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    University Of Illinois Cabana

    University of Illinois Cabana

    Institute Code - 1836

    Department Code: N/A

    Application Portal - https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply

    Program Link -

    MS CS - https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/ms-program Professional MS - https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/professional-mcs

    • The deadline to submit applications (incl. uploading documents, application fee) is Thursday, 15 December 2023.

    The fee for international applicants is $90.

    Requirements

    Standardised Tests

    • TOEFL Requirements
      • Institute Code: 1836
      • Department Code: NA
      • Minimum Score Required:
        • 103
    • GRE Requirements
      • Not required for any degree program. Students may submit scores at their preference.

    Application Requirements

    Academic History

    The Academic History application section requires you to provide detailed information about all post-secondary institutions you have attended. For each institution, you will need to provide the following information:

    • Institution Name and Address Information
    • Degree Received or Expected
    • Attendance and Degree Dates
    • Academic Major
    • Grade Point Average

    Please review our Uploading Credentials page for more detailed instructions on academic credential upload requirements.

    Resume and academic statement

    Most graduate programs require a resume or curriculum vitae, as well as an academic statement and/or a personal statement.

    Some programs require additional materials such as a writing sample, research statement, or specific program essay. These requirements will be outlined in the online application, but you should visit your proposed program of study's web site to help you prepare these documents.

    Recommendation Letters

    Most graduate programs require three letters of reference.

    Fee Waiver

    International applicants are not eligible for an application fee waiver unless coming under a valid exchange agreement that has an approved application fee waiver.

    Academic Statement (1000 max)

    Please write a statement that answers the following questions (1,000 words max):

    1. How has your academic background, including any training, research, or other educational experiences, prepared you for graduate study?
    2. What are your intellectual interests, and what scholarly questions are you interested in exploring in graduate study?
    3. Are there any specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own with whom you would like to work?
    4. How will our program help you achieve your academic and professional goals?

    Personal Statement Questions (250 max)

    Please describe any experiences and/or challenges that may have shaped your intellectual and personal development.

    Provide insight into your potential to contribute to a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect in which scholars with diverse perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn and collaborate productively and positively.

    Please address any concerns you may have in your application. If, for example, you do not believe that your academic credentials demonstrate your true capabilities, please explain why. Also, describe any gaps in your academic career and work experience or any extenuating circumstances in your profile of which the admissions committee should be made aware.

    If there is something that you would like to highlight that you have yet to discuss in other areas of the application, please do so here.

    Recommendations

    • Recommendations should be provided from employers, supervisors, professors, or others who are able to comment on your professional and educational goals and potential (no friends or relatives, please).
       
    • Recommendation letters should specifically address your ability to succeed in your proposed academic program and discuss any experience that may have prepared you to succeed in the program.
       
    • If you have submitted an application to another program or term previously, you are able to import these recommendations to this application. If you are asking these references to provide a new letter, do not import these reference records as they will not receive a new request to submit a new letter.
       
    • Recommendation letters should be submitted by your proposed program's application deadline.