Admissions and Tuition, Online Master's in Technical Japanese

Admissions and Tuition

Admission requirements

  1. Applicants should hold a B.S. degree in engineering or a related field. Applicants whose B.S. or B.A. is not in engineering must have a minimum of 16 undergraduate credit hours in science or engineering.
  2. Applicants should have a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours.
  3. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 580.
  4. International applicants also must have a degree comparable to an approved U.S. bachelor's degree.
  5. Applicants are not required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

How to apply

Application deadline
Applications to begin studies in September must be submitted by August 1. Applications are reviewed and considered in the order received. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Application steps

  1. Contact the METJ Student Services Director Karen Al-Ashkar, to express your interest in applying for admission. Karen can be reached by phone at 866-529-6377 or 608-262-0133, or by .
  2. Download Application Package with Professional History, Reasons for Graduate Study and Transcript Request forms in Adobe Acrobat Reader© compatible format. (237K; to print them, remember to use Acrobat's print function rather than your browser's.) Request an information package to receive printed versions of these forms along with an METJ description.
  3. Submit the following by mail:
    • A completed Professional History form
    • A completed Reasons for Graduate Study form

    Please send all application materials to:
    METJ Admissions
    Department of Engineering Professional Development
    Master of Engineering in Technical Japanese
    Attention: Karen Al-Ashkar
    432 North Lake Street
    Madison, WI 53706

  4. Have official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions you have attended sent directly to METJ Admissions at the address above.
  5. On the UW-Madison Graduate School Web site:
    • Complete the online Application for Graduate Study
      Please note: you are applying for Engineering (ME).
    • Pay the $56.00 application fee by credit card
    • Submit contact information for the three individuals who will be providing recommendations

Questions?
Contact Student Services Director Karen Al-Ashkar
800-462-0876

Tuition

Students who have been admitted to the degree program will pay tuition of $4,725 for each course for academic year 2008-2009. It is expected that most students will take one or two courses per semester. Additional fees may be charged for telecommunication costs, depending upon the technology selected for participation or course delivery.