Auburn University Graduate School has made temporary changes to testing requirements.  Please see the appropriate section below for details (subject to change based on departmental requirements).

GRE/GMAT Testing

Contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO) for the program of interest for specific details. A full list of Auburn University Graduate Programs with contact information for the GPOs can be found here.

Programs waiving the GRE/GMAT test score requirement:

    • Adult Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

    • Agriscience Education MEd, MS, EdS

    • Animal Sciences MS, MAg, PhD

    • Applied Economics, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences PhD

    • Applied Mathematics MS

      • Note – Submission of GRE score is recommended but not required.

    • Artificial Intelligence Engineering MS

      • Note – GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Audiology AuD

    • Biological Sciences MS, PhD

    • Biomedical Sciences MS, PhD

    • Biosystems Engineering MS, PhD

      • Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged but not required.

    • Building Science MBC

      • Note – GRE waived through Fall 2021 for applicants with undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher. For applicants that do not meet this requirement, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

    • Business/Marketing Education MEd, MS, EdS

    • Career & Technical Education PhD

    • Chemical Engineering MS, PhD

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry MS, PhD

    • Child Life MS

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering MS, PhD

      • Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged but not required

    • Clinical Mental Health Counseling MEd

    • Clinical Psychology PhD

    • Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling MEd

    • Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology PhD

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Communication MA

    • Community Planning MCP

    • Computer Science and Software Engineering MS, PhD

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Counseling Psychology PhD

    • Counselor Education PhD

    • Crop, Soil and Environmental Science MS, MAg, PhD

    • Cybersecurity Engineering MSCE

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Data Science and Engineering – Data Engineering Option MS

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Data Science and Engineering – Data Science Option MS

    • Development Practice MDP

    • Drug Discovery & Development

      • Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.

    • Early Childhood Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

    • Earth System Science, Forestry PhD

    • Educational Psychology PhD

      • Note – GRE score submission is optional.  Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Educational Research Measurement Evaluation MS

    • Electrical & Computer Engineering MS, PhD

      • Note – Submission of GRE score is encouraged. Applications that have no scores will also be evaluated.

    • Elementary Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

    • English for Speakers of Other Languages MEd, MS

    • English Language Arts Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

    • English MA, PhD

    • Entomology MS, MAg, PhD

    • Exercise Science MS

    • Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences MS, MAq, PhD

    • Food Science MS, MAg, PhD

    • Foreign Language Education MEd, MS, EdS

    • Forestry MS

    • Forestry and Wildlife Sciences PhD

    • Geosciences MS, PhD

    • Health Outcomes Research & Policy

      • Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.

    • History MA, PhD

    • Horticulture MS, MAg, PhD

    • Hospitality Management MS, PhD

    • Human Development & Family Science MS, PhD

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Industrial & Organizational Psychology MS, PhD

      • Note — GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Kinesiology PhD

    • Landscape Architecture, MLA

    • Marriage and Family Therapy MS

    • Materials Engineering MS, PhD

    • Mathematics MS, PhD

      • Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.

    • Mathematics Education MEd, EdS, PhD

    • Music Education MEd, EdS, MS, PhD

    • Natural Resources MS, MNR

    • Nursing MSN, DNP, PhD

    • Nutrition MS, PhD

    • Pharmaceutical Sciences MS, PhD

      • Note – Applicants who have a GRE score should submit it.

    • Physical Activity & Health Optimization MS

    • Physical Therapy, DPT

      • Note – GRE score submission is optional. Test scores are accepted but not required.

    • Physics MS, PhD

      • Note – Submission of GRE scores for international applicants is required.

    • Plant Pathology MS, MAg, PhD

    • Polymer & Fiber Engineering MS, PhD

    • Poultry Science MS, MAg, PhD

    • Public Administration MPA

    • Public Administration & Public Policy PhD

      • Note – GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.

    • Reading Education MEd, MS, PhD

    • School Counseling MEd

    • Social Studies Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

    • Social Work MSW

    • Special Education EdS, MEd, PhD

    • Speech-Language Pathology MS

    • Statistics MS

      • Note — GRE score submission is not required but is recommended.

    • Technical & Professional Communication MTPC

    • Wildlife Sciences MS

Programs not waiving the GRE/GMAT test score requirement:

      • Agricultural Economics MS, MAg

      • Applied Behavior Analysis, MS

      • Applied Economics, Agriculture PhD

      • Applied Economics, Liberal Arts PhD

      • Consumer and Design Sciences MS and PhD

      • Economics MS

      • Engineering Management MEM

      • Industrial & Systems Engineering MS, MISE, PhD

      • Physical Education/Teacher Education MS

      • Reading Education PhD

      • Science Education MEd, MS, EdS, PhD

Special Notes:

    • The Entomology MS, MAg and PhD programs do not require the GRE, but do leave the overall requirement up to the individual Principal Investigator.

    • While the GRE is required as an evaluation tool, the Mechanical Engineering MS and PhD programs will use flexibility regarding submission deadline, conditional admission, and cut-off limits.

    • The GMAT is not required for applicants to the Accountancy Online MAcc. The GMAT is optional but recommended for AU undergraduates for the on-campus MAcc program, and required for non-AU students.

    • The Full-Time MBA, Online MBA, MS Finance, MS Information Systems, and MS Supply Chain Management programs will waive the GMAT/GRE test score requirement for applicants that meet established criteria. Please visit the program pages on harbert.auburn.edu for more information.

    • The Executive MBA, Physicians Executive MBA and Master of Real Estate Development programs do not require the GMAT.

    • For specific questions regarding your program of interest, contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO). A full list of Auburn University Graduate Programs with contact information for the GPOs can be found here.