Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL score of 71 (IBT), 525 (PBT) IELTS (Academic) Overall 6.0 Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency iTEP (Academic) Overall 4.0 PTE (Academic) Overall 54; waived if the applicant has completed a post-secondary degree at an accredited university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Nigeria, Ghana, or certain Caribbean islands
Minimum GPASee policy
2.75
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor's or Master's
Statement of purposeNot stated
“For international applicants that require visa processing, the application should be submitted by June 1 and November 1 for Fall and Spring admission, respectively.”
“Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test is no longer required.”
“Applicants to a doctoral program who have not earned a master’s degree must have at least a 2.75 GPA on their last 60 hours of undergraduate work.”
Extracted from www.usm.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08