DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Graduate Studies Data Science

• CV/Resume
• Transcript(s): which must include all institutions attended
• Personal Statement: which should address the applicant’s topical interests and any of the admissions criteria, listed below, that are not clearly satisfied based on the provided transcript(s)
• Three letters of recommendation
• GRE scores
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (always accepted) or Duolingo scores (115+, these may be evaluated by an ESL professional): submitted scores must be no more than 2 years old. We follow the guidelines defined by the University of Kentucky Graduate School. If you have questions about exceptions to the language testing requirements, please contact the appropriate admissions officer. For Fall 2020 they were defined as follows: All applicants whose native language is not English will be asked to self-report one of these scores on their application. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79 (internet-based). The minimum IELTS score is 6.5.

• (required) An undergraduate GPA of 3.0, or greater, on a 4.0 scale.
• (required) Successful completion of a course on calculus (comparable to the UK course MA 113)
• (required) Successful completion of two courses on programming (comparable to UK CS 115 and UK CS 215)
• (recommended) Successful completion of a course on linear algebra (comparable to UK course MA 322)
• (recommended) Experience with several general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C)

Exceptions for the GPA and prior-experience criteria may be made by the admissions committee if persuasive evidence of applicant’s potential is presented. In some cases, applicants will be conditionally admitted, which could require successful completion of foundational mathematics, statistics, or programming coursework before the student is officially admitted.