Admissions Criteria

Admission to this program requires:

• Complete graduate school online application.
• A four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or an equivalent international institution.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) for the last two years of undergraduate work.
• If any other graduate work has been completed, the average GPA must be at least 3.0.
• Scores from the General Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants who have at least a 3.2 grade point average in the last half of their undergraduate work may be eligible for admission without the GRE. This decision is made by the associate dean of the College after reviewing the application.
• Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com).  You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.
• One letter of recommendation required, two preferred. Letters can be  professional or academic. Drexel University Online now accepts electronic letters of recommendation.  Please access the following webpage for instructions regarding their submission: http://www.drexel.edu/apply/recommend.  If a recommender prefers to submit an original, hard copy letter of recommendation, please remind the recommender that it must be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope signed across the flap by the recommender. 
• Submission of your resume and a 500 word essay on why you wish to pursue graduate studies in software engineering.
• International Students must submit a TOEFL score indicating a minimum of 600 on the paper exam or minimum test score of 100 on the Internet Based Test (IBT). For more information, view theInternational Students page. 
• Advanced capability in a structured programming language such as Pascal, C, or Ada, or an object-oriented language such as C++ or Smalltalk.
• Undergraduate courses
  • Systems analysis and design or software engineering
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • Discrete mathematics
   

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The Admissions Committee evaluates all credentials submitted by applicants to determine a student's ability and potential to succeed in graduate study. In addition, the committee is interested in the applicant's potential to contribute to his/her program of study and to the University community as a whole.

Applications are accepted for Fall and Spring terms. Apply today! 

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