Next Application Deadline 2: June 1, 2012
Our first application deadline of March 14, 2012, has passed, and we are processing and reviewing those applications. We expect to still have some availability for this year’s program, and continue to invite applications. Applications received between March 15, 2012, and June 1, 2012, will be processed as a batch soon after the June 1, 2012 date passes. If capacity limitations prevent all qualified applicants from being admitted into this year’s program, a waitlist will be established, and applications will be carried forward to the program beginning in August 2013.
For prerequisite information, please visit the Admissions Requirements page of our site. After all of your materials are received and processed, a personal interview or a telephone interview with an admissions representative may be required. If so, we will contact you to arrange a convenient time.
If you have previously been admitted to and attended a graduate, postbaccalaureate, or professional program at the University of Florida, please refer to these special instructions.
This page contains instructions for submitting an electronic application packet. We prefer electronic applications, but will accept a paper-based application submission.
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1. Complete the online application.
Please complete the online application (see link below) and submit your payment for the $30 non-refundable application fee after reviewing the following notes about each section that you will find on the application.
When you enter the application system, please note the menu items near the top of the page. These items will appear orange if that page is incomplete, and turn blue when the page is completed. When all pages are completed, and all items are blue, you can select “Submit” from the legend to complete the submission and fee payment processes.
- Personal Info: Please complete this section in its entirety.
- Special Programs Info: Please skip this section.
- Degree Program: Please complete this section as follows:
- Intended Term and Year: Fall (August) 2012
- Degree Goal: Master’s
- Program of Study: Industrial and Systems Engineering-Outreach Engineering Management Program (OEM)
- Program specialization: (leave blank)
- Department contact name: Patsy Messinger
- Personal Statement: When composing your 400-500 word essay, please address the following topics:
- Why you selected the University of Florida and the OEM Program of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
- Which personal qualities best support your success in the OEM Program and your subsequent career.
- Describe a position that would be ideal for you after you complete the OEM Program.
- Education and Activities: Please complete this section in its entirety. You have the option of uploading your résumé here or emailing it separately to oemprogram@ise.ufl.edu.
- Residency Affidavit: All applicants must complete this section, regardless of residency status. Your residency classification will not affect the amount of your OEM program fees.
- Recommendations: We require two recommendations, but will accept more than two. These should be completed by someone in a position to assess your ability to succeed in the program. If the recommendations are not completed by a direct supervisor or client, then they should be completed by someone at your most recent job, or a former professor who can objectively evaluate your career progress and leadership qualities. We prefer that you use the online tool to submit your recommendations, but will also accept recommendations that come to us directly from your recommendor (i.e., not through you). If using the online tool is not desired, your recommendors can email a traditional letter of recommendation to us (oemprogram@ise.ufl.edu) directly from a professional/business email account (i.e., not Yahoo, Gmail, etc.).
Apply online or edit an existing online application.
2. Notify the OEM office that you have applied.
It is important that you notify us that you have submitted your application. Please send an email that includes your full name and a phone number at which you can be reached in case questions/problems arise with your submission. Please send the email to: oemprogram@ise.ufl.edu.
3. Submit the following additional documents.
A. Official Academic Transcripts. Send two official transcripts from each college, university, or professional school which you have attended, even if you did not earn a degree there. Please request that the transcripts be sent to the following address:
OEM Program
University of Florida
303 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
If you attended school at the University of Florida, it is not necessary for you to have that transcript sent to us. If your transcript does not reflect a degree that you earned from that institution, you will be required to provide us with an official diploma or degree statement for degree verification purposes. For your convenience, we have created a Transcript Request Form, which may be useful in obtaining transcripts from other institutions, but please check with your school regarding transcript request procedures.
B. Official GRE Score Report. The University of Florida requires the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for admission to graduate programs in Engineering. GMAT or other similar tests cannot substitute for the GRE. More information about this computer-based test is available online (www.gre.org) or by calling 1-800-GRE CALL (1-800-473-2255). If you have taken the GRE in the past five years, the Education Testing Service can provide us with the official scores upon your request. If you took the GRE more than five years ago, contact the OEM office for other options. Applicants who have already earned an approved advanced degree (e.g., a master’s or doctoral degree in a technical discipline) may not be required to submit GRE scores. Please see the Admissions Requirements page for minimum score requirement information. The GRE is only one of several factors that are used to determine admission to ISE graduate programs, and is rarely the primary determining factor.
C. Current Photo. Please submit a current passport-style photo saved in JPEG format to: oemprogram@ise.ufl.edu. If you are admitted, your photo will be used to create an official student i.d. card, and will be included in a class picture book.
D. Résumé. If you did not upload your résumé via the online application system, please email it to: oemprogram@ise.ufl.edu.
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The following application items may also be required for international students:
- Official TOEFL Score Report: If English is not your native language and if you have not been enrolled for one year or longer at an institution in an English-speaking country, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. Residents of US territories and protectorates must submit TOEFL scores.
- Original certified English translations of your transcripts and diploma or degree statement. If your official academic transcripts and diploma or Certification Statement of Degree Confirmation is not in English, then you will be required to provide us with an original certified English translation of these documents.