PS Personal statement of 2 to 3 pages describing your reasons for pursuing graduate study, your career aspirations, your special interests within your field, and any unusual features of your background that might need explanation or be of interest to the graduate admissions committee GPA A 3.0 GPA over your entire undergraduate career A 3.0 GPA during your last 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits of your undergraduate degree, with most courses graded regularly (not as "pass/fail") A 3.0 GPA in a graduate degree, with most courses graded regularly (not as "pass/fail") CV Résumé or curriculum vitae Fee Pay the $75 (USD) non-refundable graduate degree program application fee. RL Letters of recommendation (2 for MS applicants; 3 for PhD applicants) Transcript Transcripts from each college or university that you have attended MS Applicants: An undergraduate major in computer science or related field is desirable for admission. Applicants are additionally expected to have completed coursework in the following areas: algorithms and data structures; computer organization and architecture; operating systems; programming languages; and discrete mathematics.