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Admission Policy

Applicants to the computer science and software engineering programs are generally required to:

  1. Meet the Graduate College's grade point average requirement of not less than 2.75 on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 undergraduate hours.
  2. Have a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of 1000 (Verbal and Quantitative portions combined), including at least 300 on the Verbal portion and 600 on the Quantitative portion. Before an application for admission can be considered, the official results of the GRE must be on file with the Graduate College.
  3. International students must satisfy the Graduate College TOEFL requirement: minimum of 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); and 78 (iBT) with a minimum section score of 19 reading, 19 listening, 19 speaking, and 18 writing.
  4. Meet any additional basic requirements for admission to the Graduate College. Furthermore, applicants must have their files completed by the application deadlines as indicated in the Graduate Catalog.

The basic Graduate College admission requirements for a degree-seeking student can be found in the "Admission Policies" section of the Graduate Catalog. International students have additional requirements and they should also refer the "Admission Policies" section. International applicants must meet the application deadlines as indicated in the Graduate Catalog.

As an option, individuals may apply for non-degree seeking "special student" admission from the Graduate College to enroll in computer science background courses before completing the GRE requirement.

To obtain more detailed information about master's programs, to apply for graduate admission, or to apply for non-degree special student admission, please write to:

The Graduate College
Texas State University-San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas 78666-4605
Telephone: 512.245.2581
Fax: 512.245.8365
E-mail: gradcollege@txstate.edu