Application requirements

Strongly recommended: Previous degree majoring in engineering, physics, chemistry, or a closely related discipline. Other majors will be considered if required prerequisite coursework has been completed. 

• Applicants need a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average on a 4-point scale from an accredited school and meet specific coursework requirements.
• Undergraduate coursework in calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and physics. 
• Undergraduate coursework or work experience with writing computer code in any language. 

English language proficiency for non-native English speakers must be demonstrated according to the requirements in Graduate School Policy 3.2. Not required if already enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Washington. 

• If you have been out of school for more than 5 years, or if your most recent degree is not in a closely related subject, use your personal statement or resume to highlight how you have kept up your math and coding skills, for example through work or continuing education.
• If you do not use math and coding in your current work, consider taking a course at UW as a graduate non-matriculated student to brush up on skills.
• If you received low grades in prerequisite courses or are missing prerequisite courses on transcripts, use your personal statement to explain how you have gained or strengthened these skills through your career or continuing education.
• If you have not taken the prerequisite courses, consider taking them at UW as a non-matriculated student.