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All applicants whose first language is not English must submit TOEFL scores. This exam must be taken within two years before the desired date of admission. The minimum score for the TOEFL iBT is 80. The minimum TOEFL score required is 550, for the computer base exam is 213. The average TOEFL score of new fall 2011 CSE graduate students is 97. A TOEFL score is not required if the previous two years of a student's studies were conducted at an English speaking institution and/or in the United States.

Beginning with the Fall 2011 application cycle, UCR accepts scores from the Academic Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component. Please request an official Test Report Form (TRF) of your IELTS and remember to order the TRF from the test center where you took the test; ask the administrator to send the official TRF to: Graduate Admissions Office Graduate Division University Office Building University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA 92521 USA

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Only GRE scores on the General (Aptitude) test are required for admission to both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs. All Ph.D. applicants for Fall should take the GRE test no later than November. The test must be taken within the last five (5) years before the desired date of admission. The minimum GRE score required for admission is 1100 (combined qualitative and quantitative scores). The minimum GRE score required for admission with the NEW test system is 300 (150 qualitative and 150 quantitative). The average verbal GRE score of new CSE graduate students is 512, and the quantitative average is 772.