Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research

• A master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics or a related technical field from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association or completion of an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. master’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing.
• Excellent academic performance in all completed coursework, with a minimum GPA of 3.400 on a 4.000 scale.
• Previous coursework that includes satisfactory completion of at least nine credit hours of calculus, three credit hours of linear algebra and three credit hours of computer programming in a high-level language. (Typically, a Bachelor of Business Administration does not provide sufficient background.)
• Official GRE graduate school admission test results with a minimum 80th-percentile quantitative score.

Graduates from foreign countries are required to submit a notarized financial certification form. All international students whose native language is not English and who have not graduated from an American university must submit a minimum TOEFL English language proficiency score before being considered for admission as follows:

• 550 – paper-based examination.
• 213 – computer-based examination.
• 80 – Internet-based examination.

A score of 6.5 on the IELTS English language proficiency examination is acceptable in place of the above scores for the TOEFL examination.

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All international students use the following dates: May 15 for fall admission, and September 1 for spring admission.