PS A personal statement or letter of intent and optional statement of research GPA UC requires all applicants to have a minimum of 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in their highest degree to apply to the College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate programs. Fee For all programs, there is a non-refundable $80.00 application fee that must be submitted with the University application. The fee can be paid with a credit card or electronic check only. The fee must be paid at the time of submitting the University application. We do not offer application fee waivers. RL Letters of recommendation are submitted through the Online Recommendation system.Recommenders could include former professors, an employer, or other professional individuals if their reference will be pertinent to the field of study.Recommendation requests are emailed to your recommenders 24-72 hours after you have finalized your application and paid the application fee Transcript Official transcripts will no longer be required by the Graduate School for an admissions decision. For admission consideration, only a scanned copy of the transcript is required.Transcripts are considered official when they arrive directly from the school in a sealed envelope. The Graduate School will accept transcripts first received by the applicant and then forwarded to the Graduate School, provided that the transcripts stay in their original, sealed envelope. Once the applicant or someone outside the University of Cincinnati opens the transcript envelope, the Graduate School can no longer accept the transcript as official.