Admission Requirements

University Admission Requirements

Applicants must submit a complete graduate application by applying through the CSU Cal State Apply system and meet all the university admission requirements.

In addition to holding a bachelor’s degree, international applicants (or applicants who earned their degrees in a country where the primary language is not English) must achieve a minimum English-language proficiency test score as indicated on the Graduate Program Test Requirements web page.

Admission to Program

An applicant can be admitted in either classified or conditionally classified standing.

Admission to Graduate Standing - Classified

An applicant can be admitted to classified standing if the applicant has a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. In addition, this applicant’s preparation for advanced graduate work in mathematics and software programming must be considered adequate to meet the course prerequisites and other departmental requirements. 

Admission to Graduate Standing – Conditionally Classified

An applicant might be conditionally admitted to the program with a marginal deficiency in the above requirements. The admission letter will explain the required coursework, terms, and conditions for removing deficiencies and attaining classified standing.

Waiver exams assess competency equivalent to DATA 200, DATA 201, and DATA 202; based on results, students may be required to complete the corresponding course(s).

Requirements for Advancement to Candidacy

The university requirements for advancement to candidacy for the master’s degree are outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures section. Students should seek advancement to candidacy as soon as possible for their given program and on the advice of their graduate program coordinator. Graduate students may submit a Petition for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy form to the Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations (GAPE) office after satisfying the following: achieved classified status; completed a minimum of nine letter-graded units with all grades “C” or higher; fulfilled the Campus Graduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (CGGWAR) requirement; achieved a minimum cumulative and program 3.0 GPA, and, graduate within the seven-year time limit for degree completion. Graduate students must submit their petition no later than one semester prior to graduating. Courses that satisfy the CGGWAR are listed in the course requirements for the program.

MSADI program course requirements are listed at sjsu.edu/applied-data-science/.