Upcoming Deadlines:

Spring 2025:

1. Standard Round - September 1st, 2024
2. Final Round - October 1st, 2024

Note - Application will officially close on October 15th

Fall 2025:

1. Early Round - October 15th, 2024
2. Standard Round - December 5th, 2024 
3. Final Round (International candidates outside the US) - March 15th, 2025
4. Final Round (US Citizens/Permanent Residents and International Students currently in the US) - May. 1st, 2025

Note - Application will officially close on May 15th

Full-time or Part-time

Students can pursue the degree by enrolling full-time or doing the program part-time. It should be noted that there is no separate part-time or flexible evening/weekend schedule. All part-time students take classes with full-time students. This typically requires some employer scheduling flexibility since many courses are held during traditional daytime hours.

Fall vs. Spring enrollment

• Fall
  • Traditional track -ideal for all students
    1. Completed in 1.5 years
    2. Internship in summer
• Spring
  • Fast track -ideal for candidates with several years of directly relevant professional experience for whom an internship would not be necessary to be competitive for full-time employment
    1. Completed in 1 year
    2. No internship - take electives in the summer
  • Traditional/Extended track - ideal for candidates who plan to intern
    1. Completed in 1.5 or 2 years
    2. Internship is completed in 1st or 2nd summer*

Spring Internship Track for International Students - International Students beginning in the spring term may opt into an internship track for which an internship would be required in the summer immediately following the spring term. This allows those students to complete an internship after one semester in the program and comply with the Certified Practical Training (CPT) policy.

Application Requirements

1. Quantitative aptitude - To handle the quantitative rigor of the QCF program, you must have a working knowledge of calculus, including differential and integral calculus of one variable and multivariate calculus, fundamentals of linear algebra and linear systems of equations, differential equations, and probability and statistics. This is typically satisfied by having taken most of the following recommended courses:
   • Calculus I, II, & III
   • Linear Algebra
   • Probability & Statistics
   • Differential Equations
2. Programming experience - Programming experience is strongly preferred in one or more of the following: Python, R, C++, SAS, or other relevant languages.

3. Essay question (maximum 750 words) - Describe your academic/professional motivation for applying to the MS QCF program. Aside from drawing upon your past and/or present work and academic experiences, how do you envision your career progressing after earning this degree?

   Short-answer questions - As part of the application, you will be asked to provide the following:

   A. Describe a project or research you worked on in a class, capstone, lab, work, etc. that was meaningful to you and relevant to your candidacy for the MS QCF program. Your answer should include: A brief, high-level description of the work, Significance of the work, Appropriate details on your approach, Results achieved, and Lessons learned. (750 maximum words)

   B. Please detail your programming experience. What programming languages are you comfortable using and what do you consider to be your proficiency levels with those languages? (500 maximum words)

   C. (Optional) If applicable, explain discrepancies or weaknesses on your record, such as employment gaps, low grades, letters of recommendation that are not from a recent supervisor, unusual work experience or career paths, or additional challenges for which you would like to give some context for our committee to consider. (250 maximum words) 

4. An official GRE or GMAT score is required. We will waive the GRE for those with a 4-year undergraduate degree in the United States with a 3.7 GPA or higher. Test scores are considered valid if submitted within five years of the exam's date. We will consider the one with the higher quantitative score if multiple scores are submitted.

   Please use Institute Code 5248 to submit your official GRE and TOEFL (international students only) scores to Georgia Tech. If submitting a GMAT score, please use Institute Code HWK-54-37. You do not have to select a department code.

   To schedule your exam, please visit the official GRE or GMAT websites. Additional materials may also be found to help you in your preparation.

   Please note that it may take up to 3 weeks for us to receive your official scores, so please plan accordingly.

5. Letters of Recommendation - You will be asked to provide the email addresses of 3 recommenders. We will send an electronic form to them that they will complete. Academic and professional references are acceptable, any combination of the two will be accepted. 
6. Application Fee - To apply, you will be assessed a fee of $95 for domestic candidates and $105 for international candidates. The payment may be made by e-check (US bank account only) or credit card. We do not provide fee waivers for the application to optimize our resources for currently enrolled students.
7. Admissions Interview - Competitive candidates will be emailed and invited to participate in a behavioral interview with the Associate Director. Interviews will be behavioral interview, be prepared to go over your resume, any projects, and academic history. 
8. Admissions Decision - We will do our best to release decisions within 4-8 weeks of the posted deadline for spring and 8-12 weeks after the posted deadline for fall. Your patience is much appreciated.