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Testing Requirements & Deadlines
 
 for Graduate & Post baccalaureates
Graduate Writing Test (GWT)
Students must demonstrate competency in writing skills to receive an undergraduate, graduate, or external degree from Cal Poly Pomona.  Graduate students are eligible to take the GWT upon entrance to Cal Poly Pomona and are required to take the GWT by the quarter following the completion of 8 units.

Students who have passed the GWT in undergraduate status at Cal Poly Pomona will not be required to take the test again when they change to graduate status.

Check for up-to-date information on GWT requirements.
 

 
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
    Some departments require new graduate students to take the General and/or Subject Test of the GRE before admission.

The GMAT is required for those who seek the Master of Business Administration degree or the degree of Master of Science in Business Administration.  Some departments also require the Subject Test of the GRE in their subject matter areas. Other departments require a locally developed qualification exam.

Admission generally will depend upon test scores.
 
     

Required Admission Tests:
Program GRE (General) GRE (Subject) GMAT

M.S. in Agriculture

X1    

Master of Architecture

     

M.S. in Biological Science

     

Master of Business Administration

    X

M.S. in Business Administration

    X

M.S. in Chemistry

  X  

M.S. in Computer Science

X2 X2  

M.S. in Economics

     

M.A. in Education

X    

Master of Engineering

X3    

Master of Electrical Engineering

X3    

M.A. in English

     

M.A. in History

     

Master in Landscape Architecture

     

M.S. in Mathematics

     

M.S. in Kinesiology

     

M.S. in Psychology

     

Master of Public Administration

X4    

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

X4    

1
GRE only required for Nutrition and Food Science Option; Sports Nutrition Option.
2  GRE general test score of 1600 or higher or GRE Computer Science subject test score at  least 625.
3  Under 3.0 undergraduate GPA in upper division courses in math, science and engineering;
    or undergraduate degree from a non-ABET accredited curriculum
4  Under 3.0 undergraduate GPA.

     

 

 
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)  
    Applicants with a bachelor's degree from a college or university where the principal language of instruction was not English, must request official results of the TOEFL to be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions and Outreach prior to admission.

All scores submitted must have been earned within two years of the application date. Further information on TOEFL testing may be obtained at no charge by writing to 'Test of English as a Foreign Language, Box 889, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 USA' or on their website.

Minimum TOEFL score required for all programs:

  • a score of 550 (paper-based); or
  • a score of 213 (computer-based)
Please note the following exception:
Program Paper-based Score Computer-based Score
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 580 237
Master Urban and Regional Planning 580 237
Master of Arts in English 585 238
Note: The essay portion is mandatory in certain programs.

 

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