Prerequisites for Consideration for Admission into the Graduate Program

All applicants are assumed to hold at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, or to have completed the following prerequisite coursework.

Mathematics, including Calculus and Discrete Mathematical Structures (at OSU, the calculus courses are Math 151, 152, 153, and 254 and Discrete Mathematical Structures is 366). Most of our incoming graduates will have considerably more mathematical background, including courses like Probability and Statistics, and Linear Algebra.
Two introductory courses in Computer Programming (at OSU, the courses are CSE 221, and CSE 222; if you have already taken an introductory programming course at OSU or elsewhere, you should talk to the CSE 221 and 222 coordinators, or the CSE grad admissions committee chair, about having satisfied this requirement;
A course in Computer Organization (at OSU, the course is CSE 360)
A course in Systems Programming (CSE 560)
A course in Computer Architecture (CSE 675) and a course in Operating Systems (CSE 660).
A course in data structures and algorithms (at OSU, this is CSE 680)

It is strongly recommended that all applicants submit the GRE Subject Test in Computer Science.

Students applying from abroad will be admitted by a rank-order.

Minority students will be admitted according to our special minority program.

Students applying from a domestic institution will be admitted according to the following policy:

Assuming that all application materials, e.g., letters of reference, autobiography, and so on, are judged to be outstanding by the Graduate Admissions Committee, then students

will be admitted with a GPA of 3.5 and overall GRE of 2100 (old version), 1350 and 5 (new version).
may be admitted with GPA less than 3.5 and GRE less than as mentioned above, by rank-ordering based on projections of desired size of our graduate population.
will not be admitted with a GPA less than 3.0 or overall GREs less than 1900.

We encourage exceptional students with strong backgrounds in other scientific or engineering fields to apply.

All domestic students will be admitted to our program in the Autumn Quarter only. The only exception to this will be for admission in any quarter of outstanding students judged by their entire application, but in particular, those having a GPA of 3.5 or more and having overall GRE scores on the general exam of 2100, with minimum V 650, Q 700, and A 700 (old version) and V 650, Q 700, and A 5 (new version).