OVERVIEW
GALCIT offers graduate programs in aeronautics and aerospace engineering leading to the degrees of
Our programs
are designed to provide intense education in the foundations of mechanics
in relation to aeronautical and aerospace sciences, with
emphasis on basic research, analysis, and experimental
methods. We also have a thriving emphasis in Biological
Fluid Dynamics. The Caltech
Catalog (pdf) provides definitive information
for graduate students (pdf), and courses (html, pdf).
Preparation
Students who have completed an undergraduate course in
an engineering or science discipline or in an applied science are
eligible to apply for admission to work toward advanced
degrees in aeronautics or aerospace. The program of graduate study is
such as to demand extensive undergraduate preparation in
physics (two years), chemistry, thermodynamics, mechanics,
and appropriate areas of engineering and mathematics. Students
are expected to have a strong background in calculus, ordinary
differential equations, partial differential equations,
complex variables, integral transforms, and special functions.
Deficiencies in these areas should be rectified prior to
joining Caltech.
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ADMISSION
Students are admitted only for the academic year beginning in September; the
deadline for applications is January 15. Applicants for graduate study are
strongly urged to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores with their
applications.
Applicants whose first language or native language is
not English are required to submit Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores with their applications.
All applications must be submitted on-line via the Graduate
Admissions website. All qualified applicants will be considered; the Institute
takes care to consider all qualified women and members
of minority groups.
FELLOWSHIPS and FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Each year, GALCIT awards several graduate fellowships, primarily to entering master's degree candidates with the potential for doctoral study. Fellowships normally provide full tuition and a substantial living-expense stipend for one academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring terms). Admission and financial aid are considered separately; some students may be admitted without financial aid.
Fellowship awards are based solely on an evaluation of the graduate school application, and no additional forms are required for consideration. There is a box on the application form that you may check if you wish to be considered for financial aid; those who check "yes" and whose applications are complete by our aid deadline will be considered for fellowship support. Fellowship awards are generally announced by March 15 of each year, with a reply deadline of April 15. Please visit the Financial Support section of the Graduate Admissions website for further information.
The admissions committee views positively any attempts
by applicants to secure financial support from outside
sources, e.g. government fellowships, industry, etc. There
are a number of outside fellowships available to U.S. citizens
including the National
Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, the
Department of Defense Fellowships (Office of Naval Research
Graduate Fellowship Program, National Defense Science and
Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program and the USAF Laboratory
Graduate Fellowship Program), the Fannie
and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships in the
Applied Physical Sciences, and the Air Force's Palace Knight
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