Master's Admission Requirements
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Our admissions committee considers the following criteria
in selecting students for admission:
<UL>
<LI> GRE and CS Subject Test scores and, for foreign students,
     TOEFL scores.


<LI> Undergraduate CS background and grades.


<LI> Letters of reference (3 letters).


<LI> Statement of Purpose.
</UL>
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Admission to the Master's program is highly competitive.
The following paragraphs describe typical qualifications of
students who have been admitted; since more students apply than
we can accommodate, meeting these criteria does not guarantee
admission.
<UL>
<LI> Average test scores of successful applicants to this program
     are: GRE: 600 verbal and 790 quantitative (1390 Total).
     CS Subject Test (AGRE): 760.
     TOEFL: 630 paper / 267 computer version.


<LI> Successful applicants to this program typically have a
     CS degree with an overall grade-point average of at least 3.4
     (on a 4.0 scale), and a computer science GPA of at least 3.5.
     See the
<A href="http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/UTCS/undergradoffice/degrees/index.html">
description of the UT CS Degree Requirements</A>
     for examples of a typical undergraduate CS background.
     Work experience with computers is usually <B>not</B> considered
     to be an acceptable substitute for academic courses in CS.
</UL> 
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<B>Note: We do not consider applicants to our Master's Program
who already have earned or will earn, prior to enrollment, a
Master's level degree in Computer Sciences or closely related
subject, regardless of where it was earned!</B>