ASE Graduate Program:
Prospective Students
The purpose of this section is to give you some information to help you decide whether or not to apply to the University of Texas at Austin for graduate work in Aerospace Engineering (ASE). The day-to-day activities of the ASE Graduate Program are handled by the Graduate Advisor, Professor David G. Hull, and the Graduate Coordinator, Tina Woods.
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Faculty and Their Research Interests
The ASE Graduate Program offers advanced study and research leading to the Master of Science in Engineering degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree. The normal prerequisite for graduate study is a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or in a related field of engineering. Graduate study is possible for those with degrees in science or mathematics, but some undergraduate coursework will be needed to make up any deficiencies.
Master of Science in Engineering. Students seeking the master's degree have three options, each requiring 30 semester credit hours.
- The thesis option requires 24 hours of coursework plus 6 hours of thesis.
- The report option requires 27 semester hours of coursework plus 3 hours of report.
- The coursework option requires 30 hours of coursework.
Students receiving financial aid (RA, TA, Fellowship) through the sponsorship of the department are expected to take the thesis option. The report option and the coursework option can be completed in one year.
As many as 6 hours of upper-division undergraduate coursework may be included in the thesis and report options; only 3 hours can be taken in the coursework option.
Regardless of the option chosen, 6 hours must be in supporting coursework outside the major. Master's degree students may not count courses taken on the credit/no credit basis toward the degree. They are limited to one 3 hour graduate-level, business-related course.
Doctor of Philosophy. The PhD program consists of coursework, qualifying examinations, and the dissertation. Students who have master's degrees must complete at least 24 hours of coursework; those who enter the graduate program with just bachelor's degrees must complete at least 48 hours of coursework. To be admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree, the student must pass both a written and an oral examination. The written examination is general in nature and covers subject matter studied through the first year of graduate work. The oral examination is in the student's specialty area and is conducted by a committee of faculty members whose interests are in that area. Students may not take courses on the credit/no credit basis until they have passed the written qualifying examination.
The areas of study in aerospace engineering are aerothermodynamics and fluid mechanics; solids, structures, and materials; structural dynamics; guidance and control; and orbital mechanics. A brief description of each area and its experimental facilities is given below.
Aerothermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. This area involves study and research in experimental, theoretical, and computational aerodynamics, gas dynamics, turbulence, plasma dynamics, heat transfer, and combustion. Research is presently being conducted in non-equilibrium and rarefied gas flows, turbulence control, shock-boundary layer interactions, thermal and glow-discharge plasmas, turbulent mixing/combustion, numerical methods for turbulent reacting flows, multiphase combustion, nanoparticle synthesis in flames, and advanced optical diagnostics and sensors. Facilities include Mach 2 and Mach 5 blowdown wind tunnels, 1.25-second low-gravity drop tower, 5' by 7' low-speed wind tunnel, 15" by 20" water channel, laser sensors laboratory, combustion facilities, plasma engineering laboratory and extensive laser and camera systems for advanced flow diagnostics. The excellent computational facilities include a variety of workstations, a 256-core Linux cluster, and access to very large scale, high-performance computers.
Solids, Structures, and Materials. This area involves study and research in mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics, micromechanics of materials, constitutive equations, mechanical behavior at high-strain-rates, structural analysis, and structural stability. Experimental facilities include equipment for static structural testing; digital data acquisition equipment; uniaxial and biaxial materials-testing machines; custom loading devices; environmental chambers; microscopes; photomechanics facilities, composites processing equipment, facilities for microstructural analysis, and high-speed imaging and high-strain-rate mechanical testing facilities. Computing facilities include workstations, supercomputers, and networks of workstations.
Structural Dynamics. This area involves study and research in theoretical, computational, and experimental structural dynamics. Included are aeroelasticity, linear and nonlinear structural system identification, structural acoustics, and computational techniques for very large scale vibration analysis. Computational facilities include numerous computer servers and workstations, and experimental facilities include actuators and sensors and several data-acquisition systems for structural system identification and control. Wind tunnel facilities are available for testing aeroelastic models.
Guidance and Control. This area involves study and research in dynamical system theory, control theory, optimal control theory, approximation theory, time-delay observers, estimation theory and stochastic control theory, and their application to the navigation, guidance, control, and flight mechanics of aerospace vehicles. Research is primarily analytical and numerical in nature. Excellent computational and experimental facilities are available for study of various guidance and control applications.
Orbital Mechanics. This area involves study and research in the applications of celestial mechanics, analytical dynamics, geophysics, numerical analysis, optimization theory, estimation theory, and computer technology to model the dynamic behavior of natural and artificial bodies in the solar system. Two specific areas of interest are satellite applications and spacecraft design.
Satellite applications involve the study of active and passive satellite remote sensing for research in earth, ocean, atmospheric, and planetary science; satellite positioning, primarily using the Global Positioning System (GPS) for earth science research; and satellite tracking and instrumentation, including altimeters, for a variety of geophysical and geodetic studies, including the study of Earth's gravity field and rotation. Research is supported by a large database of satellite remote sensing measurements, a variety of computer resources, GPS receivers, and image processing equipment.
Spacecraft design involves the application of all disciplines of aerospace engineering to the design of aerospace vehicles, missions, and related systems. Experimental facilities include a satellite laboratory containing high-gain antennas for satellite tracking and a clean room area for fabrication and testing of space flight hardware. Research is primarily applied in nature and involves the synthesis of information from all engineering disciplines, mathematics, the natural sciences, economics, project management, and public policy.
Faculty and their Research Interests
The faculty who make up the ASE Graduate Studies Committee are listed below along with their research interests.
Aerothermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
| Carey, Graham F. | Finite elements, computational fluid mechanics, transport phenomena |
| Clemens, Noel T. | Compressible/reacting turbulent flows, combustion, laser diagnostics |
| Dolling, David S. | Unsteady flows, shock/boundary-layer interactions, hypervelocity projectile aerodynamics |
| Goldstein, David B. | Computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, turbulence, aircraft icing |
| Raja, Laxminarayan | Computational modeling and experimental studies of nonthermal plasma discharges and reactive flows |
| Raman, Venkat | Large-eddy simulation, combustion, stochastic methods for turbulent reactive flows, multiphase reacting flows |
| Varghese, Philip L. | High-temperature gas dynamics, nonequilibrium flows, laser diagnostics of combustion and plasmas |
Solids, Structures, and Materials
| Dawson, Clint | Computational mathematics, modeling of surface and subsurface flows |
| Demkowicz, L. F. | Computational mechanics and applied mathematics |
| Huang, Rui | Mechanics and materials in small dimensions, thin film structures, electronic and photonic materials |
| Hughes, Thomas J.R. | Hydrodynamic noise, turbulent flows, large eddy simulation, cardiovascular surgical planning |
| Kyriakides, Stelios | Stability of solids, structures, and materials; plasticity; composite materials |
| Liechti, Kenneth M. | Composite materials, fracture mechanics, adhesive bonding |
| Landis, Chad | Mechanics of materials, smart materials, fracture mechanics |
| Mear, Mark E. | Solid mechanics, plasticity |
| Oden, J. Tinsley | Finite-element methods in solid and fluid mechanics |
| Ravi-Chandar, K. | Solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates, viscoelasticity |
| Rodin, Gregory J. | Solid mechanics, fracture of materials |
Structural Dynamics
| Bennighof, Jeffrey K. | Computation in structural dynamics, control of flexible structures |
| Stearman, Ronald O. | Aeroelasticity, structural dynamics, experimental mechanics, safety and reliability |
Guidance and Control
| Akella, Maruthi | Nonlinear adaptive control, estimation theory, dynamical systems |
| Bishop, Robert H. | Guidance, navigation, and control |
| Hull, David G. | Flight mechanics, optimization, trajectory optimization, guidance |
| Marchand, Belinda G. | Nonlinear dynamical systems and controls, distributed spacecraft systems, libration point mission design. |
Orbital Mechanics
| Buckley, Sean M. | Synthetic aperature radar interferometry, remote sensing, satellite applications |
| Fowler, Wallace T. | Flight testing, orbital mechanics, spacecraft/mission design |
| Lightsey, E. Glenn | Orbital mechanics, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control, GPS receivers |
| Mark, Hans | Engineering science, electro-magnetic launch systems, history of space flight |
| Ocampo, Cesar | Orbital mechanics, optimization, trajectory optimization, dynamical systems |
| Schutz, Bob E. | Orbital mechanics, dynamics, satellite geodesy, numerical methods |
| Tapley, Byron D. | Satellite applications, geodesy, optimal estimation and control |
The courses which can be offered by the ASE Graduate Program are listed below. To determine which courses are offered in a particular semester, see the Course Schedule. The courses are grouped by discipline.
At UT the digits of a course number have a special meaning. The first digit denotes the number of semester credit hours. The next two digits give the level of the course: 0 to 79 means undergraduate level and 80 to 99 means graduate level. Letters are included in the numbers to make more course numbers available. Almost all of the ASE graduate courses are three-hour courses, and unless otherwise stated, they meet for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Mathematical Analysis for Aerospace Engineers
Structural and Solid Mechanics
Flight Mechanics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Seminar, Research, Thesis, Dissertation
380P. Mathematical Analysis for Aerospace Engineers
380P.1: Analytical Methods I. Introduction to modern mathematics, real analysis of functions of one variable, linear algebra, elements of real analysis of functions of many variables, calculus of variations.
380P.2: Analytical Methods II. Elements of complex analysis, Fourier and Laplace transforms, ordinary and partial differential equations, perturbation methods.
381P.1: Linear Systems Analysis. Linear dynamical systems; controllability and observability; stability; realization theory; state-feedback and observers.
381P.2: Multivariable Control Systems. Multivariable feedback systems; factorizations and controller parametrization; limitations and tradeoffs of feedback; robust stability and performance; robust H2 and H∞ control methods. Prerequisite: ASE 381P.1 or the equivalent.
381P.3: Optimal Control Theory. Necessary conditions and sufficient conditions for the parameter optimization and optimal control problems; engineering applications.
381P.4: Numerical Methods in Optimization. Numerical methods for solving parameter optimization, suboptimal control, and optimal control problems.
381P.6: Statistical Estimation Theory. Least squares; sequential and batch processors; optimal, linear, recursive, maximum likelihood, and minimum variance estimates; square-root filtering; filter divergence; discrete and continuous Kalman filters.
381P.7: Advanced Topics in Estimation Theory. Estimation in the presence of unmodeled accelerations; nonlinear estimators; continuous estimation methods. Prerequisite: ASE 381P.6.
381P.8: Stochastic Estimation and Control. Linear and nonlinear estimation theory. Kalman filters, linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) problem. Emphasis on applications. Prerequisite: EE 351K (Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes) or the equivalent.
381P.12: Nonlinear Systems and Adaptive Control. Analysis and synthesis of nonlinear control systems. Stability theory, parameter adaptive control, system identification, design principles. Aeromechanical systems. Additional prerequisite: ASE 381P.1 or the equivalent.
382Q.1: Foundations of Fluid Mechanics. Fundamental equations; constitutive equations for Newtonian fluids; inviscid, incompressible potential flow; viscous flow including exact solutions and boundary layer theory; compressible flow.
382Q.7: Advanced Problems in Compressible Flow. Physics and modeling of compressible fluids; types and structure of shock waves; heat conduction and secondary viscosity effects; exact nonlinear flow models.
382Q.8: Lagrangian Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics. Particle-based methods of computational fluid dynamics: molecular dynamics, direct simulation Monte Carlo, cellular automata, lattice Boltzmann, particle in cell, point vortex, immersed boundary.
382R.3: Hypersonic Aerodynamics. Characteristics and assumptions of hypersonic flow; hypersonic similitude; Newtonian theory; constant density solutions.
382R.5: Advanced Computational Methods. Development and implementation of numerical methods for solution of transport equations; computational grid generation; applications to fluid flows, including shock waves.
382R.6: Molecular Gas Dynamics. Kinetic theory, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics. Applications: equilibrium gas properties, chemical kinetics, interaction of matter with radiation, rarefied gas dynamics. Prerequisite: ME 326 (Thermodynamics) or the equivalent.
382R.7: Optical Diagnostics for Gas Flows. Fundamentals of nonintrusive flowfield diagnostics for aerodynamics and combustion. Basics of lasers and optical detectors; interferometric methods; Rayleigh, Raman, and Mie scattering; absorption spectroscopy; laser-induced fluorescence.
384P. Structural and Solid Mechanics
384P.1: Solid Mechanics I. Mathematical description of stress, deformation, and constitutive equations of solid mechanics; boundary value problems of elasticity.
384P.2: Solid Mechanics II. Additional topics in elasticity. Prerequisite: ASE 384P.1
384P.3: Structural Dynamics. Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom, multiple-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems. Lagrange's equations and Hamilton's principle; discretization of continuous systems; numerical methods for response and algebraic eigenvalue problems.
384P.4: Finite Element Methods. Derivation and implementation of the finite element method; basic coding techniques; application to problems of stress and diffusion.
384P.6: Advanced Structural Dynamics. Analysis of complex flexible systems; discretization of complex structures by the finite element method; advanced computational methods for large finite element models. Prerequisite: ASE 384P.3.
384P.7: Reliability Engineering. Introduction to reliability engineering: basic concepts from statistics, the quantification of reliability and its related functions, analysis of reliability data, load-strength, interference, reliability in design and testing.
384P.8: Selected Topics in Aeroelasticity. Classical and contemporary topics in aeroelasticity; general introduction to aeroelastic phenomena, including flutter, divergence, control reversal, and flexibility effects on stability and control; aeroelastic tailoring; active control concepts; unsteady aerodynamic theories for lifting surfaces and bodies; aeroelastic system identification, including nonlinear systems (theory and laboratory applications).
384P.11: Mechanics of Composite Materials. Constitutive equations; micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of lamina; strength and stiffness in tension and compression, theory of laminated plates; strength of laminates; delamination.
384P.12: Experimental Methods in Structural Dynamics. Time-series analysis; time-domain and frequency-domain techniques of structural identification; exciters and sensors. Two lecture hours and three lab hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: ASE 384P.3.
387P. Flight Mechanics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control
387P.2: Mission Analysis and Design. Mission design and mission constraints, launch windows; rendezvous analysis; orbital design interactions with thermal and structural analysis; design of a typical mission.
387P.3: Inertial Guidance and Navigation. Review of rigid body dynamics; gyroscopic motion; accelerometers, applications to inertial guidance, error analysis; attitude control.
387P.6: Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories. Optimal control of spacecraft; primer vector theory; impulsive maneuvers; finite burn high/low thrust maneuvers; solar sails; numerical methods; applications to contemporary trajectory problems using single or multiple spacecraft.
388P.2: Celestial Mechanics I. N-body problem; three-body problem; restricted three-body problem; Jacobian integral; zero-velocity curves; equilibrium points; stability; linearized solutions; variational equations; periodic orbits; the two-body problem; variation of parameters; Lagrange's planetary equations; applications to near-earth and deep-space trajectories; numerical methods.
388P.3: Celestial Mechanics II. Hamiltonian mechanics; dynamical systems; canonical transformations; invariant manifolds; Poincaré surfaces of section; applications to restricted n-body problems; applications to sun-earth-moon or sun-planet-moon particle trajectory problems.
389P.1: Determination of Time. Concepts of time; fundamental reference system; polar motion; practical methods in time determination and dissemination; historical and present-day time scales; atomic clocks; time transfer via satellite.
389P.2: Satellite Geodesy. Representations of planetary gravitational fields; determination of spherical harmonic coefficients; geoids and gravity anomalies; temporal variations in the geopotential; planetary rotational dynamics.
389P.3: Advanced Topics in Satellite Geodesy. Solid earth and ocean tide models, tidal forces on satellites, surface displacements; nongravitational forces; frames of reference; and geodetic instrumentation. Prerequisite: ASE 389P.2.
389P.7: The Global Positioning System. Comprehensive review of the theory and applications of the global positioning system (GPS), including the space segment, the control segment, the user segment, dilution of precision, GPS time, antispoofing, selected availability, differential/kinematic/dynamic techniques, field procedures, and GPS data collection and analysis. Applications of ground-based, aircraft-based, and satellite-based GPS receivers.
389P.8: Satellite Control Systems. Spacecraft equations of motion; linearization and stability, classical control methods; digital and sampled data systems; multivariable control; attitude determination and control; momentum management, coupled modes; and case studies in satellite control.
389P.9: Synthetic Aperture Radar: Principles and Applications. SAR imaging for earth remote sensing, including image formation concepts and interpolation. Radar interferometry processing and strategies. Surface deformation, topographic mapping and polarimetric applications.
396.1: Space Systems Design.
Student, faculty, and visitor presentations of current research topics. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.
397.1: Orbital Mechanics Seminar.
397.2: Aeronautics Seminar.
397.3: Guidance and Control Seminar.
397.4: Solids, Structures, and Materials Seminar.
397.5: Structural Dynamics Seminar.
397K, 697K. Research
Offered on the credit/no credit basis only.
397K.1: Research in Experimental Mechanics.
397K.2: Research in Fluid Mechanics.
397K.3: Research in Guidance and Control.
397K.4: Research in Orbital Mechanics.
397K.5: Research in Solids, Structures, and Materials.
698A. Thesis
698A is a three-hour course.
698B. Thesis
698B is a three-hour course. Prerequisite: ASE 698A
398R. Master's Report
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the PhD degree.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation
Prerequisite: ASE 399R, 699R, or 999R.
The minimum background for new graduate students without ASE undergraduate degrees is the following:
| Aerothermodynamics | ASE 320, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics ASE 340, Boundary Layer Theory and Heat Transfer ASE 376K, Propulsion |
| Guidance & Control | ASE 330M, Linear System Analysis ASE 367K, Flight Dynamics ASE 370L, Flight Control Systems |
| Orbital Mechanics | ASE 330M, Linear System Analysis ASE 366K, Spacecraft Dynamics ASE 372K, Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics |
| Structures | ASE 319, Strength of Materials ASE 321K, Structural Analysis ASE 365, Structural Dynamics |
Consult with your Advisor to see what you must take to remove any deficiencies.
The ASE Graduate Program offers financial aid in the form of a Research Assistantship (RA), a Teaching Assistantship (TA), and/or a Fellowship. The numbers presented below are estimates.
RA Offers. Research Assistantships are awarded by individual faculty members and in 2007-08 have half-time (20 hours/week) salaries ranging from $1500 to $1700 per month. In addition, tuition and required fees are paid by the research grant/contract supporting the student.
TA Offers. Teaching Assistantships are awarded by the department but on the recommendations of faculty members. In fall or spring 2007-08, half-time TA's receive from $1509 (with BS) to $1665 (with MS) per month and $3012 per semester to help pay tuition and required fees.
Income Tax. You must pay income tax on RA and TA salaries, the $3012 TA tuition supplement, and tuition and fees paid out of grants and contracts. For out-of-state students who qualify for in-state tuition, there is no tax on the difference between out-of-state tuition and in-state tuition.
Full-time Student. If you receive financial aid, you are expected to be a full-time student, that is, to register for 9 hours each fall and spring semester and for 3 hours during the summer.
Out-of-State Tuition Waver. Out-of-state students receiving half-time RA or TA appointments qualify for in-state tuition. In 2007-08, in-state tuition and required fees for fall or spring (9 hours) is $3669 while the out-of-state amount is $6554. For the summer (3 hours), the corresponding figures are $1571 and $2717, respectively. You do not have to pay income tax on the wavered tuition.
University Fellowships. Fellowships are offered to outstanding students by the University, and the stipend can vary between $5000 and $15,000 per year. For 2007-08, we awarded five $5000 fellowships, one per area of study.
Typical RA Offer. A typical 2007-08 RA offer to a Texas resident for one year is the following:
Salary ($1500/month) $18,000
Tuition and required fees 8,909
Health insurance 3,600
Total stipend $30,509
This offer would qualify an out-of-state student for in-state tuition, a savings of about $6,916, for a total stipend of $37,425.
An outstanding US PhD student (GPA>3.5, GRE=V+Q+A>2200) would also be offered a $9,000 Cockrell School of Engineering fellowship for a total stipend of $39,507 or $46,425 if not a Texas resident. With satisfactory academic performance (GPA>3.5) and research performance, the Cockrell School of Engineering fellowship is available for a total of four years.
Site Visits. There are some funds available for visits to the UT campus. If you are offered financial aid and you reside in the U.S., you will most likely be invited to visit UT.
Admission Requirements
Admission Deadlines
How to Apply - US Applicants
How to Apply - International Applicants
Admission Requirements. To be eligible for graduate study in Aerospace Engineering, students must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
- Have a Bachelor of Science degree in ASE or in a closely related field of engineering from an accredited institution. If you do not have a degree in Aerospace Engineering, you will be required to take some undergraduate courses to make up any deficiency. (See Minimum Background)
- Have a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in junior- and senior-level work and in any graduate work already completed.
- Have taken the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The average for students admitted to the ASE Graduate Program is around 1250 (V+Q).
- Have a minimum of 213 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (international students).
- Be recommended for admission by the ASE Graduate Studies Committee.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission due to limited space, funding or faculty availability.
Admission Deadlines. The deadline for applying for admission and financial aid for summer or fall is January 7 and for spring is October 1. Applications will be considered after those dates on a space available basis.
How to Apply - US Applicants. Apply on-line at
The items which go to the Graduate and International Admission Center (GIAC) are the following:
- Application Form
- Submit online your Statement of Purpose and enter your Electronic Letters of Recommendation information.
When you complete the "References" portion of the online application for admission, you will give the names and e-mail addresses of those you have asked to recommend you. Be sure that the e-mail address is current and accurate.
You will be asked to inform GIAC if you are going to waive the right to view your letters after they are submitted. Please indicate this by answering the associated question on the application for admission.
GIAC will send an e-mail message to the address you provide and ask your recommender to visit a web site where they can complete a questionnaire. Your recommender will be informed if you have not waived your right to view his/her letter of recommendation.
If you make a mistake on the e-mail address or if you need to replace one recommender with another please contact Marla Boye at marla.boye@austin.ustexas.edu.
- Application fee
- Official transcripts sent from all senior colleges and universities
- Official GRE scores sent from ETS
The following items go to the ASE Graduate Program:
- Department Summary Form
- Copies of transcripts (copies of official transcripts)
Send to:
Graduate Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1 University Station, C0600
Austin, Texas 78712-0235
All items must be received by January 7 for summer or fall and by October 1 for spring. At that time we will begin our admissions and financial aid deliberations. You will be notified by the Department and by Admissions around March 1 (summer or fall) or November 1 (spring) when a decision has been made concerning your application. Applications received after the deadline will still be considered provided space and funds are available. Please submit the completed Department Summary Form and Statement of Purpose as soon as possible. This will give us the opportunity to get to know you at an early date.
Due to the large number of applications, the department cannot acknowledge receipt of each item. However, near the deadline you will be notified by e-mail if something is missing, providing we have your e-mail address.
How to Apply - International Applicants. Apply on-line at
The items which go to the Graduate and International Admission Center (GIAC) are the following:
- Application Form
- Submit online your Statement of Purpose and enter your Electronic Letters of Recommendation information.
When you complete the "References" portion of the online application for admission, you will give the names and e-mail addresses of those you have asked to recommend you. Be sure that the e-mail address is current and accurate.
You will be asked to inform GIAC if you are going to waive the right to view your letters after they are submitted. Please indicate this by answering the associated question on the application for admission.
GIAC will send an e-mail message to the address you provide and ask your recommender to visit a web site where they can complete a questionnaire. Your recommender will be informed if you have not waived your right to view his/her letter of recommendation.
If you make a mistake on the e-mail address or if you need to replace one recommender with another please contact Marla Boye at marla.boye@austin.ustexas.edu.
- Application fee
- Official transcripts sent from all senior colleges and universities
- Official GRE and TOEFL scores sent from ETS. The TOEFL score is not needed if you get a BS from a U.S. university.
The following items go to the ASE Graduate Program:
- Department Summary Form
- Copies of transcripts (copies of official transcripts)
Send to:
Graduate Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1 University Station, C0600
Austin, Texas 78712-0235
All items must be received by January 7 for summer or fall and by October 1 for spring. At that time we will begin our admissions and financial aid deliberations. You will be notified by the Department and by Admissions around March 1 (summer or fall) or November 1 (spring) when a decision is made concerning your application. Applications received after the deadline will still be considered provided space and funds are available. Please submit the completed Department Summary Form and Statement of Purpose as soon as possible. This will give us the opportunity to get to know you at an early date.
Due to the large number of applications, the department cannot acknowledge receipt of each item. However, near the deadline you will be notified by e-mail if something is missing, providing we have your e-mail address.
Cockrell School of Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Office of Graduate Studies (Graduate School)
Graduate and International Admissions Center(GIAC)
Graduate Catalog
www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/grad05-07/index.html
Course Schedule
Student Housing
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