Applying into a Graduate Degree Program
You can apply anytime. There are no deadlines. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
All applicants must submit:
- An application
- An application fee ($50)
- A statement of purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Official test scores
- GRE not required
- If English is NOT the national language in your home country, please submit one of the following English proficiency tests:
- TOEFL: minimum acceptable score is 79
- IELTS: minimum acceptable score is 6.5
- Duolingo: minimum acceptable score is 115
- ASC English: minimum acceptable level is 6
- PTE: minimum acceptable score is 53
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Mathematical Maturity: Students should have completed a minimum of one semester of precalculus mathematics, one semester of discrete mathematics and one semester of statistics as part of their undergraduate studies, or possess the equivalent experience
- C Programming proficiency, to include a minimum of one semester of C Programming and one semester of Data Structures, or the equivalent experience
- Students who do not meet the requirements above may need to take additional undergraduate courses in order to satisfy them
F1 student visas are not issued for this program.
Official transcripts can be sent to us directly from your previous institution either electronically or mailed to:
Graduate Admissions
University of Massachusetts Lowell
839 Merrimack St., Floor 2
Lowell, MA 01854-5104
We cannot accept previously opened transcripts, photocopies, PDF email attachments or faxed transcripts.