Official transcripts are required from all post-secondary educational institutions from which the applicant earned a degree (beginning with first baccalaureate) and all enrollment in graduate level course work beyond the bachelor's degree.

International university transcripts (educational credentials) must be evaluated by a professional credential evaluation service. Oakland University will only accept transcript evaluations completed by a NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation service) member organization.

Admission to Ph.D. program is selective, applicants should have an M.S. degree GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or better for regular admission.
If the applicant's M.S. GPA is between 3.0 and 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and the percentile score of the GRE Quantitative Reasoning section is 70% or better, admission with limited standing may be offered.
Applicants from institutions with which Oakland University has an articulation agreement containing alternative admission criteria will be admitted according to the criteria in that agreement.
Normally a master's degree from an accredited institution is required for admission, however, students with outstanding undergraduate records may apply directly for admission to the doctoral program.

The Ph.D. in mechanical engineering degree program is designed for students with an academic background in mechanical engineering. Students with backgrounds in other engineering disciplines, computer science, mathematics or the physical sciences may also be admitted to the program, but they will be required to augment their basic mechanical engineering knowledge through relevant coursework.

IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL iBT (internet) - 79, PTE (academic) - 53