The Ph.D. in Information Technology is really a research degree which culminates inside a unique dissertation that demonstrates original and inventive research. Details about its structure and degree needs are available here.

Admission Needs

This is a listing are prerequisites for admittance to the Ph.D. program:

• An applicant must have shown research potential.
• An applicant must possess a college or equivalent undergraduate degree from a certified college.
• An applicant must possess a prior undergraduate or graduate degree inside a major having a substantial background in information technology engineering.*
• An earlier Master’s degree isn’t needed to use towards the Ph.D. program.
• An applicant must possess a shown capability to conserve a 3.45 GPA or greater.
• A candidate’s GRE scores should reflect a strong grasp of qualitative and quantitative reasoning there’s no minimum GRE score however this score can be used along with additional information to create applicant decisions.
• TOEFL scores should reflect a powerful command from the British language having a minimum of 79. If your student wishes to try to get a Teaching Assistantship position within the department they have to possess a score of 23 in speaking and 23 within the writing servings of the TOEFL or equivalent test.
• Applications posted prior to the application cycle opens aren’t be complete.
• Incomplete applications won’t be reviewed for admission.

* Well-qualified applicants with no undergraduate/graduate information technology major is going to be considered, applicants with information technology major are preferred.

Important Dates

The Information Technology and Engineering department doesn’t offer spring admissions.

Application Instructions

The Graduate School online application together with detailed instructions concerning the application are available at the Graduate School application site.

The next material ought to be incorporated within the Graduate School Application:

The Graduate School demands two statements to become submitted:
1. Statement of Purpose -Concisely discuss your information technology educational, research, or industrial background because they connect with your objectives. Include any unique encounters highly relevant to research you have carried out. Discuss your reason for signing up to the College of Minnesota. Please include names of college people and research groups in the College of Minnesota whose research wil attract for you. Make use of this place to list any extenuating conditions for example poor grades or test scores.
2. Diversity Statement – for domestic diversity students only, worldwide students don’t need to complete this which is not mandatory for application.

You must indicate all of the colleges and graduate schools you’ve attended. Unofficial transcripts should be submitted straight to the Apply Yourself application per these instructions. Official transcripts are needed for individuals students accepted towards the program. Don’t fax or mail hard copies of the transcripts.

• The Graduate Record Exam (general test) is needed for those applicants. Applicants submit scores should be posted towards the Graduate School from the College of Minnesota.

• Worldwide students must send official TOEFL, MELAB or IELTS scores. To learn more visit: Graduate School’s TOEFL information page .
• The department needs a speaking and writing score of 23 or greater to be eligible for a teaching assistantships.
• GRE and TOEFL Institution Codes:

GRE INSTITUTION CODE