What criteria does the CSE graduate admissions committee look for in making admission decisions?
The CSE graduate admissions committee bases its decision for graduate admission on the following criteria (in no specific order): • An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in undergraduate course work. • A GPA of 3.2 or higher on CS/CSE related course work in the last two years of undergraduate degree. • Relevance of the student’s degree (background) to the CSE curriculum. • Rigor of the student’s Bachelors degree. A four-year degree is considered more rigorous than a three-year degree. • Reputation of the University/College that the student has received his/her previous degrees from. • GRE General Test: • A sum of verbal and quantitative GRE scores of at least 1150 for MS and 1250 for Ph.D. applicants. A passing score on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is also given consideration. • GRE quantitative score – 700 • GRE verbal score – 400 • TOEFL Test: A score of 600 on the written version or a score of 230+ on the CBT version. • For Ph.D. students the following are optional. Meeting t
