GRE Requirements Across Programs

Graduate Studies supports a holistic approach to admissions criteria because we recognize that the use of the GRE as a requirement for application to graduate school is a contested practice. Most academic departments do not require the GRE and some departments do, following either their disciplinary trends or their own faculty’s decision. Thus, potential students will discover that departments or programs may require the GRE while others do not; some departments might not require the GRE for a master’s degree but will require it for the PhD; and still others will require an altogether different exam, such as the LSAT or CAS. In all cases, the decision whether to require the GRE occurs at the department or program level.

Below is a list the GRE option for all of our graduate programs. You may also refer to each program description for updated information.
  

Not Required

  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Advanced Graduate Counseling (CERT)
  • Athletic Training
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology (not required but optional across subfields)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (CERT)
  • Architecture (MARCH & MS)
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Art Studio
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (CERT)
  • Biology (not required but optional)
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Science (not required but optional)
  • Chemistry and Chemical Biology (not required but recommended)
  • Chicana/o Studies
  • Clinical Translation Studies
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Communication and Journalism
  • Community and Regional Planning
  • Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Computational Science and Engineering (CERT)
  • Counseling
  • Counselor Education
  • Curriculum Instruction
  • Dance
  • Dance History and Criticism
  • Dramatic Writing
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Education (MA)
  • Educational Diagnosis (CERT)
  • Educational Leadership (CERT, MA, EdD)
  • Educational Linguistics
  • Educational Psychology (MA only)
  • Elementary Education (CERT)
  • English and Creative Writing
  • Family and Child Studies
  • French
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • German
  • Global and National Security
  • Health Administration
  • Health Equity Sciences
  • Historic Preservation and Regionalism
  • History
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
  • Latin American Studies (MA)
  • Law (Juris Doctor)
  • Law (Master of Studies in Law)
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Medicine
  • Museum Studies
  • Music
  • Music Performance (CERT)
  • Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering
  • Native American Studies
  • Nutrition
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences
  • Physical Education (PhD)
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics and Astronomy (not required but optional)
  • Portuguese
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Race and Social Justice (CERT)
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish and Portuguese (PhD)
  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology (MA only)
  • Sports Administration (MS)
  • Statistics
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
  • Theater and Dance
  • University Science Teaching
  • Urban Innovation (CERT)
  • Water Resources
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (CERT)

Required

  • Anderson School of Management (Waivers accepted for specific programs)
    • Accounting
    • Business Administration (MBA)
    • Business Administration (Executive MBA)
    • Cybersecurity and Business Analytics
    • Project Management
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (PhD)
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology (Required for PhD & combined MA/PhD)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Exercise Science (required for students who do not have a BS in Exercise Science)
  • General Physical Education
  • Health Education
  • Latin American Studies (PhD)
  • Law, Environment, and Geography (CERT)
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Optical Science and Engineering (Currently Covid Waived)
  • Pharmaoeconomics, Epidemiology, Pharm Policy and Outcomes
  • Philosophy (Currently Covid Waived)
  • Political Science (Waived for F23 & F24 applicants)
  • Psychology (Waived for F2023)
  • Public Health
  • Sports Education (PhD)

CAS Required

  • Dental Hygiene
  • Nursing
  • Physical Assistant Program