MS in Industrial Engineering

All international applicants requesting visa eligibility documents (I-20 or DS-2019) are required to demonstrate that they have adequate financial resources to cover the cost of their education while in the United States. Financial documentation is required as part of the application process in order for visa eligibility documents (I-20 or DS-2019) to the U.S. to be issued. International applicants should upload the documentation directly to the online application using the Declaration and Certification of Finances form. This form includes the amount of funding required and the type of documentation required.

The letter of reference should comment on the applicant’s abilities and past experiences that may have prepared them to succeed in our Bioengineering graduate studies at Illinois. It should include the name of the person providing the recommendation, along with their title and signature. If possible, it should be submitted on an institution or company letterhead.

Passport/Visa — a copy of your passport and current visa, if applicable, must be uploaded to the application. If you do not have a passport, you will be required to have one before the visa eligibility documents can be sent, if admitted. Please note that a visa is not required for students completing their online master's degree.

All applicants are presented with a series of short-answer personal statement essay questions. Each essay has a 250 word maximum. Questions 1-2 are required from all applicants, while questions 3-4 are optional (your response is voluntary and not answering these questions will not affect your admissions decision). Question #1: Please describe pivotal experiences, opportunities, and/or challenges (including any financial or access barriers) that have influenced your educational and professional development. Question #2: At Illinois, we value a student’s ability to contribute to a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect where our graduate students can learn and collaborate productively and positively. Please provide an example of how you contributed to or engaged with a community of students or colleagues with different perspectives, abilities, and experiences to achieve a positive outcome, and reflect on what you learned from this experience. Question #3: If you believe that your academic record does not demonstrate your true capabilities, please explain why. You may also discuss any gaps in your academic and professional experience. Question #4: If there is something that you would like to share with the admissions committee that you have yet to discuss in other areas of the application, please do so here. If needed, you may also use this space to expand upon the topics discussed in the above essays.

Please write a statement that answers the following questions (recommended length: 750 words max): How has your academic background, including any training, research, or other academic experiences, prepared you for graduate study? What are your intellectual interests and what scholarly questions are you interested in exploring in graduate study? Are there any specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own that you would like to work with? How will our program help you achieve your intellectual and professional goals?

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