Key Application Information for Prospective Students
Applying to any graduate program requires adequate planning and preparation to ensure that your application is successful. Our timeline for applying includes the recommended timing and steps to take when planning your application. Since many of our applicants and current students come from non-chemical engineering backgrounds, we have also outlined recommended coursework to be completed prior to applying to our program.
- Applying Without a Chemical Engineering Background
- Depending on the degree track, students without a chemical engineering background are welcome to apply to our program. Reviewers will be looking for satisfactory completion of a full year of physics, chemistry and engineering-level math, including linear algebra and differential equations.
- Equivalent UC Davis courses
Subject UC Davis Equivalent Courses Single variable calculus MAT 021A, MAT 021B Multi variable calculus MAT 021C, MAT 021D Linear algebra MAT 022A Differential equations MAT 022B Classical mechanics PHY 009A, PHY 009B Electromagnetism PHY 009C General chemistry CHE 002A Thermodynamics CHE 002B Kinetics and electrochemistry CHE 002C - Application Timeline
- Below is our recommended, but not required, timeline for applying to our program. We strongly encourage all applicants to take standardized tests by October to ensure a timely submission of scores, as we are not able to make an admissions decision until all application materials have been received.
September
Research potential faculty mentors
Draft your admissions essays
Request letters of recommendation
Prepare for the TOEFL (or IELTS) exam
October
Begin filling out the application online
December
Finalize admissions essays
Submit application
January
Upload transcripts to system
Periodically check application status via the online system to ensure that test scores and letters of recommendation have been received.
February
File a FAFSA form (if applicable).
Begin receiving notification of admissions decision