Academics
Minimum Admission Requirements
University of Florida Graduate School Requirements
- GPA: B for all upper-level courses
- GRE: see CISE Department requirement below
- TOEFL: 550 on paper-based; (213 on computer-based; 80 on Internet-based). Applicants from India are exempt from the TOEFL (see a list of other countries that are exempt). The University of Florida's school code for submission of TOEFL scores is 5812.
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You may substitute for TOEFL with:
- IELTS with a minimum score of 6; or
- MELAB with a minimum score of 77.
CISE Department Requirements
The majority of our accepted students have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.3/4.0.
- GRE: GRE scores will be used in the context of a holistic credential review process. A strong performance is expected. For reference, prior to this year, GRE averages were Verbal: 522, Quantitative: 752, Analytical: 660, and Total: 1275 (verbal + quant). This year the averages are: 560 verbal, 760 quantitative, 680 analytical and 1320 total (verbal + quant). The University of Florida's school code for submission of GRE scores is 5812.
- TOEFL: 600 (250 computer-based; 95 internet-based). Applicants from India are exempt from the TOEFL (see a list of other countries that are exempt). The University of Florida's school code for submission of TOEFL scores is 5812.
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You may substitute for TOEFL with:
- IELTS with a minimum score of 7; or
- MELAB with a minimum score of 90.
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Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses or equivalent:
- Calculus (MAC 2311 & MAC 2312)
- Statistics (STA 2023 or STA 3032)
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Introduction to CIS (COP 3504 or COP 3502 & COP 3503)
(Old CIS 3020 or CIS 3022 & CIS 3023) - Applied Discrete Structures (COT 3100)
- Introduction to Computer Organization (CDA 3101)
- Data Structures and Algorithms (COP 3530)
- Operating Systems (COP 4600)
GRE Subject Test and Test of Spoken English (TSE)
With regard to the Advanced GRE Subject Test, although we do not require that this test be taken, we will certainly take it into account when evaluating your application file. In order to be an unrestricted Teaching Assistant at the University of Florida, a TSE score of 55 or above is required of international students. Although a TSE score is not required in our evaluation for admission, we do consider it when making selections for Teaching Assistantships.