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> Three letters of reference.


<LI> A Statement of Purpose.
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Admission to the Master's program is highly competitive. 
The following paragraphs describe typical credentials for
successful applicants over the last several years. 

<UL>
<LI> Average test scores of successful applicants to this program
     are: GRE: 600 verbal and 790 quantitative.
     CS Subject Test (AGRE): 760.
     TOEFL: 630 paper / 267 computer version. <B>One should recognize, however, that admission is based 
upon more than test scores and grade point averages, thus
some successful applicants have had lower scores and
some unsuccessful applicants have had higher scores than these averages.</B>


<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.
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<B>Note: We do not admit 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 a closely related
subject.</B>