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MS/OR Admission Requirements
In addition to the Graduate School general admission requirements, desirable academic backgrounds for entrance into the program include an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, a physical science, economics, decision science, or a related field in which the applicant has successfully mastered foundational material in multivariate calculus, matrix algebra, probability, statistics and a scientific programming language. These requirements would be met by completing the following courses at GMU or their equivalents: MATH 113 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus I), MATH 114 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus II), MATH 213 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus III),differential equations (MATH 214), MATH 203 (Matrix Algebra) or MATH 322 (Linear Algebra); STAT 344 (Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I), STAT 354 (Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists II) and CS 112 (Computer Science I).
The department offers SYST 500 as an intensive review of undergraduate engineering mathematics, including matrix algebra, transforms, differential equations, probability, and statistics. Upon acceptance, each student will be required to take a foundation qualification test a week or two before the school starts unless waived by the department chair or graduate coordinator. Students who fail the test will be required to take SYST 500. A sample waiver test is available online.
Students with deficiencies in preparation may be accepted conditionally pending removal of the deficiencies. Courses taken to remove admission deficiencies (including SYST 500) extend the minimum requirements for the degree. Students whose undergraduate training was in the quantitative social sciences or quantitatively oriented business administration may be allowed to complete a portion of the mathematics prerequisite by taking SYST 500. Any courses taken to remove admission deficiencies extend the minimum requirements for the degree.
Acceptance to the degree program is based on an assessment of the capacity of the applicant to pursue the graduate program successfully, using factors such as the undergraduate record and professional work experience. Students
who graduated from a US university are not required to provide scores for either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).
(GRE/ GMAT is required for applicants who have a BS from a non-U.S.
university). However, students seeking financial assistance and students whose
undergraduate preparation may be weak for this curriculum are encouraged to submit one of these test scores. Students who are exceptionally well qualified but have minor deficiencies (one or two courses) may be admitted conditionally, subject to completion of the appropriate undergraduate course work.
Non-degree studies
Admission for non-degree graduate study is suitable for those persons who do
not currently wish to pursue a degree, but are interested in taking graduate courses.
Approval for non-degree status does not guarantee admission for a degree
program at a later date. At most 12 credit hours taken in non-degree status may
be transferred to a degree or certificate program, subject to the general
rules for transfer of graduate courses. This limit is strictly enforced.
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