Updated November 28, 2007

Application for admission deadlines are soft. We recommend that your application be complete a month before you intend to begin classes.

Fall 2007 classes begin August 27
Spring 2008 classes begin January 14
Summer 2008 classes begin May 19 and June 30

If you will require an BCIS form I-20, we recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. It can take many months for the government to process your visa and travel documents request . Contact the Marquette Office of Campus International Programs (OCIP) for more information.

See academic calendar (MUGS)

Application Instructions

These instructions are ONLY for candidates not currently enrolled as graduate students at Marquette University.

You apply to MSCS Graduate program by completing an application to the Marquette University Graduate School. It is important that you follow these instructions carefully.

If you are interested in MS in Computing, please click here.
If you are interested in MS in Bioinformatics, please click here.

• Get application material from the MU Graduate School
• Personal Information section. Complete in full
• Graduate School Plans section.
  Entry date: Indicate next semester. That is when you will enter this program
  Enrollment: Very important. Do you expect to be a Full-time (7 or more credits per semester) or a Part-time student?
  Program of Interest: MSCS
  Specialization:
  • Master's: Computer Science, Mathematics, SPSST
  • Doctoral: Algebra, Biomathematics, Logic/Foundations, Statistics
  Degree Sought: "MS" or "Ph.D."
  Status: Check appropriate box
• Academic Information section. Complete in full.
• Financial Aid section. Complete in full
  
• Page 2. Employment Information section. The application has a second page. Complete in full. Use additional sheets if necessary. You may submit a professional resume instead of completing this section.
• Page 2. Essay Question section.
  Optional. You might address relevant work experience or education, career goals, possible areas of interest, and why you seek admission to this program. If you are admitted, your essay will help us assign you an appropriate advisor.
• Page 2. Additional Information section.
  Optional
• Signature section.
  Sign and date your application.
• Return the application materials:

  All application paperwork is handled by the Marquette University Office of Graduate Admissions (please see http://www.grad.mu.edu/future/apply.shtml to download a pdf version of the application form or the online application URL).

  U.S. Postal Address:
  
  Graduate School
  Marquette University
  PO Box 1881
  Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 USA
  
  Courier/Street Address:
  
  Marquette University Graduate School
  1324 W. Wisconsin Ave., Room 305
  Milwaukee, WI 53233 USA

  The Graduate School has adopted a system for self-assembled applications. You are very strongly encouraged to collect all application requirements and mail them together, along with your application (or a copy of your online application) in one envelope, with the exception of any required standardized test scores. If you have a copy of the test scores, you are encouraged to submit these as well (although they will be considered unofficial until we recieve the official scores from the testing agency). Each letter of recommendation and transcript must be enclosed in their own sealed envelopes, signed across the seal by the issuing party.

To apply for admission to this program, applicants should send to the Graduate School:

1. A completed application form and fee.
2. Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges except Marquette.
3. Three letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's academic qualifications for graduate study in the intended program.
4. For financial aid consideration, the GRE is recommended.
5. (For international applicants only) a TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
6. (For Ph.D. applicants only) evidence of required mastery in basic mathematics. Applicants are encouraged to submit evidence, which might include copies of papers written or projects submitted and evaluations of participation in undergraduate or graduate research program, in addition to undergraduate and graduate records. In particular, for those students entering from a master's program, the Master's thesis or essay will be considered evidence of ability to search for and synthesize source materials relating to the intended field of doctoral research.