Applications are due by February 1st for Fall admission and September 15th for Spring admissions.

• Statement of purpose - This should be a short letter addressed to the Admissions Committee. It should state your reason for pursuing the intended degree, what relevant experience you already have, and what experience you hope to gain by completing the degree. Your statement of purpose should be wholly your own. We want to review your applications, but those found to have plagiarized or used generative text tools in the development of the statement of purpose will not be reviewed.
• Curriculum Vitae - This is an extended version of your resume. It should provide more information on your studies and experiences, and support your statement of purpose.
• Three letters of recommendation - These should come from individuals who could provide insight on your readiness and ability to successfully complete your graduate studies (e.g. faculty members, technical supervisors, or other individuals from the field in which you wish to pursue the degree). Within the online application you will be required to input the email addresses of your references and the system will automatically send the letter of recommendation request to each of them.
• Test scores-  
  • International applicants from non-English speaking countries (or who didn't complete prior degrees with English as language of instruction) must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. The minimum scores accepted for TOEFL and IELTS are 80 and 6.5, respectively. Applicants with lower scores may be considered for the Program in Intensive English.
  • Official GRE scores are not required.  If you have completed the GRE in the past 5 years, we encourage you to report your scores. Scores can be sent to Northern Arizona University, institution code 4006 without a department code. Please be aware, scores sent to other institution codes or with additional department codes cannot be retrieved and must be re-submitted.
• Transcript(s) - Your transcripts must be included in your application. GPA over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is expected. Official transcripts are not required until admissions. If your undergraduate degree will not post until after your application is submitted, please send an email at egrmasters@nau.edu to let us know when you will send the official transcript with your degree posted.

If your undergraduate degree is not in the same area of study as the program that you wish to apply for, you will need to complete a number of prerequisite courses before being fully admitted into the program.

• Find your Program of Study
• Advisory Committee
• MS Thesis Proposal
• MS Learning Objective Evaluation
• Checklist for master's non-thesis students
• Checklist for master's thesis students

For Graduate Assistants

• ME GA/TA Agreement of Duties Form - Contact Department
• GA Review Form - Contact Department
• GA Review E-Form - Link

You can make yourself more competitive for jobs in particular industries by selecting classes that meet the needs of those industries.  Below are some possible specializations and the associated classes that we offer:

• Aerospace Engineering:
  • ME 554 - Finite Element Analysis; ME 455 - Vibrations; ME 560 - Advanced Solid Mechanics; ME 599 - Advanced Engineering Analysis; ME 575 - Adaptive Materials and Systems; ME 520 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics; ME 523 - Flight Dynamics; ME 442 - Aerodynamics; ME 525 - Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics; ME 580 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
• Automotive Engineering:
  • ME 554 - Finite Element Analysis; ME 455 - Vibrations; ME 575 - Adaptive Materials and Systems; ME 465 - Machine Design II; ME 542 - Advanced Robotics; EE 505 - Advanced Electric Vehicles; EE 558 - Advanced Automatic Controls
• Bioengineering:
  • ME 599 - Continuum Mechanics; ME 542 - Advanced Robotics; ME 554 - Finite Element Analysis; ME 563 - Biomechanical Engineering; ME 573 - Biomaterials
• Energy Systems:
  • ME 535 - Wind Energy Engineering; ME 530 - Advanced Thermal Analysis; ME 599 - Energy Systems Analysis; ME 525 - Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics; ME 520 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics; EE 502 - Advanced Power Conversion; EE 501 - Advanced Power Systems

Please note that you do not need to take all the classes associated with a specialization to be more competitive for employment in that industry.