Test Score Waivers

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 MBAPhysicians 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/

Last Modified: Oct 14, 2024 @ 1:31 pm