The GRE is required for all MSIT applicants. For GRE tests taken after August 1, 2011, we require a minimum of 161 on the Quantitative portion (81 percentile) and a minimum of 150 (44 percentile) on the Verbal. The GRE will be waived for MS degree applicants with an undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited United States program or for those applicants that show a minimum of 3 years of relevant and recent full-time professional experience in the U.S.
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of B (or equivalent) for all coursework completed during the last two (2) years of undergraduate major.
Submission of TOEFL scores with an Internet-based score of 79 or higher for applicants from non-English speaking countries. If consideration of an assistantship is desired, the speaking score component of the TOEFL must be 26 or above. The TOEFL requirements for admission may be waived if the applicant meets one of the following conditions:Three (3) letters of recommendation.
Has scored 500 or higher on the GRE Verbal Test (Old Scores) or 153 with the New GRE scoring.
Has earned a college degree at a U.S. institution of higher learning.
Has scored 6.5 on International English Language Testing System,(IELTS).
Three (3) letters of recommendation.
Statement of purpose.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related field, or a bachelor's degree in another field, plus satisfactory completion of the courses listed below under Undergraduate Prerequisites.
Evidence of completion of a defined subset of the required core courses found in the University of South Florida's Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree program or their equivalent
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in one of the following ways:
All completed undergraduate coursework
All completed graduate coursework

English language proficiency1
TOEFL (iBT – 79, PBT – 550) or IELTS 6.5 or GRE Verbal 153