Master of Science Aerospace Engineering 

at UCLA, Los Angeles

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• The University requires that an applicant hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from the University of California.
• An overall scholastic average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better (or its equivalent if the letter grade system is not used), or an overall scholastic average of 3.0 in graduate level study in a field related to the one to which the application is submitted.
• An international student whose post-secondary education is completed outside of the U.S. is expected to hold a degree with above average scholarship from a university or university-level institution.
•  If the academic background is not in aerospace engineering then :
  • The vast majority of applicants have a background in MAE. Other majors represented include electrical engineering, bioengineering, and physics. An applicant without a MAE background may still be a very competitive applicant. Having professional experience as well as having taken courses that are equivalent to prerequisites for upper division undergraduate coursework, and the upper division courses themselves, would be most helpful.