MS in Chemical Engineering

If you attended a university outside of the U.S., your official course-by-course evaluation report should be sent directly from a credential evaluation service with electronic delivery such as World Education Services (WES) or a current NACES member to Howard University.

Bachelor's Degree

Official transcripts must demonstrate conferment of a bachelor's degree prior to the start of the term to which a student was admitted. In addition to submitting your official transcripts, you can initially upload scanned copies of your transcripts to your online application.

Three letters of recommendation, preferably from members of the academic community familiar with the applicant’s academic performance.

This essay should be an autobiographical sketch or personal statement (two to three pages, double-spaced) that helps the admissions committee understand how your background (e.g., first-generation graduate student, student leader) and unique experiences will contribute to your intended program and to Howard's scholarly community. This essay is also an opportunity to explain what motivates you and what experiences will help you persist in completing this program. As appropriate, you may wish to highlight achievements and life events relevant to your studies or to address challenges you experienced that helped shape your educational and professional goals and motivated your desire to pursue this field of study. The purpose of this essay is to give the admissions committee an understanding of your individual journey toward graduate study.

Upload to your online application a copy of your current résumé or curriculum vitae (CV) listing your current and past employer(s) and professional experiences, and where applicable, any extracurricular or volunteer activities, published work, and academic honors or awards. There is no page limit, though we recommend a one-to-two-page resume.

Upload to your online application a statement of academic interest and research goals (two to four pages, double-spaced) which describes your motivations and goals related to pursuing your proposed degree program. To strengthen your essay, relate the research you imagine yourself doing to the research of faculty in your prospective program. Also, highlight briefly your academic and professional goals (how will obtaining a degree from this program help you meet these goals?) Are there distinct research facilities, graduate faculty, or courses that would help facilitate your professional goals? This essay has three main functions: (1) to highlight your awareness of the field and the work you want to do in it (including commentary on content and methods); (2) to reveal your qualifications and preparation for doing this work; and (3) to convey that your writing is thoughtful, well-organized, and reveals the confidence and awareness needed to pursue research in the field.

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