Auburn University Graduate School has made temporary changes to testing requirements. Please see the appropriate section below for details (subject to change based on departmental requirements).
GRE/GMAT Testing
Contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO) for the program of interest for specific details. A full list of Auburn University Graduate Programs with contact information for the GPOs can be found at https://graduate.auburn.edu/prospective-students/areas-of-study/
Programs waiving the GRE/GMAT test score requirement:
- Adult Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
- Agriscience Education MEd, MS, EdS
- Animal Sciences MS, MAg, PhD
- Applied Economics, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences PhD
- Applied Mathematics MS
- Note – Submission of GRE score is recommended but not required.
- Artificial Intelligence Engineering MS
- Note – GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Audiology AuD
- Biological Sciences MS, PhD
- Biomedical Sciences MS, PhD
- Biosystems Engineering MS, PhD
- Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged but not required.
- Building Science MBC
- Note – GRE waived through Fall 2021 for applicants with undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher. For applicants that do not meet this requirement, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
- Business/Marketing Education MEd, MS, EdS
- Career & Technical Education PhD
- Chemical Engineering MS, PhD
- Chemistry and Biochemistry MS, PhD
- Child Life MS
- Civil and Environmental Engineering MS, PhD
- Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged but not required
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling MEd
- Clinical Psychology PhD
- Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling MEd
- Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology PhD
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Communication MA
- Community Planning MCP
- Computer Science and Software Engineering MS, PhD
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Counseling Psychology PhD
- Counselor Education PhD
- Crop, Soil and Environmental Science MS, MAg, PhD
- Cybersecurity Engineering MSCE
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Data Science and Engineering – Data Engineering Option MS
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Data Science and Engineering – Data Science Option MS
- Development Practice MDP
- Drug Discovery & Development
- Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.
- Early Childhood Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
- Earth System Science, Forestry PhD
- Educational Psychology PhD
- Note – GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Educational Research Measurement Evaluation MS
- Electrical & Computer Engineering MS, PhD
- Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged. Applications that have no scores will also be evaluated.
- Elementary Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
- English for Speakers of Other Languages MEd, MS
- English Language Arts Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
- English MA, PhD
- Entomology MS, MAg, PhD
- Exercise Science MS
- Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences MS, MAq, PhD
- Food Science MS, MAg, PhD
- Foreign Language Education MEd, MS, EdS
- Forestry MS
- Forestry and Wildlife Sciences PhD
- Geosciences MS, PhD
- Health Outcomes Research & Policy
- Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.
- History MA, PhD
- Horticulture MS, MAg, PhD
- Hospitality Management MS, PhD
- Human Development & Family Science MS, PhD
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Industrial & Organizational Psychology MS, PhD
- Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.
- Kinesiology PhD
- Landscape Architecture, MLA
- Marriage and Family Therapy MS
- Materials Engineering MS, PhD
- Mathematics MS, PhD
- Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.
- Mathematics Education MEd, EdS, PhD
- Music Education MEd, EdS, MS, PhD
- Natural Resources MS, MNR
- Nursing MSN, DNP, PhD
- Nutrition MS, PhD
- Pharmaceutical Sciences MS, PhD
- Note – Applicants who have a GRE score should submit it.
- Physical Activity & Health Optimization MS
- Physics MS, PhD
- Note – Submission of GRE scores for international applicants is required.
- Plant Pathology MS, MAg, PhD
- Polymer & Fiber Engineering MS, PhD
- Poultry Science MS, MAg, PhD
- Public Administration MPA
- Public Administration & Public Policy PhD
- Note – GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.
- Reading Education MEd, MS, PhD
- School Counseling MEd
- Social Studies Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
- Social Work MSW
- Special Education EdS, MEd, PhD
- Speech-Language Pathology MS
- Statistics MS
- Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.
- Technical & Professional Communication MTPC
- Wildlife Sciences MS
Programs not waiving the GRE/GMAT test score requirement:
- Agricultural Economics MS, MAg
- Applied Behavior Analysis, MS
- Applied Economics, Agriculture PhD
- Applied Economics, Liberal Arts PhD
- Consumer and Design Sciences MS and PhD
- Economics MS
- Engineering Management MEM
- Industrial & Systems Engineering MS, MISE, PhD
- Physical Education/Teacher Education MS
- Reading Education PhD
- Science Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD
Special Notes:
- The Entomology MS, MAg and PhD programs do not require the GRE, but do leave the overall requirement up to the individual Principal Investigator.
- While the GRE is required as an evaluation tool, the Mechanical Engineering MS and PhD programs will use flexibility regarding submission deadline, conditional admission, and cut-off limits.
- The GMAT is not required for applicants to the Accountancy Online MAcc. The GMAT is optional but recommended for AU undergraduates for the on-campus MAcc program, and required for non-AU students.
- The Full-Time MBA, Online MBA, MS Finance, MS Information Systems, and MS Supply Chain Management programs will waive the GMAT/GRE test score requirement for applicants that meet established criteria. Please visit the program pages on harbert.auburn.edu for more information.
- The Executive MBA, Physicians Executive MBA and Master of Real Estate Development programs do not require the GMAT.
- For specific questions regarding your program of interest, contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO). A full list of Auburn University Graduate Programs with contact information for the GPOs can be found at https://graduate.auburn.edu/prospective-students/areas-of-study/
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