Test Scores & Waivers

Auburn University Graduate School does not require the GRE; however programs and departments may require official test scores for admission or for consideration of funding. View the program website and/or contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO) for the program of interest for specific details. A full list of Auburn University graduate programs with GPO contact information can be found on our All Programs page.

• To report official test scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test, Auburn University’s ETS institution code is 1005. 
  
  
• To report official test scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for Management, Finance, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Accountancy programs, please see the codes listed by program below.

Auburn’s GMAT institution codes are:

*GMAT is not required for these programs.

Contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO) for the program of interest for specific details. A full list of Auburn University graduate programs with GPO contact information can be found on our All Programs page.

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 – Domestic applicants with a bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or Business and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 may request a GRE waiver from the Program Chair. Waivers are granted at the Chair’s discretion.

  • 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 and PhD

  • Health Outcomes Research & Policy

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

  • History, MA and PhD

  • Horticulture, MS, MAg, PhD

  • Hospitality Management, MS and PhD

  • Human Development & Family Science, MS and PhD

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

  • Industrial & Organizational Psychology, MS and 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 and PhD

  • Mathematics, MS and 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 and MNR

  • Nursing, MSN, DNP, PhD

  • Nutrition, MS and PhD

  • Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS and 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

Contact the Graduate Program Officer (GPO) for the program of interest for specific details. A full list of Auburn University graduate programs with GPO contact information can be found on our All Programs page.

Programs not waiving the GRE/GMAT test score requirement:

• • • Agricultural Economics, MS and 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 and PhD

    • Physical Education/Teacher Education, MS

    • Reading Education, PhD

    • Science Education, MEd, MS, EdS, and PhD

• 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 The Harbert College of Business website 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 GPO contact information can be found on our All Programs page.