The certificate program in packaging engineering can be pursued concurrently with other graduate programs at the university. Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 and satisfy admission requirements of the Graduate School with the classification of ''Graduate Certificate.'' To apply for admission, the applicant must submit:

Transcripts of undergraduate degree program and any prior graduate study to Graduate Admissions,
A letter describing intent to pursue the certificate and its relevance to career goals to the Graduate Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Two letters of recommendation describing pertinent professional work experience when seeking to waive a course prerequisite to the Graduate Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering. All applicants who will be attending the University on a student visa and who are not native speakers of English and are not graduates of The University of Memphis must supply a minimum score of 550 on the paper, a 210 on the computer-based, or 79 on the internet based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Graduate Admissions will accept scores on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in lieu of the TOEFL. The minimum acceptable IELTS score is 6.0.