MSFCS: General

Application Requirements

Admission to the master's program is determined primarily on the basis of the applicant's undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) and score attained on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants for unconditional or conditional admission must meet the university requirements listed in the university catalog and one of the following requirements:

Unconditional Admission

• Minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA
• Minimum of GRE score of 280
• Minimum of 1,400 points total from the following formula: 400 times applicant’s cumulative GPA plus GRE score (Verbal and Quantitative)

Conditional Admission

• Minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA
• Minimum of GRE score of 280
• Meet one of the following conditions:
  • Minimum 1,280 points total from the following formula: 400 times applicant’s cumulative GPA plus GRE score (verbal and Quantitative), OR
  • Minimum 1,480 points total from the following formula: 400 times the applicant’s senior year GPA plus GRE score (Verbal and Quantitative), OR
  • Minimum GRE score of 280 (Verbal and Quantitative) if exempted from the university’s minimum GPA requirement.

Unclassified Admission

Applicants for degree seeking status who meet the minimum GPA requirements for conditional admission but cannot provide a satisfactory official qualifying exam score may be granted unclassified admission. Unclassified students may enroll for one semester only and for a maximum of two graduate courses. They must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Continued enrollment as a degree-seeking student after the initial semester is subject to satisfactory completion of the requirements for conditional or unconditional admission in place when the student desires to re-enroll. If the student cannot satisfy the conditional admission requirements, future enrollment must be in the non-degree category.