Admissions requirements

To be considered for admission to the graduate program in computer science, the student must have a four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Prospective graduate students are not required to have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, but they must make up the background needed for graduate study before applying for admission. The Grad Prep program described at https://www.pdx.edu/computer-science/grad-prep may be helpful in developing knowledge of the core curriculum of an undergraduate computer science degree.

A cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 is required. See the CS graduate admissions webpage for the admission and application requirements: https://www.pdx.edu/computer-science/graduate-admission.

Students may apply to the Ph.D. program with or without having already obtained an M.S. in computer science.