Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA greater than 2.7 may be admitted directly by decision of the BEE graduate field. Students with a cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 2.7 may be admitted conditionally by recommendation of the field and approval of the College of Engineering Master of Engineering Committee. (The GPA values are based on a 4.3 scale.)
Applicants may be admitted with science and engineering degrees that are relevant to research programs in the graduate field of Biological and Environmental Engineering. It is expected that master of engineering candidates who do not have a comprehensive background in engineering will use the program as an opportunity to reinforce their understanding of core topics and expand their breadth of knowledge in the field by enrolling in appropriate advanced undergraduate courses. Candidates develop their course plan together with their MEng. faculty advisor.
Applicants to the program need to apply directly to the Grad School at http://gradschool.cornell.edu/
Deadlines
Below is an approximate timetable with key steps in the application and admissions process:
| Date | Fall Semester |
| March 1 | All application materials received by the Graduate School |
| End-March | Review of applications by the BEE Graduate Coordinating Committee |
| End-March | Notification of acceptance |
| April 15 | Applicants accept or reject offers |
| 3rd week of August | Accepted students arrive on campus for orientation and start of Fall semester |
| April 8 |
Early Admit Option (for Cornell students only) Cornell students who are within one to eight credits of completing their engineering baccalaureate degree may apply to the MEng program as early admit students. The early admit application must be made in the semester prior to the last undergraduate term. |
| Date | Spring Semester |
| Oct 1 | All application materials received by the Graduate School |
| Mid-Oct | Review of applications by the BEE Graduate Coordinating Committee |
| Mid-Oct | Notification of acceptance |
| Nov 15 | Applicants accept or reject offers |
| 3rd week of January | Accepted students arrive on campus for orientation and start of Spring semester |
| Nov 8 |
Early Admit Option (for Cornell students only) Cornell students who are within one to eight credits of completing their engineering baccalaureate degree may apply to the MEng program as early admit students. The early admit application must be made in the semester prior to the last undergraduate term. |
Contact Persons
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Field Assistant in Riley-Robb Hall to learn more about the BEE MEng program.
Professor Peter Hess, Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
202 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Voice: (607) 255-2495; Fax: (607) 255-4449
pgh25@cornell.edu.
Brenda Marchewka, Graduate Field Assistant
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
207 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Voice: (607) 255-2173, Fax: (607) 255-4449
bls19@cornell.edu