Admissions

Spring Admission

• Spring admission is open to  Domestic Applicants only (ie: U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents - a copy of the permanent resident card is required with application)
• Deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is  OCTOBER 1st

Fall Admission

Attention: The ECE Graduate Application Deadline has been EXTENDED. Please have your application and supporting materials submitted by 4:00 PM on February 15th.

• For  Doctoral applicants wishing to receive financial support consideration, FALL deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is  DECEMBER 15th
• For  all other applicants final FALL deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is  January 15th

Admission Requirements

• Minimum GPA
  • Equal to a 3.3 (determined as per calculation by Graduate School)
• GRE

	Minimum GRE (Old Scoring)	Minimum GRE (New Scoring)
Verbal	500	150
Quantitative	700	159
Written Analytical	3	3

• TOEFL/IELTS
  • IELTS: Overall score of 7.0, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
  • TOEFL: 85 for Master's level; 90 for admission to a doctoral program and to be eligible for consideration for TA/GA support
  • Any applicant who is not a native or primary speaker of English must present a minimum score for either the TOEFL or IELTS tests (Including those applicants who have graduated from a United States university or a university that teaches solely in English)

TOEFL iBT Speak	IELTS Speak	Course Requirement	Result
25–30	7.5 or Higher	None	Eligible to TA
22–24	6.5–7	OAE 594	Eligible to TA
19–21	6	OAE 592	Eligible to run recitation and lab sessions and/or grade
15–18	5–5.5	OAE 590	Not eligible to TA

How To Apply

• Admission into the Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering program requires the completion of an online Admissions Application Form. Hard copies of the application will not be accepted.

• Required Graduate Application Materials to be Mailed 
  • Two (2) Official Transcripts from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
  • Two (2) Official Degree Certificates or Provisional Certificates from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
  • Letters of Recommendation that have not been submitted electronically through your application
  • Original report pages of IETLS exams 

Where to Submit Documents

• All Hard Copy Application Materials Should Be Mailed to:
  
  Stony Brook University
  
  Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  
  Light Engineering Building, Room 273
  
  Stony Brook, NY 11794-2350 

• Exam scores should be reported on your application and submitted electronically through ETS using the University Code 2548
• All other application materials should be submitted electronically through Apply Yourself under Supplemental Materials
• Do not send:
  • Financial documents or bank statements with your application materials
  • Secondary School mark-sheets, achievement awards, and certificates

Checking on the Status of Your Application

• Due to the high volume of Fall applications we ask that you do not send numerous e-mails checking on the status of your application or telephone the Department regarding application status until AFTER April 15 ^th
  
  
• Fall offer letters will be sent out in March. All offer letters will be sent electronically to the email address used in the Apply Yourself Application.  Please be sure that you list a correct and current email address on your application
  
  
• If you DO NOT receive a letter of offer, or any notification by April 15th, you should contact the Department at that time