The master’s degree in materials science at the University of Rochester requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate courses. To obtain their MS, students in this program can choose from two plans: Plan A, with thesis, or Plan B, without thesis. Plan B is the default option for entering students.
If a student wishes to pursue a Plan A path instead, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with a faculty thesis advisor to supervise their work and to inform the materials science graduate coordinator.
A complete graduate application includes the following materials:
1. Online application
2. Personal statement
3. Transcripts of college and university grades (unofficial documents are accepted when applying to the program; official transcripts are required during the admission process)
4. Resume/CV
5. Three letters of recommendation submitted electronically
6. GRE reporting is optional for the master’s applications. If a GRE score is self-reported, an official score report from ETS is required for score verification.
7. TOEFL or IELTS scores for non-native English speakers. TOEFL minimum score is 600 for the paper-based test, IBT is 95 (University code 7267, department code 69). IELTS minimum band score of 7.0.