Academic Eligibility:

• Preference will be given to applicants with an undergraduate degree from an accredited university in Computer Science or closely related field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Math, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering), including courses equivalent to MSU CSC 232 and MTH 314. Applicants without one of the described undergraduate degrees or courses may be admitted with the stipulation that those undergraduate courses must be completed prior to registration in graduate courses, and that the undergraduate courses will not be credited toward the MS degree.

• GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.00 scale) for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate work and a 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA.

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores

• Proof of student’s proficiency in English is required if their primary language is not English. Persons who have completed one or more years of university-level study in the U.S. may be exempt at the discretion of the International Services Office. International students hailing from non-English speaking countries must submit TOEFL/IELTS... or any equivalent test score reports to meet the English proficiency requirement.