Documents Required

Official sources are the final authority

Statement of purpose

CV or resume

Personal history statement

Optional

Optional but highly recommended; about 500 words.

Optional supporting materials

Optional

Design portfolio, GitHub profile, scholarly papers, and/or writing samples encouraged.

Recommendation letters x 3

Minimum three; academic and/or professional.

Supplemental questions

Program-specific short answers in the online application.

Unofficial transcript(s)

Front and back from all postsecondary studies; include grades, credits, grading legend. Official transcripts if admitted.

Published Score Requirements

Official sources are the final authority

Academic: Bachelor's degree; From a recognized institution with degree standards equivalent to the University of California.
Prerequisites: Technical preparation; Bachelor's in any field; knowledge of data structures (lists, arrays, trees, associative arrays); demonstrated proficiency in any two general-purpose programming languages.
IELTS: 7.0 overall (6.0 each module); Campus minimum. Required if prior degree was not taught solely in English per WHED.
TOEFL: New scale: 4 overall | Old scale: 80 overall; Campus minimum for tests from January 2026. Required if prior degree was not taught solely in English per WHED.; Campus minimum for tests before January 2026. Required if prior degree was not taught solely in English per WHED.
GRE: Optional; Submitting GRE does not necessarily increase chances; may be considered in some cases (e.g., low GPA). Design portfolio, GitHub, papers, or writing samples recommended in lieu of GRE.