Start Your Application You can submit your application to the program at any time of the year
If you have any questions during the application process, please check our Frequently Asked Questions or contact the Student Services Team. We also have an instructional guide to help navigate through the online application process.
Please set aside sufficient time – usually about two to three weeks – for Graduate Studies to receive and process your supporting documents. We cannot guarantee applications received after the deadline will be reviewed in time for the applied semester.
Application Fee A non-refundable application fee must be paid online with a credit card or electronic check if you have a U.S. bank account. The application fee is $95 for U.S. applicants and $105 for international applicants. Your application will not be received until the fee is paid.
Since the program is 100% online, international students admitted to the program will not be offered visas
Status Checking Once your application is completed and submitted, you may monitor its progress through CollegeNet’s online status check system (using the same CollegeNet user ID and password created when you applied).
Technical Requirements There are technical requirements for our online degree program. Please review the technology requirements in the FAQ below.
Georgia Tech considers you an international applicant if you are neither a U.S. citizen nor a U.S. permanent resident, even if you currently reside in the U.S under a non-immigrant visa. International students do not require U.S. residency to enroll in the program. All applicants residing within the U.S. must satisfy the lawful presence requirement.
The admissions criteria applied in evaluating international applicants are the same as those for U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. All application materials, including transcripts and recommendations, must be submitted in English in addition to their native language (if not originally in English). All applicants must satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirement of admission to Georgia Tech. If an international applicant is using a TOEFL or IELTS score to satisfy this requirement, please note that admission to this degree requires the minimum scores outlined below.
Georgia Tech requires that all applicants demonstrate proof of English language proficiency
- U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents can submit Lawful Presence documents
- International applicants can:
- provide proof of citizenship from an approved country listed here
- provide a transcript from a regionally accredited university or college located in the United States reflecting a minimum of one academic year (3 quarters or 2 semesters) of full-time enrollment
- provide a transcript from a university or college located in one of these listed countries reflecting a minimum of one academic year (3 quarters or 2 semesters) of full-time enrollment
- Applicants not meeting any of the above criteria who studied at a school where the language of instruction is English but the country in which the school is located is not listed here are required to submit acceptable standardized test scores as outlined below.
If you do not meet any of the above listed criteria, you will be required to submit a standardized test score to satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirement.
Our program-specific accepted tests and minimum score requirement for admission are listed below. Please note that meeting Georgia Tech’s minimum score does not guarantee admission since some programs (such as this one) have higher score requirements.
Georgia Tech requires that all applicants demonstrate proof of English language proficiency
- Official IELTSAcademic test score (send scores to Georgia Institute of Technology, “Graduate”)
- IELTS ? 7.5 overall (with a minimum band score for Reading, Listening, and Speaking of 6.5; minimum band score for Writing is 6.0)