Admission Requirement

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All students desiring to enroll for graduate study must apply through the Office of the Dean of Graduate School.  To be admitted to the program, students should demonstrate readiness to succeed in the graduate program. To do this, students should meet the following criteria:

  1. Applicants must have an academic background that covers certain prerequisite knowledge in mathematics and computer programming. Student transcript should present evidence of the following courses with a grade of “C” or better:

Mathematical Background: (1) Calculus I or equivalent and (2) Probability and Statistics or Linear Algebra or equivalent.

Computer Science Background: One semester of computer programming.

  1. The applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 sale.
  2. The applicant must submit two letters of recommendation.

The application materials of each applicant will be evaluated by a committee, which may recommend some prerequisite undergraduate courses for the applicants under conditional admission. The applicant will have conditional classification until the completion of the recommended course or courses. If admitted, the applicant must correct the deficiency within the first two semesters.

Conditional admission: Applicants admitted in this category will not be allowed to take more than 6 credits hours of graduate courses in the program until successful completion of the prerequisite courses with grade C or above.