You may now apply online. Hardcopy applications must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office of the School of Information Technology and Engineering at the following address:

Graduate Admissions Office
School of Information Technology and Engineering, MSN 3D5
George Mason University
4400 University Dr,
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

The admission requirements are:

• Fulfill all admission requirements for graduate study at George Mason University.
• Hold a 4-year 120-credit baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory GPA.
• Demonstrated programming experience in at least one block-structured programming language (e.g., Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal) or in a scripting language (e.g., Javascript) used in Web design. This experience can be obtained either through courses and/or work experience. Provide course descriptions and syllabi as well as copies of transcripts and grades obtained. If only work experience is available, submit a statement describing your work experience in programming. This should include: where you worked, the type of programs that you were responsible for writing, years of experience in each job, and programming languages used.

Submit with your application:

• Official transcripts of all post-secondary education;
• Self-Evaluation Form; A brief (one- to two-page) statement of educational and work experience; Three letters of recommendation; Your resume;Official report of either the General Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). The requirements for these tests may be waived if the candidate holds a graduate-level degree from a regionally accreditted US higher education institution.
• TOEFL scores unless you are a native English speaker or have a higher education degree from Australia, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

Important: After you have submitted your application, send e-mail to ms-ecomm@ite.gmu.edu indicating that you submitted your application and the date it was submitted. This helps us track it through the system.

The deadline for the Fall 2006 is February 15, 2006 for foreign applicants on non-resident visas and April 15, 2006 for domestic students and resident applicants. The deadline for the Spring 2006 was October 1, 2005 for foreign applicants on non-resident visas and November 1, 2005 for domestic students. All applications submitted until the deadline will be given full consideration. Others may still apply but consideration may depend on availability of seats. Please contact us at ms-ecomm@ite.gmu.edu for advise on whether your application will be considered.

Page last updated on: Tuesday, February 21, 2006