Testing Requirements for Graduate & Post-Baccalaureates
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Some departments require new graduate students to take standardized test such as: General and/or Subject Test of the GRE, or GMAT, before admission. Other departments require a locally developed qualification exam.
Note: It is recommended that applicants visit respective academic department webpages to confirm admissions criteria, such as the above Standardized Tests.
Required Admissions Tests
| Program | GRE (General) |
GRE (Subject) |
GMAT |
| Ed.D. in Educational Leadership | X7 | ||
| M.S. in Accountancy | X | X | |
| M.S. in Agriculture | X1 | ||
| Master of Architecture | X10 | ||
| M.S. in Biological Science | X | ||
| Master of Business Administration | X | X | |
| M.S. in Business Administration | X | X | |
| M.S. in Chemistry | X | ||
| M.S. in Computer Science | |||
| M.S. in Economics | |||
| M.A. in Education | |||
| M.S. in Electrical Engineering | X3 | ||
| M.S. in Engineering | X3 | ||
| M.S. in Engineering Management | X3 | ||
| M.S. in Hospitality Management | X6 | X | |
| M.S. in Geological Sciences | X11 | ||
| M.S. in Mechanical Engineering | X3 | ||
| M.S. in Civil Engineering | X3 | ||
| M.A. in English | |||
| M.A. in History | |||
| Master in Landscape Architecture | X4 | ||
| Master of Interior Architecture | X10 | ||
| M.S. in Mathematics | |||
| M.S. in Kinesiology | |||
| M.S. in Psychology | |||
| Masters of Public Administration | X9 | ||
| M.S. in Regenerative Studies | X5 | ||
| Master of Urban and Regional Planning | X8 |
1 GRE only required for Nutrition and Food Science Option; Sports Nutrition Option; Plant Science.
2 GRE general test score 1600 or higher.
3 GRE is required for applicants whose undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0 in upper division courses in math, science and engineering; or their undergraduate degree is from a non-ABET accredited curriculum.
4 Send scores directly to the Department of Landscape Architecture Graduate Programs by Feb. 15.
5 Under 3.0 undergraduate GPA degree awarded from a non-accredited university or college (includes foreign institutions) or if the applicant has not attended an accredited institution within the past seven years.
6 Either accepted; GMAT is highly recommended.
7 GRE general test score.
8 Applicants with a GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 must submit GRE results at the time of application.
9 Under 3.3 undergraduate GPA.
10 Recommended but not required.
11 GRE score in the 50th percentile or better on the verbal and quantitative components.
Note: 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.