - CBME Department Required Materials
-
CBME Department Application
Form
-
Three
Letters of Recommendation
-
GRE scores ( requested by our department,
individual scores and percentages are needed, not combined total)
-
TOEFL scores (photocopy can be sent to
CBME, but an official copy must
be sent to the OU Admissions Office) Both
sets of forms are required to complete
the application process.
- A brief resume and a statement of purpose are also requested but not required
The transcripts, TOEFL, University of Oklahoma
Application Form, Confidential Financial Statement
Form, and Application Fee should be sent directly
to the Office
of Admissions, 127 Buchanan Hall, 1000
Asp Ave.,
Norman, OK 73019-4076, USA. That office has
experience
in evaluating degrees and grade point equivalencies
and uses internationally recognized materials
for the conversions.
The CBME Department Application Form, three
Letters of Recommendation, GRE scores, and
TOEFL
photocopy should be sent to the CBME office
at the address on the first page.
The TOEFL test is a required item for students
for whom English is a second language. An official
copy of the score is required by the Admissions
Office. The CBME office does not require an
official copy as we will receive the score
from
Admissions. A photocopy is requested by the
department to help us in evaluating the application.
The department minimum for the TOEFL
is 100 on the iBT internet-based test, 250 on the computer-based test and 600 on the paper-based test.
On occasion, the TOEFL requirement may be waived
in the case of an applicant who has recently
completed a degree at another U.S. university.
A TOEFL score more than 2 years old is not
acceptable.
Questions about who should take the TOEFL that
are not answered here, should be directed to
the Office
of Admissions.
Office of Admissions
Buchanan Hall, Rm. 127
1000 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73019-4076
Phone: (405) 325-2251
Fax: (405) 325-7124
E-mail: admrec@ou.edu
Web site: www.ou.edu/admrec
The GRE scores--verbal, quantitative, analytical
writing, and/or analytical scores listed separately--should
be sent to the CBME office. We ask that ETS
send the scores directly to the department,
but we will accept a photocopy. There are no
minimum scores for the GRE; the scores are
considered
along with your other credentials. A subject
test is not required, but can be included for
consideration. A brief resume or statement
of
purpose can also be sent. |
For All Applicants
The official University of Oklahoma application form
can be downloaded or printed from their webpage. The Admissions Office
must have this completed and sent back along with
the application fee in order for your application
to be official. Checks should be made out to the
University
of Oklahoma. International citizens must also return
a completed Confidential Financial Statement and
TOEFL
score. Your application is not considered complete
by the university until the official University Application,
Confidential Financial Statement, transcripts, fee,
and TOEFL are received in the Admissions Office.
Instructions
on how to pay the application fee by credit card
are
on the pages with the application form.
An official copy of the transcript from your university
and/or college is required by the Admissions Office.
It must be an official copy, not a photocopy. If you
attended more than one university or college for your
B. S. and/or M. S., transcripts are required from
each university for each degree. The Office of Admissions web gives a description of what is acceptable.
Additional questions about the admission criteria and types of transcripts that are accepted can be answered by the Office of Admissions. Questions about transcripts and other admissions related subjects can be answered by them through their e-mail at admrec@ou.edu.
Office of Admissions
Buchanan Hall, Rm. 127
1000 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73019-4076
Phone: (405) 325-2251
Fax: (405) 325-7124
E-mail: admrec@ou.edu
Web site: www.ou.edu/admrec
Our department also has an application form. There
is no fee required with this application, and the
departmental application cannot be used in place of
the official university application. It is important
to return this form to our office since we use this
information while waiting for an official OU application
to be forwarded to our office.
Letters of Recommendation are most valuable when
evaluating your application if they are from a research
supervisor, or other professor you have worked closely
with. While we prefer the form prepared by our department,
a standard letter can be sent instead. The letters
of reference can be sent to us directly by the person
making the recommendation, or, they can be placed
in a sealed envelope and mailed to us along with the
other application materials
When the admissions office has received all the items
they require (transcripts, official OU application
form, fee, and (for international citizens, the confidential financial statement and the TOEFL
score)) they will send your application to the Graduate
College for review. If the grades, TOEFL, and other
materials meet their criteria, the Graduate College
will send the application to our department for our
consideration and recommendation. We will not consider
an application until the items and forms are received
from the Graduate College and we have received the
GRE scores (required for international students only).
We will then evaluate your application and recommend
either admission, denial, or deferral. The Graduate
College has final determination on whether a student
is admitted.
Information about the graduate student admission
procedure can be obtained from the Graduate College.
Graduate College
Robertson Hall, Rm. 100
731 Elm Avenue
Norman, OK 73019-4076
Phone: (405) 325-3811
Fax: (405) 325-6029
E-mail: gradinfo@ou.edu
Website: http://gradweb.ou.edu
Most positions for new students are available in
the Fall Semester. We usually have around 75 completed
applications for the Fall Semester and only 7-12
open positions in the Graduate Program. Only a very
few positions for new students, typically one or two,
are available in the Spring Semester and we receive
around 30 completed applications for that semester.
For full consideration, applications for the Spring
Semester must be received by September 1. Evaluations
and admissions for the Fall Semester usually are complete
by April 15; in some instances, however, there may
be openings after April 15. All materials should be
sent by March 1, but are preferred to be here by February
1 to allow time for departmental evaluation of the
application and for the Admissions Office to process
the application. Applicants who are U.S. citizens
and have a GPA greater than 3.0 may be invited to
visit the department at our expense. We receive many
more applications than we have openings and, unfortunately,
cannot admit all the students who apply and have good
credentials.
Waivers of Scores and Fees
Occasionally we are asked about waivers and/or deferrals
of requirements such as the GRE test and/or the TOEFL
test. We cannot waive the TOEFL or IELTS requirement.
We are only able to waive the GRE requirement for
U.S. citizens. For International students we have
found the GRE, TOEFL and IELTS scores helpful to us
in evaluating an application and the scores are usually
very good indicators of how well they will do in our
program. Because of this, for International applicants
we do not waive these requirements nor do we admit
students and then allow them to take or retake the
tests here later. In a few countries these tests are
not offered, and we regret that we cannot waive the
test requirements in this situation either.
Concerning the application fee, a student can send
in transcripts and other credentials before sending
in the fee, however, the Office of Admissions will
not send the application on to our department until
the fee is paid. The application is not considered
complete and no decision will be made until the fee
is paid. Our department cannot pay the fee for the
student and cannot waive the fee.
International Students Services, Visas, and SEVIS
Sometimes International students have questions about
visas and I20 forms. The International Student Services
Office in the Center for Student Life handles these
forms and can answer most questions. They can be contacted
at International Student Services, Old Science Hall,
Room 213, 640 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019. Their
phone number is (405) 325-3337, and their fax number
is (405) 325-7387. They also have a very helpful web
page at www.ou.edu/intprog.
Graduate Program Applicants
Resolution Regarding Graduate Fellowships, Traineeships,
and Assistantships
The School of Chemical, Biological and Materials
Engineering follows the policy of the Council of
Graduate
Schools. Their resolution regarding graduate scholars,
fellows, trainees, and assistants is listed below.
Acceptance of an offer of financial support (such
as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship,
or assistantship) for the next academic year by
a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes
an agreement that both student and graduate school
expect to honor. In that context, the condition
affecting such offers and their acceptance must
be defined carefully and understood by all parties.
Students are under no obligation to respond to
offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier
deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate
the intent of this Resolution. In those instances
in which a student accepts an offer before April
15, and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance,
the student may submit in writing a resignation
of the appointment at any time through April 15.
However, an acceptance given or left in force after
April 15 commits the student not to accept another
offer without first obtaining a written release
from the institution to which a commitment has been
made. Similarly, an offer by an institution after
April 15 is conditional on presentation by the student
of the written release from any previously accepted
offer. It is further agreed by the institutions
and organizations subscribing to the above resolution
that a copy of this resolution should accompany
every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and
assistantship offer.
Correspondence and Information
If you have any additional questions or would like
more information, please contact us at:
Graduate Program
The School of Chemical, Biological and Materials
Engineering
University of Oklahoma
100 E. Boyd, Sarkeys Energy Center, T-335
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-1004
Phone: (800) 601-9360 or (405) 325-5811
Fax:(405)-325-5813
E-mail: chegrad@ou.edu
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