Requirements for Admission to Graduate Studies for the Degree of Master of Science

All students must meet the Requirements for the Master's Degree (UVM Catalogue)

• GPA = 3.00 or equivalent from bachelor's degree.
• Required academic prerequisites include course work in microeconomics and calculus, equivalent to UVM courses EC 012 Principles of Microeconomics and MATH 019 Fundamentals of Calculus I. Other courses, including non-UVM courses or a CLEP exam, may be considered. Admission may be granted without these prerequisites, in which case you must compete them with a grade of B or better in your first semester in the graduate program. They will not count towards the credit for the M.S.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are optional. 
• To be considered for funding, applicants are invited to submit (i) a writing sample, (ii) evidence of research experience (e.g., term papers, class projects, research reports and/or other descriptions of past research experience from academic or professional lives) and/or GRE scores.
• To be considered for funding, please submit your application by January 15 of the year in which you wish to enroll. Funding is available for the best qualified students enrolling in the fall semester.
• Three letters of recommendation attesting to the candidate’s academic potential for graduate work and motivation for pursuing the M.S. in CDAE.
• For international students whose native language is not English or who have not completed undergraduate degrees in English, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or IELTS scores must be submitted.
• Minimum acceptable TOEFL and IELTS scores for admission to the Graduate College at UVM:

Institution code for test scores for UVM is 3920.

NOTE: The application deadline for funding consideration is January 15. Rolling deadline for all others.

Applications received after January 15 of a given calendar year can be eligible for funding consideration in the fall of the following calendar year if desired.