MS Programs Admission

Graduate applicants must meet both the University of Texas at Dallas graduate school requirements as well as program-specific admission requirements.

MS Admission Overview

GMAT or GRE Score

UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management prefers the GMAT admission test; however; we accept the GRE test as well.

An official and competitive GMAT or GRE score, no more than five years old by date of application is required from all applicants, except for:

• Candidates who have a doctoral degree, such as a PhD, MD or Juris Doctor.
• High-achieving candidates may request a GMAT/GRE waiver if they have obtained:
• Their undergraduate degree from a university with an AACSB-accredited business school (regardless of their major) and achieved a GPA in their last 60 hours at or above a 3.600.
• Their graduate degree from a university with an AACSB-accredited business school (regardless of their degree’s area of focus) and achieved a GPA at or above a 3.600.
• They graduated Summa Cum Laude from a U.S.-based ABET-accredited school*
• They graduated in the top 20 percent of their graduating class from an EQUIS school. (Official verification required.)*
• MS Marketing applicants, please contact the program for information on the GMAT/GRE waiver.

* Once application is submitted, applicant must email JSOMGRAdvising@utdallas.edu to request review under this criteria.

Please note that the school’s current admitted average GMAT score is 600, and the average admitted GRE score is 310.

To indicate where the official GMAT score should be sent, please follow the list of GMAT Program Codes or, if submitting the GRE, use our
GRE School Code: R6897.

Official Transcripts

Local applicants must submit official transcripts from all U.S.-based colleges and universities attended, including any graduate program in which the applicant was enrolled for admission. These transcripts must be certified, signed or stamped official by the university’s Registrar Office. Transcripts must be mailed to the Office of Admission and Enrollment Services at the address below or may be transferred electronically between the institutions and UT Dallas.

International applicants and U.S. citizen and permanent resident applicants with an international degree must submit an official attested photocopy of academic documents such as a transcript, diploma, mark sheets, provisional degree certificate and/or your final degree certificate, in a school-sealed envelope with the school seal stamped on the back side of the envelope (see a list of examples of required academic documents needed).

The applicant’s GPA from his/her last 60 semester credit hours will be used as a part of the admission committee’s review for competitiveness for admission (currently, the average admitted GPA is a 3.3).

English Proficiency

The ability to read, write, speak and understand English is essential for success in graduate studies at UT Dallas. If your native language is not English and you have been educated outside the United States, you must demonstrate English proficiency.

Please review the requirements as outlined on the Graduate Admission at UT Dallas page for specifics on scores and potential waivers.

Resume

A detailed resume of all work history. This may be submitted with the online application, or you can submit a hard copy by mail or email. Work experience is not required for MS degrees; however, prior working experience is considered when reviewing applicants for MBA programs.

Letter of Recommendation

One professional letter of recommendation from current or past employers, community leaders, former professors, etc. Letter of recommendation may be submitted through the online letter of recommendation system in the online application, or you can submit a hard copy by mail, email, or fax at the address below. We do not require a specific recommendation form or format, however, you can use the format that is provided by the admission office.

Personal Objectives Statement

A one-page, double-spaced, typed essay outlining the applicant’s academic interests and goals. This may be submitted with the online application, or you can submit a hard copy by mail, email, or fax at the address below.

All applications will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee to guarantee the selection of the most qualified applicants based upon a holistic review of the items listed above.

Mail Official Transcripts and Academic Documents

The University of Texas at Dallas
Admission and Enrollment Services
800 W Campbell Rd (ROC 11)
Richardson TX 75080-3021

Submitting Documents

To avoid processing delays, we recommend applying to UT Dallas with unofficial test scores and transcripts. Scanned unofficial copies of your documents can be uploaded using the online application. If you have exhausted your attempts to submit your essay, resume or letter of recommendation using the online application, you may upload a copy through the Admissions Forms folder under Orion Self-Service in Galaxy. If you have already uploaded a copy using the online graduate application, you do not need to submit another copy in Galaxy.

Official copies of your documents should be sent to UT Dallas after admission.

If possible, we recommend you submit your official transcripts and diploma/degree certificates after admission using an electronic uploading system like CHESSIC and TrueCopy

File Requirements for Uploading Documents

• Format: Scanned and saved as a PDF file (photos not acceptable).
• If your transcript is issued to you via hard-copy format in a sealed envelope, it is acceptable for you to open it and scan to PDF for upload.
• File size should be 10MB or less.
• Files cannot be password-protected or have a digital signature.
• Upload each document separately.
• Resolution should be no more than 300dpi.
• Scan in black and white only.

Master’s Degree Program Prerequisites

Certain prerequisites are required for graduate programs. Applicants who have not satisfied such requirement may be admitted but will need to satisfy the prerequisites within the first 12 semester credit hours of graduate study, with a grade of “B” or better. Credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, all grades achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student’s grade-point average (GPA). For more information, please contact JSOM advising office (972) 883-2750.