TOEFL Official TOEFL scores are required for International Students. Please request that your official TOEFL scores be sent to GIAC. An exception is made for foreign students who obtained a bachelor's degree in the U.S. or other English-speaking country. A master’s degree does not qualify for an exception. A score of 550 (paper test), 213 (computer-based test), or 79 (internet-based test) on the TOEFL is considered the minimum acceptable for admission to The University of Texas at Austin. IELTS A recent IELTS score can be submitted in place of a TOEFL score, but TOEFL is preferred. GRE All applicants are required to take either the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in time for the results to reach the Department of Information, Risk, & Operations Management (IROM) by the application deadline, January 5. The test must be taken within the past five years. GMAT All applicants are required to take either the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in time for the results to reach the Department of Information, Risk, & Operations Management (IROM) by the application deadline, January 5. The test must be taken within the past five years.

PS Your Statement of Purpose should discuss your interest in our Ph.D. program and your reasons for wanting to do graduate work at the University of Texas. Your statement should be no more than two pages long. Your statement of purpose is an important part of your application, and care should be taken in writing it CV CV is required Fee International Graduate: $90 RL Three letters of recommendation (via online application) Academic references are preferred. You will be given the opportunity to list the name, position and email address for three recommenders when you complete the application for admission. After you submit your application for admission, emails will be sent to your recommenders directing them to a website where they may upload their letters of recommendation. Once you have submitted your application, you can use the self-service feature on the My Status website to resend the Request for Reference email to your recommenders, if necessary. You can use this site to supply an alternate email such as Gmail if your recommender's spam filter blocks the original request or has removed the link. You can also add a new recommender and send the Request for Reference email or revise your FERPA (right to view) status from retained to waived. Transcript After you have completed the ApplyTexas application and paid the application fee, you will receive an email with a link to an upload site. Please use this link to upload copies of your transcripts in PDF. Materials from each school attended should be in one PDF document. Complete instructions can be found here. Please do not request or mail official transcripts on paper. Doing so may delay the processing of your application.