Admission Requirements
Master’s & Graduate Certificate
Applicants to Strategic Management of Technology, Project Management, and New Product Management Graduate Certificate programs; and Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree must meet the following requirements:
- Eligible for admission to Portland State University
- Have earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in engineering or a related discipline.
- Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher. Applicants who have already earned 9 or more letter-graded graduate credits must have a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.00/4.00 or higher; this GPA supersedes the undergraduate GPA.
- At least four years of experience in engineering or related discipline.
- Need to have completed a course in Stats/Probability. Undergraduate course in Statistics or Probability.
Conditional admission is possible with a cumulative undergraduate GPA between 2.50 and 2.74.
Doctorate
Consideration may be given to applicants who have not satisfied all of the conditions above if they are judged to have a higher potential than reflected by their past academic performance and professional experience.
Deadlines
The Engineering & Technology Management Department admits Master's and Graduate Certificate Program students Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. PhD Program students are admitted for Fall term only. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and decisions are sent via email within 6-8 weeks of receiving a completed application.
| Application Term | Program | Application Deadline | Deadline to Submit Documents |
|---|
| Fall (late September start) | MS & PHD | March 1 | March 15 |
| Graduate Certificate | August 1 | August 1 |
| Winter (early January start) | MS | October 1 | October 15 |
| Graduate Certificate | October 1 | October 1 |
| Spring (late March/early April start) | MS | November 1 | November 15 |
| Graduate Certificate | November 1 | November 1 |
Application Materials
Below is the list of the materials and information you will need to provide as part of your application. We recommend preparing these materials in advance of submitting your application.
- Resume or CV including any supervised field experiences, student teaching, or practicum.
- Statement of Purpose: Describe your educational goals and career objectives in 1 - 2 pages (upload as a pdf in the application). Explain how the Department of Engineering and Technology Management will contribute to them.
- Contact Information for Three References.
- Doctoral Applicants Only: Submit an essay (1-2 pages) responding to the prompt below. You must write your essay and upload it in your application as either a PDF or Word document.
- Ph.D. Essay Prompt: Describe your research interests, including what types of models you envision, and what kind of data you might need in your Ph.D. research.
How to Apply
If you are ready to start your application, login or create a new account in Portland State University’s application portal. Fill out the application and submit the required application materials listed below.