MSAI Admissions
Candidates must meet all university admission requirements. Applicants can be admitted in either classified or conditionally classified standing. If an applicant’s preparation for advanced graduate work is considered inadequate to meet the course prerequisites or other departmental requirements, the conditions will include taking preparatory courses (up to 3 courses/9 units) to meet these requirements. These courses will not count as part of the master’s degree program requirements.
For acceptance by the Department of Computer Engineering, the applicant must satisfy the following requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in math, physics, computer science, engineering, or a closely related field, equivalent to a four-year U.S. undergraduate baccalaureate degree, with demonstrated college-level courses in programming, data structures, algorithm design, three-semester sequence of calculus, linear algebra, and statistics.
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- If undergraduate program is not ABET-accredited, GRE is required with minimum GRE
q+v of 305 and GRE AWA of 3.0. GRE q+v minimum higher than 305 may be required for
successful admission depending on the number of applicants.
- GRE is waived only for those with degrees from ABET-accredited programs. We also evaluate and might waive the requirement for those who hold a graduate degree (MS or PhD) in CS or a related subject (on a case-by-case basis) from some US Universities.
- We do NOT waive the GRE for international degrees that are not accredited by ABET, or based on professional experience.
- This is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please email msai@sjsu.edu with your specifics.
- International applicants must meet SJSU’s minimum requirements on English-language proficiency tests.
- Admitted students must accept their admission if they plan to enroll by (1) saying ‘yes’ through Intent to Enroll and (2) paying a $200 non refundable enrollment deposit. The $200 enrollment deposit will be applied towards your tuition and fees once you enroll in your admitted term. For more information visit Mandatory Intent to Enroll webpage on the Graduate Admissions website.
