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You should check the UT Dallas Graduate Catalog for prerequisites for any courses or course sequences you are considering.
- For the Financial Analytics Track, you will also need to complete one of either Financial Accounting (ACCT 6301) or Accounting for Managers (ACCT 6305), and Financial Management (FIN 6301).
- For the Marketing Track, many courses require that you have completed a prerequisite of Marketing Management (MKT 6301).
Although it is advised to choose a track for specialization, it is not mandatory. Students in the Flex program may choose to take courses from multiple tracks. Cohort and Cohort Online programs offer a focused set of electives appropriate to each program, while multiple elective tracks are offered in the Flex program. Students who wish to create their own mix of electives by choosing courses from other of the ten tracks offered in the Flex program are encouraged to apply to the Flex program.
Please refer to the Tuition and Program Costs tab on the MS in Business Analytics program pages for your program. Additionally, U.S. students may consult the Tuition and Financial Aid/MS Programs page, and international students may consult the International Center/Estimated Expenses webpage.
Students who are admitted to the MS in Business Analytics Flex program and have a high GMAT/GRE score and GPA should consider applying for the Dean’s Excellence Scholarship program. This is an extremely competitive program that is open for both international and domestic students. International students who obtain the Dean’s Excellence Scholarship will pay the same tuition as Texas residents/U.S. citizens. See the Graduate Scholarships webpage to apply.
Students enrolling in the MS in Business Analytics Cohort or MS Business Analytics Cohort Online programs are not eligible for the Dean’s Excellence Scholarship. These students should visit their program webpages or director for specific scholarship opportunities associated with those programs.
A few graduate assistantships are also awarded at the discretion of the JSOM Information Systems Area. Learn more on the Graduate Assistantships page.
If you have completed at least one semester at JSOM with a minimum of 3.3 GPA in your current program, you can apply to be admitted as a dual-degree candidate. If your current degree program is not at JSOM but have completed at least one semester with a minimum 3.3 GPA at a different graduate program at UT Dallas, you will need to meet JSOM MS degree program requirements to be admitted to the dual-degree program.
Admission Requirements/Procedures
A GMAT/GRE score is not required, and students have the option to submit a test score if desired. A GRE/GMAT test score will only be used for admission purposes if one is provided by the applicant.
To indicate where the official GMAT score should be sent, please follow the list of GMAT program codes or, if submitting the GRE, use our GRE School Code, R6897. (No program code is needed.)
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For all international applicants, an official English proficiency exam score, no more than two years old from the date of application, from one of three testing services is required. We accept the TOEFL (minimum 80 IBT), IELTS (minimum 6.5), and the Pearson Test of English (PTE, minimum 67). Our institutional TOEFL code is 6897.
Our GRE school code is R6897.
You have met the English proficiency requirement, and do not need to submit an English proficiency exam for admission, if:
- Your native country’s primary language is English. View a list of countries that are excused from the English proficiency requirement through this page
- Your bachelor’s or master’s degree (or its equivalent) was earned through instruction and examination in English
or
No. International applicants who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in the United States are waived from the English proficiency requirement.
The applicant’s cumulative GPA will be used as a part of the admission committee’s review for competitiveness for admission. Currently, the average admitted GPA is a 3.3.
Local applicants must submit official transcripts from all U.S. based colleges and universities attended, including any graduate program in which the applicant was enrolled for admission. These transcripts must be certified, signed or stamped official by the university’s Registrar Office.
International applicants and U.S. citizen and permanent resident applicants with an international degree must submit an official attested photocopy of academic documents such as a transcript, diploma, mark sheets, provisional degree certificate and or your final degree certificate, in a school sealed envelope with the school seal stamped on the back side of the envelope.
Overall, applicants must provide the following documents:
- Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
- Degree certificate if applicable (international students)
- GMAT or GRE and TOEFL or IELTS scores from testing centers
- One letter of recommendation (no specific format)
- Personal objectives statement
- Resume
Note: Resume, recommendation letters and personal objective statement, if not electronically submitted with your application or mailed in with your transcripts, please email your letters of recommendation, resume, and/or personal statement to JSOMGRAdvising@utdallas.edu. Please include your application ID with your email.
Yes, you may, once admitted and prior to enrollment you would need to provide official documents.
Fall Deadline: May 1
Spring Deadline: October 1
Summer Deadline: March 1
Late applications will be accepted up to the day prior to classes beginning https://www.utdallas.edu/academiccalendar/.
Yes, for available scholarships at Jindal school of management, please visit the scholarship page: http://jindal.utdallas.edu/student-resources/scholarships/
UT Dallas also provides scholarships. Please visit UT Dallas office of financial aid for more information: https://finaid.utdallas.edu/scholarships/
A GMAT/GRE score is not required, and students have the option to submit a test score if desired. A GRE/GMAT test score will only be used for admission purposes if one is provided by the applicant.
To indicate where the official GMAT score should be sent, please follow the list of GMAT program codes or, if submitting the GRE, use our GRE School Code, R6897. (No program code is needed.)
You may contact the JSOM office of scholarships via:
For undergraduate: jsom-ug-scholarship@utdallas.edu
For graduate scholarship: jsom-grad-scholarship@utdallas.edu
UT Dallas offers two different tuition plans. The variable tuition rate plan is based on a traditional plan that only locks tuition rates in for one academic year at a time. The rates on the variable tuition plan are subject to change each academic year.
The guaranteed tuition plan is a plan that locks tuition rates in for four consecutive years and protects the student against increases during those four years. This plan is designed to aid students and families in the budget and planning of college expenses.
All new incoming students will be automatically placed into the variable tuition rate plan, but will have the option to lock in their tuition rates for four consecutive years with the guaranteed tuition plan.
To make your tuition plan choice, please follow these instructions on this page https://www.utdallas.edu/finance/bursar/tuition/
Knowledge of calculus is required for the following graduate programs: MS in Business Analytics, MS in Energy Management, MS in Finance, MS in Management Science and MS in Supply Chain Management. Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement may take OPRE 6303 (Quantitative Foundations of Business).
You may contact the International Student Services for questions related to I20, international orientations and F-1 visa or other visa types.
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