Admission Requirements to MS Computer Science, for International Applicants

Note that an international applicant is anyone who would attend Cal Poly while in the U.S. under a non-immigrant visa.

Your Graduate Coordinator is Professor Gene Fisher (Email: gfisher@calpoly.edu). Please contact him with any additional questions about applying to this degree program.

The deadline for completing your application appears below. All parts of your application must have arrived at Cal Poly by the date shown. Note that you are strongly encouraged to submit your materials well before this nominal deadline.

Your completed application must include the following:

1. A formal application made through CSU Mentor (on-line or using a downloaded application form)
2. Official transcripts from ALL colleges previously attended (except Cal Poly), mailed to: Cal Poly, Admissions Office, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
3. Scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), sent directly to Cal Poly using institution code 4038. Current or recently graduate Cal Poly students may contact the Graduate Coordinator to request that this requirement be waived.
4. Three letters of recommendation from faculty members using a standard form and mailed to: Graduate Coordinator, Computer Science Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Recommendations from professional supervisors or mentors may also be accepted with prior agreement.
5. Results of the TOEFL test taken within the past two years directed to institution code 4038. Go to Cal Poly's TOEFL website for additional TOEFL instructions.

For additional details regarding admission criteria and other matters, download the Computer Science Information brochure.