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Admission in Computer Science Masters in UT Austin with No GRE

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Due to Covid-19, GRE test centers close and it is definitely a real problem to candidates who were eagerly waiting to pursue their graduate studies this year. However, now it will not be a problem anymore because universities worldwide are more lenient due to the pandemic situation. UT Austin is one of these universities and they have recently launched a master’s degree course in computer science. To enroll in this course, the candidates do not need to crack GRE.

This week, the University of Texas, Austin authority had announced about the online master’s degree in computer science for the candidates around the world. The purpose behind such an important course that too without GRE score is to enhance the accessibility of education to all. The following details of the course can help the candidates:

Start date of the program 26th August 2020
Mode of the program Online
Platform of hosting the program edX.org
GRE requirement waived for Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022
Tuition fees US$ 10,000

The computer science course includes 10 fully developed online courses and the course fee is US$ 10000. 33 credits are available here and US$ 333 is required for each.

According to Anant Agarwal, CEO at edX.org the decision of waiving GRE requirement is temporary, or to be more specific, the decision of waiving the GRE score requirement is only for spring 2021, fall 2021, and Spring 2022. It is probably assumed that the COVID situation will get over by that time and the candidates will be enrolled exactly the way the used to in before COVID times.

At present, the universities are finding out ways so that the candidates' learning process keeps going even after the hostile situation of Covid-19. The conducting authorities of the entrance exams also have their shares in this task because they have arranged the online alternatives, even though the exam centers are reopening in a number of locations.

It is also noticed that some candidates are unable to meet the technical requirements for the at-home or online alternatives of these exams. At this point, it is really a great initiative of the universities to waive the entrance score requirements temporarily. It enables the meritorious candidates to access quality education from the globally top universities.

So, to get a degree from University of Texas, Austin will no more be a problem even during the Covid-19 situation – no matter you can take GRE online or not, no matter you can arrange the technical requirements for the GRE or not – you can enroll in this online computer sconce master’s degree in UT Austin without GRE. With this course, let the learning begin and hold a prestigious degree from University of Texas, Austin.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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