Admission Requirements

Graduate Admissions

The minimum graduate admission requirements for The Graduate School are below. Specific programs may have additional requirements. Please check the requirements for your chosen degree program on our Graduate Programs page.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Recognized Comparable International Degree
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  • Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in the U.S. or the foreign equivalent. Applicants should submit official transcripts demonstrating proof of degree directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Official transcripts are typically mailed in a sealed university envelope directly from the issuing institution. also accepts electronic transcripts sent via a secure delivery method (Parchment, E-Script Safe, Speed-E, etc.) directly from the issuing institution. Electronic transcripts forwarded by the applicant are not considered official. Community or junior college transcripts are typically not required, unless otherwise stated on your academic program’s page. UT Tyler transcripts need not be forwarded by the applicant.
    
    International Transcript Evaluation
    

    With the exception of the programs listed below, applicants with foreign transcripts must submit a detailed, course-by-course international transcript evaluation.

    The following programs do not require an evaluation unless specifically requested by the program: Computer Science, MS Civil Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering, MS Engineering Leadership, and MS Mechanical Engineering.

    The evaluation determines an applicant's degree comparability to a US bachelor's degree and provides their GPA on the U.S. scale. UT Tyler accepts international transcript evaluations conducted by the current members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

  
  
  
• GRE or GMAT Scores
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  • UT Tyler does not have a designated minimum GRE or GMAT score, but the desired minimum GRE score range for most programs is 290-300. You can find more information about the GRE exam on the Educational Testing Service (ETS) website. The official GRE score transmission code for The University of Texas at Tyler is 6850. You can find out more about the GMAT exam on the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) website.
    
    Certain programs, like our Non-Degree Seeking options, do not require an entrance exam, while others offer waivers. Please check the requirements for your chosen degree program on our Graduate Programs page.
  
  
  
• Proof of English Proficiency
  Applicants with an undergraduate degree from a foreign institution must submit results of an English proficiency examination. Evidence of English proficiency must be submitted before admission will be granted.
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  • Accepted tests are the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Pearson Test of English (PTE), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Duolingo English Test (DET).
    
    Minimum scores are as follows:
    
    DET - 105
    TOEFL – 79 (iBT) or 550 (pBT)
    IELTS – 6.5 band score with 6.0 in each subsection
    PTE Academic - 53
    EIKEN - Grade 1
    
    NOTE: Applicants to graduate Psychology and Counseling programs must have a minimum TOEFL score of 87, IELTS score of 7.0 with 6.5 or greater in each subsection, or DET score of 115.
    
    UT Tyler’s Educational Testing Service (ETS) code for TOEFL is 6850. An institutional code is not required to submit your official IELTS scores. Please contact your IELTS testing center to request that your IELTS scores be electronically transmitted to UT Tyler. Please provide this exact information to your testing center:

     

    The University of Texas at Tyler
    Office of Graduate Admissions
    3900 University Blvd
    HPR 248
    Tyler, TX, 75799

    
    There are some exemptions to our language proficiency requirement. Each exemption is outlined below:
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    • Applicants who have completed a high school diploma, associates, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degree from a U.S. academic institution are not required to submit English proficiency test scores. Official transcripts are required for confirmation.  
    • Students who have earned a grade of B or higher in ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 (or equivalent) from an accredited U.S. academic institution are not required to submit English proficiency test scores. Official transcripts are required for confirmation.  
    • Individuals who complete Level 6 of The University of Texas at Tyler's Intensive English Language Institute with no grade lower than an A or who complete Level 7 with no grade lower than a B may be eligible for a language proficiency waiver.
    • Naturalized U.S. citizens
    • Applicants from one of the following countries or those who have earned a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degree from one of the following countries are exempt from the TOEFL or IELTS requirement. Official transcripts are required for confirmation.
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      •  American Samoa
      • ­ Australia
      • ­ Bahamas
      • ­ Barbados
      • ­ Belize
      • ­ Canada (except Quebec)
      • ­ Dominica
      •  Ghana
      • ­ Grand Cayman
      • ­ Grenada
      • ­ Ireland
      • ­ Jamaica
      •  Kenya
      • ­ Liberia
      • ­ New Zealand
      •  Nigeria
      • ­ Sierra Leone
      • ­ Trinidad/Tobago
      •  Turks and Caicos Islands
      • ­ United Kingdom
      • ­ US Pacific Trust
  
  
  
• Additional Departmental Requirements
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  • Some programs require additional materials for admission such as letters of recommendation, a resume, a statement of purpose and/or portfolios. Refer to the admission requirements of the program to which you are applying to determine if and what additional requirements should be submitted.
    
    Official documents should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions at the following address:
    
    Graduate Admissions, HPR 248
    The University of Texas at Tyler
    3900 University Blvd.
    Tyler, TX 75799
    
    All submitted documents become the property of and cannot be returned to applicants.
  
  
  
• Proof of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination – for those under 22 years of age
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  • Please see UT Tyler's Meningitis Policy.
    
    Students enrolled in online-only programs may email gradadmissions@uttyler.edu to have the bacterial meningitis vaccination hold released. The email should be sent from their Patriots Email and should state:
    
    "I have read and understand the Bacterial Meningitis Policy. I am not currently enrolled in any on-campus classes, and I understand that if I do enroll in any on-campus classes I must submit documentation of immunization from an appropriate medical professional 10 days prior to the first class meeting. Failure to provide documentation will cause delays in the registration process."

The submission of documents in support of applications for admission and fellowships such as transcripts, diplomas, test scores, references, essays or the applications themselves, that are forged, fraudulent, altered from the original, plagiarized, materially incomplete, obtained under false pretenses or otherwise deceptive (collectively referred to as fraudulent documents) is prohibited by The University of Texas at Tyler and may be punishable by: a bar on applying for admission, fellowships, suspension and/or expulsion. Students who submit fraudulent documents are not eligible to reapply.

A graduate program is under no obligation to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.