Masters of Science in Operations Research

Completion of a bachelor’s degree 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. bachelor’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing. Each program has additional information on appropriate academic backgrounds required for admission into that program.

A minimum GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 scale for all previous undergraduate and graduate studies.

In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering admission requirements for an M.S. degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following additional requirements: A B.S. in engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics or a related technical field. Previous coursework that includes satisfactory completion of at least six credit hours of calculus, three credit hours of linear algebra and three credit hours of computer programming in a high-level language. (Generally, a Bachelor of Business Administration does not provide sufficient background.) Official GRE graduate school admission test results with a minimum 80th percentile quantitative score.

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 test score before being considered for admission, as follows:

550 – paper-based examination.
213 – computer-based examination.
80– Internet-based examination overall score

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.