Application Instructions

The application dashboard is your home screen for completing the application.

Manage My Programs
To return to the program list, or to submit your application, select the Manage My Programs button to the left of the 4 square application sections.

View My Notifications

Notifications will be emailed to you and also available for you to view on the application from the dashboard.

You will be asked to fill out the application in its entirety. There are four sections of the application represented by the four square panels on the dashboard. Each panel will ask you to provide different information for your application to the College of Engineering.

Selecting Manage My Programs from the application dashboard will allow you to:

• Add or delete applications you are applying to
• See a quick snap shot of how complete your application is
• Submit your application and pay the application fee
• View the status of applications that have been submitted
• Download the PDF of your entire application
• View the payment history for your submitted applications

It is broken into three main tabs: Full Program List, My Program Selections, Program Status

Full Program List
Using the Full Program List, you can choose which programs you wish to apply. You will be directed through this option when you first create an account and begin an application.

My Program Selection

My Program Selection will show you which programs you have selected applications for. You will also use this tab to Pay and Submit your application when it is complete.

Program Status

From the Program Status tab, you will be able to view the applications that have been submitted.

You can access your Notifications directly from the Dashboard. This will take you to the Notifications Menu.

Here you will see all of the application notifications. They are categorized as Recent Notifications and Critical Notifications. From the Notifications Menu, you can select specific notifications to view the entire message.

Recent Notifications

Recent Notifications are any application system notification. These notifications will include: Welcome emails, Notification of your transcript upload, Notification that your recommendation has been requested, Notice when your recommendation has been received, Notification when your application has been submitted, etc.
In addition to Recent Notifications, the Graduate Programs Office will send emails to update you on your status, to inform you if application documents are missing, and to inform you when your application is complete. These will be sent to the email that you have listed on your application and will unfortunately not show up in the notifications. They will be sent from a “Do Not Respond” address. You WILL be able to respond to these emails and they will link to our admissions email address: enggrad@bu.edu.

Critical Alerts

Critical Alerts are Application Alerts that are important for applicants. These will occur for any maintenance that is occurring on the application, if your Recommender has denied your request to submit a recommendation, and if there is trouble verifying your payment. Hopefully your application process will be smooth and without trouble and you will never receive any critical alerts!
Official letters of admissions and notification of the Admissions Committee review and decision will be emailed directly from the Graduate Programs Office.

Unofficial transcripts are required and should be uploaded to the application. There are two areas that transcripts may be uploaded.

US and Canadian Schools: Transcripts will be uploaded in the Academic History section of the application. Once you enter information in the Colleges Attended section of this application, use the “Upload Unofficial Transcript” button to attach a scan of your official transcript.

International Schools (Non-US or Canadian): Transcripts will be uploaded in the Program Materials section of the application. On the Documents tab in this section, you will see multiple spaces for “Additional Information”. Select the “Add Document” button and follow prompts to upload your transcript. Please note, you will still be required to enter the specific information about your previous education in the Colleges Attended section of the application. If you have attended school outside the US or Canada, you will be required to provide your unofficial transcript here.

Letters of Recommendation are required for all programs. You can add recommenders in the Program Materials section of the application. This page will provide you with the number of recommendations required according to that program.

To list your recommender and release the recommendation to this person, select the Add Recommendation button.

You can use the Create Recommendation Request to add additional recommenders if you wish. Please not, you are only allowed to list 3 recommenders per program.

Recommender’s Information

1. First Name: Enter the recommender’s first name.
2. Last Name: Enter the recommender’s last name.
3. Email Address: Enter the recommender’s e-mail address. This is the e-mail address where the recommendation request will be sent.
4. Due Date: You must specify the date by which you need this recommendation submitted to your recommender. It is advised to use a date no later than your program deadline, while still allowing your evaluator time to complete the process.
5. Personal Message to the Recommender: You must include a short note to the recommender regarding this request which will also be included with the request e-mail they receive.

Additionally, you can track your requested recommendations from this page. You can return at any time to see if your recommendations have been submitted. You are able to remind recommenders and delete recommenders if they have not yet submitted their recommendations. You can use the Pen icon next to the recommenders name to edit, update, or remind recommenders of your request.

Upload your statement of purpose in the Supporting Information section of the application. In the Documents tab of this section, use the “Statement of Purpose” space to upload your document. When the document is uploaded, you will be able to review the document by selecting the document name (written in blue) below the green upload bar. You will be able to delete and re-upload this document until you submit.

We highly recommend double checking your statement of purpose prior to submitting your application. Once your application is submitted you will not be able to edit this document.

Upload your CV/Resume in the Supporting Information section of the application. In the Documents tab of this section, use the “CV/Resume” space to upload your document. When the document is uploaded, you will be able to review the document by selecting the document name (written in blue) below the green upload bar. You will be able to delete and re-upload this document until you submit.

We highly recommend double checking your CV/Personal Statement prior to submitting your application. Once your application is submitted you will not be able to edit this document.

NEW: GRE scores not required for Master’s applicants who will have earned a 4-year bachelor’s degree from a US College or University by September 2020. See our Application Requirements for details.

For GRE requirements please visit application dates & requirements.

TOEFL or IELTS exams are required for international students that due not meet our waiver requirements. For more on our TOEFL and IELTS minimum requirements for admission and our waiver requirements, please visit our International Students Page. Test scores will be reported in the Academic History section of the application. In the Standardized Tests tab of this section, you will have the opportunity to self report previously taken exams or notify us of upcoming exam dates. Using the “Add Test Score” button, follow the prompts on the subsequent screens to report your test scores. You can edit the self reported scores using the pencil next to the test name. If you have no test scores to report, you can opt out of this section.

ALL TEST SCORES MUST BE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO US FROM THE TESTING ORGANIZATION TO BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. For GRE and TOEFL scores, authorize ETS to report your official scores to Institution Code 3087.

The Late Entry Accelerated Program (LEAP) curriculum begins with courses building on Calculus I concepts. To ensure students are adequately prepared for the program coursework, LEAP applicants are required to have completed Calculus I at an accredited college or university prior to starting the program. Please note that any Calculus I courses designated as “Calculus I for non-STEM majors” or  “Calculus I for humanities majors” will NOT count since they will not adequately prepare students for the LEAP curriculum. To learn more about the courses that satisfy this requirement, please visit our LEAP FAQ’s page here.

The Graduate Programs Office highly encourages applicants to complete this course prior to applying to LEAP. If you have specific questions about this requirement, please contact the Graduate Programs Office at enggrad@bu.edu.

If you have multiple applications that you wish to submit at one time use the Pay for My Programs button at the top of My Programs Selection tab.

You will be asked to select which of your complete applications you wish to submit.

Using the Blue Plus sign button to the left of the program, choose which application(s) you wish to pay for at this time. When you select the program, it will be added to your shopping cart on the right of the screen.

When you are done selecting the programs you wish to submit, select continue. You will be asked to review and confirm that you wish to submit these programs. Check the box acknowledging you understand. Once this box is checked, you will be able to use the Continue Button to submit your application(s).