Distance Learning
Corporate & Professional Education

Graduate Degree Programs

To apply for admission into graduate degree programs offered through ADLN, please submit the following:

  1. Official Application Form for Management Programs Official Application Form for all Other Programs
  2. Application fee of $70 (waived for current WPI undergraduate students and alumni)
  3. Official copies of transcripts for all post-secondary colleges or universities1
  4. Graduate Tests, Letters of Recommendation and TOEFL as indicated in the table below.
  5. Refer to the Office of Graduate Studies & Enrollment web site for complete information.
Program AreaGraduate TestStatement of Purpose3 Letters of Recommendation (see note 2)TOEFL (see note 3)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)Not RequiredNot RequiredRequiredRequired
Fire Protection Engineering (M.S.)GRE for InternationalRequired if no professional
work experience
RequiredRequired

MBA

GMATRequiredRequiredRequired

Management (M.S.)

GMAT or GRE

Required

Required

Required

System Dynamics (M.S.)GRE4RequiredRequiredRequired

1 Transcripts must be official and in English.
2 Print out the Letter of Recommendation Form and send to your references.
3 Required for applicants for whom English is not their first language. Waived if attended U.S. institution for at least one year.
4 Unless waived by the academic department head.

All required information must be sent to:
Office of Graduate Studies & Enrollment, WPI, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609-2280

Course Waivers

WPI does not give credit for work experience. With the appropriate background, you are able to ask the degree-granting program for permission to waive a required course and substitute a specified, more advanced course in the same discipline. Approved requests must be filed with the registrar within one year of the date of admission into the program. With permission a student may substitute up to three required courses.

MBA Applicants

Send all information to:

Graduate Management Programs
WPI
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280

Time Limit for Completion

Generally, all courses used toward a degree must be completed within seven years.

Graduate Catalog

All potential students should refer to the current Graduate Catalog for academic policies. Paper copies can also be obtained through the Office of Graduate Studies & Enrollment by contacting grad@wpi.edu or 508-831-5301. Existing students are subject to all requirements stated in the year of their admittance.

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Last modified: December 04, 2007 11:36:56