• The student received a grade of "B" or better.
• The course was taken at an accredited institution
• The course was relevant.
• The course was listed on an official transcript received by the Office of Admissions.
• The course was completed within six years preceding admission.

The final decision regarding transfer credits is made by the Graduate Advisor in consultation (if necessary) with the Graduate Committee.

• A baccalaureate or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent degree in a related field as judged by the School's Graduate Committee.

• A minimum of a "B" average on all upper division work and acceptable courses in Calculus and Statistics.

• GRE (general test) score of 1120 (verbal and quantitative combined), with a minimum quantitative score of 650.

• Three letters of recommendation from persons in a position to judge the applicant's potential for advanced graduate study in computer science.

• Approval of the School of Computer Science Graduate Committee.

Applicants whose native language is not English must score a total of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or 6.3 overall on the IELTS.

• TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language (www.toefl.org).
  
• IELTS = International English Language Testing System (www.ielts.org).