Statement of Purpose
Official transcript or transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (after admission is approved)
Submit residence form if claiming NC residence for tuition purposes (for U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents only)
Submit online references from at least three people who know the academic record and potential for graduate study of the prospective student
Submit official GRE test scores from ETS
Submit official TOEFL test scores (International Students) from ETS
Grade Point Average (GPA) in previous academic programs: 3.0/4.0
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores:
Verbal: 450 (=150)
Quantitative: 680 (=153)
Analytical: 3.0
NC State Institution Code for GRE is 5496
ISE Department Code for GRE is 1301 or 1399
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score:
Internet-based Test (iBT) with a total score of at least 80. Minimum test scores for each section:
Listening: 18 points
Reading: 18 points
Writing: 18 points
Speaking: 18 points for admission to the Graduate School
Computer-based TOEFL scores must be 213 or higher (with at least 17 on three sections and no section score below 13)
The paper-based test requires a score of 550 or higher (with scores of 50 on at least two of the three sections and no section score below 45)
Have you completed one year of full-time study in a degree program at a four-year US college or university? If Yes, then you are not required to submit the TOEFL scores. But, you still may want to as these scores can be helpful in the review and evaluation of your application
TOEFL or IELTS test date must be no older than two years (24 months) prior to the beginning of the requested entry term
NC State Institution Code for TOEFL is 5496
ISE Department Code for TOEFL is 67
Or provide International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores with an overall band score of at least 6.5. Minimum test scores for each section:
Listening: 6.5
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 6.5 for admission to the Graduate School
Letters of recommendation from three individuals, and some of these letters should be from the applicant's former professors
Successful applicants exceed these minimums in most cases. Prospective applicants should be guided by the following average scores of a recent entering class consisting of approximately 60 students: GPA=3.45, GRE-Verbal = 500 (154), GRE-Quantitative = 750 (160), GRE-Analytical= 3.5, and for international students, the average TOEFL = 101 (607 paper-based, 253 computer-based).

Note: Admission requirements of the Industrial Engineering Department are more strict than those of the Graduate School.