All applications are considered individually and admission decisions are made collectively by all EWRE faculty.  Decisions are based on all applicable items of the six listed below.

GPA
A minimum 3.0 GPA out of 4.0 is expected for M.S. applicants, and 3.5 for Ph.D. applicants.  This GPA is based on upper-division undergraduate courses and all graduate work.

GRE
Applicants must take the aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination. Successful applicants typically have a quantitative score of at least 700, an analytical writing score of at least 4.0, and (for those whose native language is English) a verbal score above 500.

TOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all students whose native language is not English.  Successful applicants typically have scores of at least 240 on the computer-based test (equivalent to 587 on the older paper-based test); higher scores increase the chances of admission.

References
Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with the applicant's abilities are required. Academic references are strongly preferred.

         Effective for Fall 2008: When you complete the "References" portion of the online application

         for admission, you will give the names and email addresses of those you have asked to 

         recommend you. Be sure that the email address is current and accurate.

         You will be asked to inform us if you are going to waive the right to view your letters after

         they are submitted. Please indicate this by anwersing the associate 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 email address or if you need to replace one recommender with

         another please contact Marla Boye at marla.boye@austin.utexas.edu.

Personal Statement
A statement describing the applicant's activities, accomplishments, goals, and research interests (to the extent known) is required of all applicants.

Applicants are requested to state their interests within Environmental and Water Resources Engineering as specifically as possible by identifying one or more areas of interest. Choose from the list that follows:

• Treatment Processes
• Water Resources
• Fluid Mechanics and Ocean Engineering
• Water Quality Management
• Air Resources
• Environmental Engineering Science

The recommended application due dates for submitting materials for admission are January 15 for fall and summer semesters and October 1 for spring. For applicants seeking financial aid, these dates should be regarded as the final deadline. Decisions on financial aid and fellowship awards for fall semester begin by mid January, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials by that date. If students with outstanding records miss the deadline, they are encouraged to apply at any time since it is sometimes possible to make special arrangements for excellent students.

Complete the online Texas Common Application.  This is the fastest, easiest way for you to submit your application and is our preferred method for receiving applications.  Only applicants with limited access to the Web should consider using the paper application. The electronic process is simpler for both the applicant and everyone at U.T. handling the application, and is therefore faster and less prone to error. When one begins the on-line application, an application number and server space is assigned so that the applicant can access and work on the application as many times as desired until he or she is ready to submit; only after the application is submitted (an instruction on the on-line application) do U.T. staff and faculty have access to the information.

Please note: The code for Civil Engineering is 621700 and the code for Environmental and Water Resources Engineering is 640100.

Some materials (e.g., transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a resume, if included) must be submitted in paper form. To submit these, or to check on the status of an application, please contact:

Graduate Coordinator

     Kathy Rose

(512) 232-1702
grad@mail.ce.utexas.edu

Graduate Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
1 University Station C1700
Austin, TX 78712-0273

Send your official transcripts to the Graduate and International Admission Center which does the first processing of applications and evaluation of the transcript before releasing them to the Department for faculty decision.  Send a photocopy of your transcript to the Graduate Coordinator at the address above.

To speak to the EWRE Graduate Advisor or to schedule a visit to the campus, contact:

Graduate Advisor

     Dr. Rich Corsi

(512) 471-5602
EWRE@mail.ce.utexas.edu

Graduate Advisor
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, ECJ 8.6
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1076

Fax: (512) 471-5870