How are admissions decisions made?
The Office of Engineering Recruitment and Admissions makes all transfer admission decisions for students transferring into an engineering department. Students who meet the minimum GPA requirements and have completed all pre-requisite classes have a very good chance of admission. Students who are just shy of the admission requirements may be granted an exception by the engineering department for admission. Students who clearly do not meet the admissions requirements will not be admitted with very few exceptions ever made.
A. Evaluations of applications are based on a variety of factors, including the match of the applicant’s interests (described in the statement of purpose) with those of the program faculty, the letters of reference, the grade point average for courses taken in previous graduate work, and the GRE and TOEFL scores.
Farmingdale State College is a selective school, and we are looking for students who are academically motivated, and have succeeded in high school. Decisions are made based upon the quality of your academic program, your grade point average, rank in class and SAT or ACT scores. The minimum high school grade point average for incoming freshman is 80%. Your previous academic record must include the prerequisites necessary for your program of study at Farmingdale.
Decisions are reached by an admissions committee consisting of representatives from the faculty and administration. Committee members read candidate folders independently and evaluate them according to each applicant’s apparent ability to make positive academic and co-curricular contributions to the school community. The committee’s final decisions are made based on the current composition of a class and the choices that best enhance our group of students.
Once a prospective student’s application file is complete [with the application, application fee, transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, GRE and TOEFL scores (when necessary), three letters of recommendation, a statement of intent and writing sample (when required) and resume or vita], it is then forwarded to the faculty in the section to which you are requesting admission. Faculty will first review the minimum GPA and review GRE scores (when they are part of the file). While reviewing your file, the faculty will examine all aspects of your academic record. They examine your transcript and look at other information including the rigor of your undergraduate and previous graduate institutions, the type of degrees you have completed, and the difficulty of the coursework you have taken. They will read your statement of intent for focus and clarity of educational goals. They will also look at the quality of your writing. Faculty will read each of your letters of recommenda
