Students wishing to apply to the College of Business and Computing graduate program at Georgia Southwestern State University must submit a completed admissions packet. Incomplete packets may not be reviewed for admissions. The complete admissions packet is comprised of the following:

1. Graduate application for admission with $25.00 nonrefundable application fee
2. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended* with a
3. A minimum of a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (GPA) based on a 4.0 scale as reported on the official transcripts from all institutions attended. 
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4. A minimum of 3.0 GPA on all previous graduate work attempted
5. A minimum total 270 on the verbal and quantitative subtests of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
6. Positive letters of recommendation
7. Immunization form (before enrollment)
8. Documentation of Lawful Presence (before enrollment, if applying for in-state tuition)

Students who meet the following admission requirements and who have fulfilled the prerequisite course requirements will be admitted as a regular graduate student. Names and number of the prerequisite courses need to be discussed with the graduate advisor. 

EXEMPTIONS: Applicants who have earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited university are exempt from the requirement of the GRE score and can be admitted into the program based on their graduate GPA.

Students seeking a degree through graduate study who do not meet the requirements for regular admission without conditions may be admitted with conditions. Students who meet the following admission requirements will be admitted as conditional graduate students.

1. An undergraduate degree from an accredited college.
2. A minimum of 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (GPA) based on a 4.0 scale as reported on the official final transcripts from all institutions attended.
3. A minimum total 270 on the verbal and quantitative subtests of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
4. Positive letters of reference.

To exit conditional status, students must have completed all undergraduate prerequisite course requirements and must have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below a "B" in the first 9 semester hours of master's level courses taken while classified as a conditional graduate student. The student may then be admitted as a regular student, subject to approval by the Dean.

EXEMPTIONS: Applicants who have earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited university are exempt from the requirement of the GRE score and can be admitted into the program based on their graduate GPA.

• CSCI 3500 Data Structures and Algorithms
• CSCI 3100 Introduction to Computer Organization
• CSCI 4200 Design of Operating Systems

• Fall Admission - June 30
• Spring Admission - November 30
• Summer Admission - April 30 

For a detailed list of deadlines, see Admissions Deadlines.