GRaduate Certificate

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale prior to matriculating into the Robotics degree program (recommended mechanical engineering focus)
• Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
• Resume/CV
• Students are expected to have completed two semesters of calculus, along with courses in linear algebra, data structures, and upper-level courses in at least three of the following areas:
  • analysis of algorithms
  • software engineering
  • numerical analysis
  • principles of programming languages
  • computer architecture
  • operating systems
  • dynamics
  • controls
• For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirements 

MASTER’S DEGREE Thesis

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale prior to matriculating into the Robotics degree program
• Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
• Resume/CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• Students are expected to have completed two semesters of calculus, along with courses in linear algebra, data structures, and upper-level courses in at least three of the following areas:
  • analysis of algorithms
  • software engineering
  • numerical analysis
  • principles of programming languages
  • computer architecture
  • operating systems
  • dynamics
  • controls
• Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years with a GPA of at least 3.2 are not required to submit GRE scores. Applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago or with a GPA of less than 3.2 must submit GRE scores
• Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
• Graduate Record Examination (Quantitative section) score of 151 or higher (or 650 on the old
  scale)
• Applicants who have graduated with a computer science, engineering or math degree from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores*
• For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirements 

MASTER’S DEGREE Non-Thesis

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale prior to matriculating into the Robotics degree program
• Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
• Resume/CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• Students are expected to have completed two semesters of calculus, along with courses in linear algebra, data structures, and upper-level courses in at least three of the following areas:
  • analysis of algorithms
  • software engineering
  • numerical analysis
  • principles of programming languages
  • computer architecture
  • operating systems
  • dynamics
  • controls
• For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirements 

DOCTORATE

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an accredited institution with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale prior to matriculating into the Robotics degree program
• Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
• Resume/CV
• Students are expected to have completed two semesters of calculus, along with courses in linear algebra, data structures, and upper-level courses in at least three of the following areas:
  • analysis of algorithms
  • software engineering
  • numerical analysis
  • principles of programming languages
  • computer architecture
  • operating systems
  • dynamics
  • controls
• Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years with a GPA of at least 3.2 are not required to submit GRE scores. Applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago or with a GPA of less than 3.2 must submit GRE scores
• Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
• GRE (Quantitative section) score of 151 or higher (or 650 on the old scale)
• Applicants who have graduated with a computer science, engineering or math degree from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores*
• For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirements 
• Prior research experience is desired but not required

*Due to Covid-19, students applying for master’s non-thesis and certificate programs for spring 2021 and fall 2021 are not required to submit GRE scores.