Application Deadlines

• Fall: August 1
• Spring: December 1
• Summer: May 1

Deadline for all application materials to be in the Graduate School Office is seven days before term begins.

Application Requirements

Admission decisions are made on the basis of prior education, GPA, test scores, personal statement, professional experience, and recommendations.

In addition to the Graduate School admission requirements, admission to the IE PhD program includes the following:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering. Applicants who do not meet this criterion but have an outstanding academic record in a related field may be admitted but will be required to complete a sequence of undergraduate courses (including prerequisites as appropriate) in addition to the normal requirements of the IE PhD degree
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on most recent degree
• GRE is not required
• personal statement identifying research interest
• CV/resume.
• Three academic or professional recommendations.
• Interview with Program Director and Program Manager
• International applicants must submit English proficiency scores in accordance with UAB Graduate School requirement. Click here for details 
• Submit transcripts for all post-secondary institutions, including community colleges, high school dual-enrollment, and military credit. 
• Transcripts are considered unofficial unless they are issued in one of the following ways:
  • Unofficial transcripts may be utilized for the application review process.
  • Transcripts forwarded from a student’s email account are not official.
• • If admitted, by the middle of a student's first semester in IE PhD, the Graduate School must receive one official transcript, only from these institutions:
    • from each post-secondary institution where the student earned a degree and
    • for any coursework taken after the awarding of a student’s bachelor’s degree (e.g. as a post-bacc or graduate student).
  • Official transcripts must come directly from the institution to UAB.
    • Electronic transcripts emailed directly from your school’s Registrar’s Office, to the UAB Graduate School (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
    • Paper transcripts bearing a University seal mailed directly to the Graduate School, from the issuing school’s Registrar’s Office.
    • Paper transcripts submitted by the student in a sealed envelope bearing a University signature or stamp across the seal.
    • Mailing address is:
      UAB Graduate School
      LHL G03, 1720 2nd Avenue South
      Birmingham AL 35294-0013