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The Graduate School

GRE, GMAT and TOEFL Information

The graduate programs require test scores such as the GRE, GMAT or MAT. The TOEFL is required for all international applicants. Please refer to the program requirements and Graduate Catalog for more information. We highly recommend all applicants take the required entrance exam two months before the application deadline.

Institutional Code: 6919

GRE or GMAT

If you have not taken the GRE/GMAT or if your score is more than five years old, you will need to take the exam before being admitted to the program.

  • GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
  • GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

REGISTER for the GRE or GMAT by clicking on the links above, selecting country, state and city you would like to test in, and this will pull up a list of available dates for this center.

GRE/GMAT Test Preparation Options at UTSA:

The office of Extended Education offers GMAT Online Prep Courses.

The Office of P-20 Initiatives offers GRE/GMAT Classroom Instruction Prep Courses.

UTSA Testing Services Located in the Business Services Annex Building Room 1.01.12, Contact 210.458.4125 or http://www.utsa.edu/testing/index.html for further information.

If you have taken the GRE within the past 5 years, you will need to contact ETS to request your test scores be forwarded to UTSA Graduate School:

EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES (ETS)
P.O. Box 6104
Princeton, NJ 08541-6104

Request additional score reports by :
Phone (609) 771-7330
Fax (609) 883-4349

If you have taken the GMAT within the past 5 years, you will need to contact MBA.com to request your test scores be forwarded to UTSA Graduate School:

Order scores at MBA.COM

TOEFL

International applicants whose first language is not English must provide proof of English language proficiency before being admitted to a graduate program.  UTSA recognizes the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as measures of English language proficiency. 

Consult the following chart for a list of the admissions requirements on the TOEFL for our graduate programs:

English Language Assessment Program (ELAP) Exempt Master's Admission Qualification* PhD Admission Qualification
TOEFL Internet 100 61 79
TOEFL Computer 250 173 213
TOEFL Paper 600 500 550
IELTS 7 5 6.5
*The admission requirement for the Master of Science Degree in Environmental Science is 213 on the computerized version of the TOEFL and 550 on the paper version of the TOEFL.

 

International Applicants who have received a high school diploma or a bachelor's or master's degree in the United States need not submit TOEFL/IELTS results.