TOEFL A successful applicant will normally have a total iBT score of at least 100. GRE Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Send your scores to the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; Institute Code: 2074, Department Code: 0402. GRE subject tests taken in December will arrive about the middle of January, in time for our review process. We encourage students to take a subject test if it is available to them, but the test is not required. Please ensure that your GRE scores reach us before the application deadline. No application will be considered complete until we have received these scores. If you have previously taken the GRE, your scores will be accepted if they are less than five years old. The GRE requirement is waived for CMU undergraduates.

PS Prepare a Statement of Purpose. Type a concise one- or two-page statement in this format:Part I: Briefly state your objective in pursuing the MSIT Privacy Engineering professional graduate degree. Tell us if you have a particular reason for applying to this degree. Part II: Describe your background in fields particularly relevant to your objective. List here any relevant academic, industrial or commercial experience. Part III: Include any additional information you wish to supply to the Admissions Committee. GPA The degree program does not have a minimum GPA requirement. CV Submit your current resume, including a summary of research and industrial experience and a list of publications (if any). Include copies of any peer-reviewed research publications (in English only) that you may have. Fee Application is $50 if you apply by the early deadline; $75 after that. RL Three letters of recommendation. The admissions committee prefers, but does not require, letters from both academia and industry. People who recommend you should know you relatively well and should be able to discuss the quality of your work. Transcript Submit transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, even if no degree was granted. Transcripts should be in an official sealed envelope. The transcript may be mailed with your application or sent directly from the institution to the admissions coordinator address below.